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ICAP’s TriOptima Eliminates AUD 2.15T in Interest Rate Swap Compression

  • ICAP continues to experience interest among dealers for its TriOptima compression solution, having reduced $1.65 trillion in AUD IR Swaps.
by Ron Finberg
Prime Brokerage

SocGen Prime Services (Newedge) Adds CME Group Portfolio Margining

  • SocGen has announced that its prime group has begun to offer CME Group portfolio margining of traded futures and interest rate swaps
by Ron Finberg
Products

SolidX Offers Wall Street Little "b" Now, Working on Big "B" for Tomorrow

  • Financial startup SolidX is carving out a niche on Wall Street with its total-return bitcoin swap offering. Beyond bitcoin swaps, also in its plans is introducing Wall Street to blockchain technology.
by Ron Finberg
Regulation

Regulatory Changes Coming Amid Vulnerabilities in FX, Swaps Compliance

  • Lingering questions into the regulation of swaps and fx transactions have revealed vulnerabilities in oversight, leading to speculation that a series of changes may be on the horizon from the CFTC.
by Jeff Patterson
Technology

ISDA Chooses Thomson Reuters to Calculate USD IR Swaps Benchmark, Drops ICAP

  • The International Swaps and Derivatives Association ended its agreement with ICAP PLC - the calculating agent for its U.S. dollar Interest Rate Swaps price fixing via the ISDAFIX benchmark, Thomson Reuters to assume role.
by Steven Hatzakis
Analysis

Bloomberg’s Swap Data Repository BSDR LLC is Fourth SDR to be Approved by CFTC

  • The Bloomberg Swap Data Repository, under the entity BSDR LLC, a subsidiary of Bloomberg LP, has received provisional approval to become the fourth SDR registered with the CFTC for the newly regulated Swaps segment.
by Steven Hatzakis
Technology

BIS Posts Updated OTC Derivatives Survey - $59 Trillion O/S In FX Forwards & Swaps

  • The Bank For International Settlements has today released detailed updates to its biannual and triennial survey on FX and OTC derivatives, in order to include data and statistics until the end of June 2013.
by Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation

More Scrutiny for US FX and Futures Industry - CFTC to Force IBs, CPOs and CTAs to Register with NFA

  • US federal agency that governs financial derivatives, the CFTC, has put forward new proposals for regulated financial services firms. Under new proposed rules, IBs, CPOs and CTAs will be required to become and maintain membership with the NFA.
by Adil Siddiqui
Exchanges

CME Joins List of Approved SEFs

  • CME, the world’s largest financial derivatives exchange has been granted temporary Swap Execution Facility approval by the CFTC. The CME becomes the second major trading venue to be granted status as a SEF.
by Adil Siddiqui
Executive Moves

Laurent Paulhac Takes Charge of ICAP SEF

  • ICAP SEF, the newly created trading entity for swaps, NDFs and FX Options has appointed industry veteran, Laurent Paulhac, as its new chief. The former CME Senior will push forward ICAP’s strategic objectives for its SEF.
by Adil Siddiqui
Exchanges

State Street Exchange Joins SwapClear Membership From LCH.Clearnet, Expanding Its DerivOne Offering

  • Boston headquartered financial services provider in over 100 markets announces the use of a clearing solution from the largest clearer of interest rate swaps that handles in excess of $1 trillion per day notional.
by Steven Hatzakis
Analysis

ICAP & Thomson Reuters Announce CFTC Approval of Swap Execution Facilities

  • The CFTC continues to demonstrate its efficiency in approving SEFs, with the applications of two major instititutional firms, ICAP and Thomson Reuters being granted temporary SEF status on the same day.
by Steven Hatzakis
Exchanges

BGC Partners Gains Approval as a Swap Execution Facility from the CFTC

  • BGC Partners has been granted approval to operate as a Swap Execution Facility as per new rulings regarding OTC swaps, under the Dodd Frank Act swaps are to be traded and cleared on an exchange.
by Adil Siddiqui
Exchanges

CFTC Grants TeraExchange Temporary SEF Registration

  • The US regulator that governs Swap Execution Facilities has approved TeraExchange's application. TeraExchange, a multi asset execution venue will offer non deliverable forwards and swaps.
by Adil Siddiqui
Exchanges

GFI Adds to the Growing List of SEF Applicants

  • Leading inter-dealer broker, GFI, becomes the fourth firm to register itself as a Swap Execution Facility. The multi asset broker joins the growing list of firms that expect volumes to shift to recognised exchanges.
by Adil Siddiqui
Regulation

Trade Execution Rules Under Scrutiny - Integral Set to Launch SEF Compliant Solution Following CFTC Meeting

  • Integral Development Corporation responds to CFTC's meeting regarding trade execution rules. Company set to launch SEFs in accordance with deadline set by regulators at yesterday's public meeting in Washington
by Andrew Saks McLeod
Technology

Traiana’s Swap Data Repository Service Goes Live

by Ron Finberg
Brokers

GAIN Capital & FXCM – New Swap Dealers in Town

by Ron Finberg
Exchanges

CFTC Charges CME Group – CME Responds In Record Time

by Ron Finberg
Technology

Won Interbank Volumes Drop in Q3

by Adil Siddiqui
Technology

Forex Clear Hits $50bln in Cleared FX Trades

by Adil Siddiqui
Products

Barclays expands MENA FX products

by Adil Siddiqui
Brokers

G20 Mulling Giving IMF Forex Swap Mandate For Central Banks

by Michael Greenberg
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