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Commodity Trading
January set a record for cross-border trading at the Tokyo Commodity Exchange.
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CCP Rating
Moody's Investors Service in January published a new methodology for rating global clearinghouses.
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Capital efficiency
TriOptima, a post-trade infrastructure provider owned by ICAP, announced in January that it had terminated $98.5 billion in inflation swaps for 18 banks.
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Voice over Internet
Green Key Technologies, a Chicago-based firm that provides voice-over-internet services designed for traders, recently announced partnerships with Trading Technologies International, a leading vendor of trading software, and Speakerbus.
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SEF Benefits
The Bank of England on Jan. 15 released a staff working paper studying the impact of Dodd-Frank rules requiring that certain interest rate swaps be traded on swap execution facilities.
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OTC Clearing
On Feb. 5, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission released the final version of the mandatory clearing rules for interest rate swaps as well as a paper discussing the changes it made to the rules in response to comments submitted by market participants during the consultation process.
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New Products
The Reserve Bank of India released a report in February recommending the introduction of interest rate options so that banks and corporates can hedge their interest rate risks. The report, which was drafted by a working group constituted by the central bank, said the market should start with relatively simple products such as calls, puts, caps, floors, collars and swaptions. The report also recommended allowing these products to be offered as both exchange-traded products and over-the-counter derivatives. The central bank said final guidelines will be issued by the end of March, taking into account feedback on the report.
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Margin Methodology
On Feb. 1, FIA and ISDA submitted a response to ESMA's Consultation Paper reviewing Article 26 of RTS No 153/2013 regarding the margin period of risk (MPOR) for client accounts.
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Leverage Ratio: Bank of England backs changes for cleared derivatives
The Bank of England has urged European policymakers to review the treatment of derivatives trades in the leverage ratio calculation used to determine the amount of capital required for banks.
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Cross-Border Access
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission in February agreed to allow Korean brokers to offer derivatives directly to U.S. investors without registering as futures commission merchants.
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