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Liquidity Trends
Central bank officials working under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements released two reports on Jan. 21 that analyze trends in global fixed income markets.
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FX Clearing
Two international regulatory bodies—the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions—issued a statement on Feb. 5 regarding liquidity issues related to the clearing of deliverable FX instruments.
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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.
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Access to Canada
FIA WORKING WITH CANADIAN REGULATORS TO OBTAIN RELIEF FOR FOREIGN BROKERS
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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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U.S. Equity Options: Volume and Market Share Trends in 2015
Trading volume on U.S. options exchanges totaled 4.14 billion contracts in 2015, a 2.9% decrease from 2014.
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Big Data
In October, Intercontinental Exchange agreed to acquire Interactive Data for $5.2 billion, making it the third-largest data provider in global markets.
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China's Rising Role in Middle Eastern Oil Markets
Two Chinese state-owned oil companies have become major players in the physical market for Middle Eastern crude oil.
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