Focus
June 2015
May 2015
'Articles'
EMIR trade reporting a year on – issues faced, lessons learnt and what comes next?
29 May 2015 |
The European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) outlined the European Unions response to the commitments made by the G20 at the 2009 Pittsburgh summit. Trade Reporting by both parties to a trade was a core tenet of this regulation.
'Articles'
BNP's European clearing head exits
27 May 2015 |
Gavin Dixon's move follows departures at Nomura and JP Morgan.
'Articles'
Featured Article
So Many Margin Models
26 May 2015 | Peter Walsh
The focus on clearing and risk management is creating an expanding need for mathematical models to calculate margin requirements in many contexts. In the exchange world SPAN has been the staple calculation method, and widely implemented by software vendors, whereas since the arrival of SwapClear and the global take up of central clearing, various variations of Value at Risk (VaR) have become necessary both for margin, capital and portfolio modelling reasons.
'Events'
The Trading Show - Chicago 2015
26 May 2015 | Samantha Hodgson
The Trading Show Chicago is the only event that combines quant, automated trading, exchange technology, big data and derivatives. If you want to do business with the CTO of an automated trading firm, the head of quantitative analysis of a leading bank, the head of global exchange, the global head of derivatives from a leading fund manager or the Chief Data Officer of a financial institution, you cannot miss this event.
'News'
The EMIR Review Has Begun
21 May 2015 | Bill Hodgson
As promised informally, the European Commission has begun a public consultation.
'Events'
Synthetic Financing Webinar: Operating Model Principles and Technology Challenges
20 May 2015 | Martin Seagroatt
4sight and The Field Effect would like to invite you to a webinar on Synthetic Financing on Wednesday, 17th June.
'Events'
ABTEC 2015
20 May 2015 | Samantha Hodgson
ABTEC is the largest and most prestigious event that convenes the entire financial technology community from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
'Articles'
CME-LCH Basis Spread
20 May 2015 |
Amir: Recently I noticed that the view statistics for my June 2014 blog on LCH-CME Switch Trades were running at 5 times their weekly average, which I thought was odd.
'News'
FCA fines Barclays £284,432,000 for forex failings
20 May 2015 |
This is the largest financial penalty ever imposed by the FCA, or its predecessor the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
'Articles'
Featured Article
Solving the collateral conundrum
19 May 2015 | Ricky Maloney
Margin and collateral efficiency have been two of the most frequently discussed topics over the past year or two and will continue to be so for some time. Why is this topic so important? Simply put, the market as a whole is going to need more collateral, and will have to learn to deliver it with greater frequency and efficiency. This article summarizes the key suggestions on how to address these challenges.
'Articles'
Get Inspired and Be Inspiring by Nishadi Ranasinghe
14 May 2015 |
Being at the very beginning of what I hope to be my long and winding career road, a crucial part of my development has been finding people in my work place who inspire me.
'Articles'
Featured Article
CCP Notionals Scoresheet
13 May 2015 | Bill Hodgson
An update to our collation of the CCP notional figures. as of February.
'Articles'
Nomura pulls back on swaps clearing
12 May 2015 |
Japanese bank cites regulatory delays and uncertainty for closure of some OTC derivatives clearing
Bill: The scope of this announce is ex-Japan, where they will contain to provide service.
'News'
The Updated OTC Space iPad App
12 May 2015 | Samantha Hodgson
Get The OTC Space on your iPad with the updated app
'Articles'
Featured Article
The application of mathematical models to measure collateral concentration risk
11 May 2015 | Martin Seagroatt
The financial system is shifting towards greater use of collateral to mitigate counterparty credit risk. On a systemic basis, this is reducing credit risk; however it is creating new market and liquidity risk on the collateral held, potentially resulting in weak points in the resilience of the financial system