Two leading international derivatives exchanges are planning to introduce a new type of risk control later this year to prevent a market participant from inadvertently trading with itself.
CONTINUE READINGMartin Abbott, the former chief executive of the London Metal Exchange, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Mitsui & Co. Commodity Risk Management, the London-based energy derivatives trading subsidiary of Mitsui & Co.
CONTINUE READINGThe explosion in social media has created new ways to measure investor sentiment and turn that information into actionable intelligence about market direction. With this article, MarketVoice launches a series spotlighting companies with innovative financial technology.
CONTINUE READINGA lot of my friends are either dead or in jail because they got involved in drugs
CONTINUE READINGWelcome to the first issue of MarketVoice magazine and the new Insight column. As part of the expanded industry coverage in MarketVoice, I’ve set aside this column to explore key topics that are affecting our industry and membership.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 29, the European Securities and Markets Authority announced the recognition of 10 central counterparties located in four Asian countries
CONTINUE READINGPimco has warned that the Basel III capital requirements could lead to more systemic risk by driving up the cost of clearing derivatives and concentrating risk in fewer market participants.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 30, LCH.Clearnet released a white paper on stress testing for central counterparties
CONTINUE READINGSince taking office in November, the former U.K. politician has emphasized the need to re-assess the post-crisis regulatory framework for financial services.
CONTINUE READINGBig changes are under way at Options Clearing Corporation, the Chicago-based clearinghouse that is among the world's largest as measured by processing volume. Earlier this year, OCC launched a multi-year effort to modernize the institution's risk management, clearing and data systems. Dubbed the Renaissance Initiative, the project aims to comprehensively redevelop the company's technology. But according to John Davidson, the clearinghouse's chief executive officer, the changes go far deeper.
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