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Why the Warsaw Stock Exchange is shrugging off the financial crisis.
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Financial institutions should take action now to prepare for new OTC regulations.
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Congratulations to all our FOW awards winners, who were unveiled last night.
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Part II of Theo Casey's consideration of his Nokia dividend play.
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The global recession slowed what, pre-2007, was a burgeoning derivatives market in Central and Eastern Europe. Now, driven by the ambition of select exchanges and continuous education in the region, it is showing steady signs of recovery – just as long as new EU-wide legislation does not deter the sector’s growing investor base, argues Wyn Jenkins.
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In September, Kweku Adoboli, a trader at UBS, was arrested over an alleged fraud that led to a $2 loss. Following the arrest, there was justifiable shock across the industry. But, as David Wigan discovers, the accusations of fraud exacerbate existing concerns over the growth of the once pedestrian and innocuous asset class that is exchange-traded funds.
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Reforms sweeping across the European and US derivatives industry will result in the formation of new platforms for trading over-the-counter derivatives on electronic platforms. But, as the rules are being finalised, concerns are being raised that attempts to improve transparency will harm the orderly operation of the markets, finds William Mitting.
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The buy-side say there is a case for exempting them from the obligation to centrally clear OTC derivatives trades. Now the dealers are backing them finds Dan Barnes.
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Equity index trading in East Asia is booming. Following in the footsteps of the Kospi 200 Index, the most active exchange traded derivatives contract in the world by volume, exchanges across the region are harnessing the growth of the local retail market and opening up to foreign investors.
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The natural gas and power sector experienced its own financial crisis with the collapse of Enron in 2001. Since then, it has pioneered OTC clearing and exchange traded derivatives. However, the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act will bring further reforms to the sector, not all of which are welcome, finds Elise Coroneos.
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The European Commission’s (EC) proposal for MiFID II was launched on 20 October, with a dramatic overhaul of the directive aimed at increasing transparency and competition in the derivatives markets. However trade bodies have already raised concerns that the new rules are too restrictive.
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After a number of false starts, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission finally voted on the long anticipated issued of position limits on 18 October, 2011.
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Research suggests that central counterparties do not have the capacity to deal with the increase in volume of OTC derivatives processing that Dodd-Frank and EMIR will bring. Dan Barnes looked at what they were doing to meet demand.
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Why the proposed financial transaction tax should be named after another British figure
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How BM&FBOVESPA is creating a safe market for HFT.
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Why exchange owned clearing houses are the best model.
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How the new EU regulations will impact on FX trading.