The Market Gears Up for SFTR
Although the regulation is in the offing, vendors are stepping up their game to offer reporting solutions….
Commentary
Total Return Futures Deliver Margin Efficiency and New Trading Opportunities for Buy and Sell Side
Futurization enables firms to take advantage of swaps without the heavy capital and margin requirements of an…
Firms Rush to Complete CSAs as Margin Requirements Phase In
After several delays, early deadlines for BCBS/IOSCO’s non-cleared margin requirements have now passed, but there is still…
Where AI and Post-Trade Meet
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that is rapidly becoming relevant in the post-trade financial services space….
Collateral Optimization Across the Books: A Focus on ETD Flow
Much attention lately has been focused on margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives, however market participants should also…
ISINs on the Horizon but not Without Debate
Industry participants are still fighting their identifier corner, but it may be too late to alter the…
CCP Clearing Evolution: It’s All About Direct Membership
Pioneering technology and post-trade derivatives OTC clearing utility, Sernova Financials Limited (Sernova) recently went live with its…
CCP Clearing Evolution: It’s All About Direct Membership
Pioneering technology and post-trade derivatives OTC clearing utility, Sernova Financials Limited (Sernova) recently went live with its…
The Next Wave of Margin Requirements: Firms Should Revamp Operating Models
Variation margin (VM) requirements came into force for tier-two and tier-three firms in March 2017. In a…
LEI Uptake to Surge Under MiFID II
Under MiFID II, entities involved in European trades will be required to supply Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)…