OTC derivatives market
| January 4th, 2012 | Regulatory Rules will be Clarified in 2012 but Questions of Cost & Participation Remain
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| December 21st, 2011 | ISDA Updates OTC Derivatives Market Analysis: Despite Increase in Notionals, Over 50% of IRS Market Is Cleared The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) published today its analysis of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market based on June 30, 2011 statistics.
According to the ISDA analysis, the notional amount of OTC derivatives outstanding (adjusted to exclude FX transactions and for the impact of clearing) increased 18 percent from $416.7 trillion at year-end 2010 to $491.3 trillion at June 30, 2011. This increase in notional outstanding reverses declines in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
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| November 21st, 2011 | ICE Announces December 5 Launch of 33 New Cleared OTC Contracts IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the launch of 33 new cleared OTC contracts for global refined petroleum products and North American power. |
| November 1st, 2010 | SuperDerivatives and Algorithmics to Deliver Exceptional Risk Management Across OTC derivatives to the Buy and Sell Side SuperDerivatives, Inc. (SD), the derivatives benchmark and leading multi asset front office system, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Algorithmics, the leading provider of risk solutions, to offer banks, funds and asset managers a comprehensive solution to improve their risk management capabilities. |
| October 25th, 2010 | Financial Stability Board Releases Report on Improving OTC Derivatives Markets The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a report on Implementing OTC Derivatives Market Reforms. The report responds to calls by G20 Leaders at the Pittsburgh and Toronto Summits to improve the functioning, transparency and regulatory oversight of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. |
| October 20th, 2010 | Global Regulatory Overhaul is Pushing for Greater Transparency in OTC Instruments, Says TABB Group New Research Report Examines the Changing OTC Valuations Industry; OTC Valuation Spending Projected to Grow at an 11% CAGR through 2013 |
| October 6th, 2010 | TABB Says the APAC Derivatives Market is Growing, Generating Nearly 38% of Global Volumes as the East Seeks Greater Parity with the West Gaining Functional Parity Requires Overcoming a Complex Tapestry of Regulatory, Currency, Tax and Technological Hurdles to Support Market Demand Largest Opportunities for Western Traders Exist within the Most Open Markets of Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore |
| June 2nd, 2010 | Daylight and Rules for the Derivatives Market Economic and monetary affairs - Proposed EU rules on derivatives trading must be made clearer and tougher, so as to reduce speculative trading and ensure that as many derivatives as possible are traded through open channels that are subject to standards, said the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in a resolution approved on Wednesday. The committee also suggested ways to regulate who may trade in credit default swaps and to reduce the regulatory burden on corporate end-users of derivatives. |
| September 3rd, 2009 | Brazil: The Best of the BRIC? As Brazil's financial markets continue to evolve, foreign investors look to develop electronic trading capabilities there. A new report from Aite Group, LLC serves as a primer for investment managers and foreign investors looking for the next up-and-coming market. The report provides a history of trading in Brazil, as well as an overview of the country's equities and derivatives markets. It also covers the market's ability to support direct market access (DMA) and electronic trading. |
| July 1st, 2009 | Have Reports of the Death of OTC Derivatives Been Greatly Exaggerated? OTC derivatives continue to get slammed in the mainstream media as the cause of the meltdown of the global financial markets. Many seem to love to refer to this class of instruments as 'weapons of mass destruction,' a label created by Warren Buffet. In a new column, industry consultant Sean Sprackling addresses this market hype and offers market participants a more realistic view of how OTC derivatives volumes will evolve in the current market conditions. |
