Global Derivatives Market Insights and Analysis

DTCC Digital Assets Solutions’ product director reflected on the challenges and lessons learned in the tokenised trades conducted in July and what’s ahead of the official October launch.

The exchange saw increased trader participation in futures linked to 10-year US Treasury notes, three-month secured overnight funding rate (SOFR) and federal funds on July 27, amid increased volatility ahead of Fed decision on Wednesday.

The trade association chief said that prediction markets must be prepared to demonstrate that their contracts comply with US derivatives law and are resistant to manipulation while filing for self-certification.

Buy-side firms are placing greater emphasis on fees, operational efficiency and market access when selecting derivatives brokers, according to research published by Coalition Greenwich.

The expansion of battery metals suite follows rising market adoption and record trading activity for the Chicago-based exchange’s existing lithium carbonate futures.

The firm's ARIUS platform is being piloted by a tier-one bank across FX options trading workflows as financial institutions explore artificial intelligence for front-office decision making.

Former Rimes chief executive joins the historical market data provider as it accelerates its international expansion after Nordic Capital acquisition.

The Germany-headquartered fintech firm said its new market data distribution platform expedites the onboarding procedure to new data sources, while providing clients with a managed service which includes monitoring, redundancy and operational support.

The Japan Exchange Group’s Market Innovation & Research (JPXI) subsidiary and Tokyo-based market data vendor QUICK Corp will jointly examine index design and operational frameworks that align with the domestic crypto asset market conditions.