ESMA consults on MiFIR trading obligation for derivatives
By Sobia Hamid.
EMMI drops Euribor+ methodology due to low transaction volumes
The European Money Markets Institute (EMMI), a non-profit group established by national banking associations in the European Union, has dropped the Euribor+ methodology, ...
CME Europe and CME Clearing Europe to close by year end
CME Group is to close its London-based derivatives exchange and clearing house, CME Europe and CME Clearing Europe, by year-end 2017. The announcement follows Nasdaq ...
Connectivity platforms report FI deals ahead of MiFID II
By Sobia Hamid.
Repo ripe for evolution
The broken mechanics of the repo market have been exposed creating demand for change says Roberto Verrillo, Head of Strategy and Markets at Elixium. Roberto Verrillo, ...
Derivatives desks at the crossroads
Having full access to derivatives gives a trading desk greater flexibility, but heads of trading need to assess the operational burden. Francesca Carnevale and Dan ...
Obligation to clear could be delayed to 2019 for smaller derivatives users
For financial counterparties, and certain funds classified as non-financial counterparties, whose individual aggregate positions in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives ...
ESMA: Confusion over TO/TOTV to be resolved "within weeks"
By Aulia Beg In the coming weeks, the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has said it will provide greater clarity around the definition of Trading on Trading ...
Ipreo positive on FCA primary market consultation
By Flora McFarlane. Primary market platform provider Ipreo has welcomed the consultation on primary markets by UK market regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Dealers need to go with the flow
Broker-dealers must become more technologically savvy in the derivatives space if they want to impress buy-side clients. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports. Multi-asset trading ...
Derivatives - Viable alternatives
Tougher capital and liquidity constraints for OTC assets are boosting exchange-traded products appeal to the buy side. Anna Reitman reports. As trading over-the-counter ...
Regulation Automated Trading - The finishing line
Lynn Strongin Dodds asks whether the CFTC can get the bill passed before the election and what its impact will be if it does. The clock is ticking for Regulation ...
Is portability via indirect clearing under threat?
As sell-side relationships are harder to come by, indirect clearing offers hope for smaller buy-side firms, but without mandated asset segregation many may find ...
How to get a better OMS
Electronification of bond trading makes order/execution management systems vital, yet traders feel they are having to push providers to keep pace. Dan Barnes reports. If ...
‘Flash Boys’ hits US treasuries market
An old-fashioned trading model is giving HFT firms the edge over dealers and funds on the interdealer treasury markets, writes Dan Barnes. A number of buy-side and ...
