Margin
Nasdaq Plans Bitcoin Futures for 2018, Will Track 50-Plus Reference Prices
The exchange group becomes third major operator to develop derivatives based on bitcoin.
IHS Markit Sets Sights on Post-Trade Derivatives Automation
IHS Markit, in conjunction with CLS and LCH, will automate post-trade processes for complex currency derivatives but is looking at the entire market.
Grim Rituals and Bad Omens
Disaster recovery and business continuity plans take center stage in 2017
To Help 'Phase 3' Firms Comply with Initial Margin Rules, AcadiaSoft Releases Open-Source Code
Next September, Phase 3 firms will be required to post initial margin for all non-cleared derivatives transactions.
CloudMargin Partners with DTCC and Euroclear for Margin Transit Utility
CloudMargin will bring GlobalCollateral's margin utility to the cloud to expand automation
CloudMargin Launches Site to Navigate Uncleared Margin Rules
FlightPlan is a resource hub for companies to identify missing requirements to meet new margin rules.
AcadiaSoft Launches Consulting Services for Initial Margin Rules
Vendor will provide a service that advises banks and buy-side firms seeking margin-model approval from the Fed ahead of 2018 deadline
The More Things Change
Regulators may be about to call the industry's bluff on Mifid II time pressures
Nasdaq Clearing Joins CloudMargin Platform to Help Clients Manage Collateral Margin
Nasdaq Clearing joins CloudMargin platform to provide buy-side clients with single platform to manage cleared and non-cleared collateral margins.
Markit Integrates Services with Cloud Platform
Partnership with CloudMargin allows integration of offerings
OpenGamma Hires LCH Clearnet's Head of Risk Tech to Drive Clearing Push
Open-source risk management and analytics software vendor OpenGamma has made a number of new hires in its London office to support development of the margining platform it launched in November that aggregates data from different sources to support…
Collateral Transformation, Agency Execution to Reinforce Swap Dealers' 'Stickiness'
As the buy side ramps up simulation of electronic swaps execution ahead of next year, panelists say old questions remain about what sell-side services will gain steam, and which are technologically feasible at all.
Collateral Transformation, Agency Execution to Reinforce Swap Dealers' 'Stickiness'
As the buy side ramps up simulation of electronic swaps execution ahead of next year, panelists say old questions remain about what sell-side services will gain steam, and which are technologically feasible at all.
Bloomberg Integrates LCH.Clearnet's Swaps Margin Calculator
Bloomberg's Professional Service can now directly access LCH's SwapClear Margin Approximation Risk Tool (SMART) to determine capital funding requirements for swaps.
SimCorp, AcadiaSoft Partner on Margin Calls
The investment management solutions provider will use AcadiaSoft's MarginSphere instant messaging service, which provides automation of dispute-based processing for collateral issues and exceptions.
Citi's Monaghan: PAI a Challenge; SEFs Will Route, Not Match
Neil Monaghan, Citi's global head of strategic business initiatives for over-the-counter (OTC) clearing told a North American Trading Architecture Summit audience that everything you thought you knew about post-trade technology is, in the newly cleared…
The Right Cross: Rate Swaps Nearing Cross-Margining Frontier
As clearing bears down on interest rate swaps contracts, buy-side firms will have to take a close look at dealer efficiency. Modeling knowledge and cross margining infrastructure are good first steps.
BNY and CME Partner to Facilitate Corporate Bonds for Margins Posting
Move comes as firms seek non-traditional collateral types for futures OTC clearing.