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People news – September/October 2021
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFIA Member Spotlight - IncubEx
As attention on sustainable finance issues has increased globally, exchange-traded products developer IncubEx has also moved into the spotlight thanks to its support of standardized environmental-based derivatives contracts. The IncubEx team focuses on product research and development, working primarily with exchange partners European Energy Exchange and Nodal Exchange in North America to design, develop and build new financial products in the climate and climate risk markets.
CONTINUE READINGAugust 2021 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs was recorded at $309.1 billion in the month of August.
CONTINUE READINGFinancial industry has more work to do on socio-economic diversity
The topic of social class, which has largely been conspicuous for its absence in many firms' diversity and inclusion strategies, featured prominently on a recent panel discussion at FIA's IDX conference in London. Speakers agreed that more work needs to be done to boost socio-economic diversity to ensure talented people of all backgrounds are given the opportunity to succeed.
CONTINUE READINGFutures for Kids Kilt Challenge
Once again the IDX Gala Dinner is being held in aid of Futures for Kids, the industry’s charity which raises funds used to provide better lives and futures for children.
CONTINUE READINGSeptember 2021 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $923.4 billion in average notional value per day during September 2021.
CONTINUE READINGChicago derivatives firms gather for golf and a good cause
Chicago's derivatives community recently reunited for a day of networking and sunshine as the FIA Operations Americas Golf Outing took place for the first time since the pandemic began. And thanks to strong turnout and the generosity of participants, the event raised roughly $30,000 for local charities.
CONTINUE READINGEU's Fit for 55: What it means for derivatives markets
Ahead of the United Nations' COP26 climate conference, FIA's MarketVoice looks at the EU's "Fit for 55" climate package and its implications for the global derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Encouraging innovation in derivatives markets
Since FIA launched its Innovators Pavilion program in 2015, more than 100 startups have come to the FIA Expo in Chicago and demonstrated their innovations to key people in the derivatives industry.
CONTINUE READINGRiskfuel: Stop messing with your volatility surface
Riskfuel uses a type of deep neural network called a variational autoencoder to learn the space of all possible volatility surfaces for a particular asset class. Once trained, a variational autoencoder provides a fast, robust, and interpretable method that can complete volatility surfaces from partial information in real time.
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