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ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee Sends SEAT Question to External Review

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its EMEA Credit…


Algorithmics Signs Optima for its New US Hedge Fund Reporting Service

To help hedge funds meet new demands from regulators and investors, Algorithmics, an IBM…

ICAP Adds Australian Dollar Interest Rate Options to DerivX

ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, announced today that it has successfully added Australian…

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OTC Derivatives Documentation: the Need for Standardization

In a DerivSource Spotlight article, Sapient Global Markets explores some of the key impacts regulatory reforms will…

FOA Enhances Regulatory Team

The Futures and Options Association is enhancing its regulatory resources with the appointment of Blake Stephenson as Manager, Regulation, with effect from 28 November. Blake joins the FOA from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) where he was part of the exchange supervision team. He is also a qualified solicitor.

CME Group Increases Guarantee to $550M to Accelerate Return of 75 Percent of MF Global Inc. Segregated Funds to All Customers

– CME Group confident reports of significantly larger shortfalls are incorrect
– Distribution would result in return of roughly $4 billion total cash returned

SunGard Supports US OTC Interest Rate Swaps

SunGard’s Stream GMI solution for post-trade listed derivatives clearing and accounting now supports LCH.Clearnet Ltd’s (LCH.Clearnet) OTC interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service SwapClear in the U.S. Stream GMI’s support of SwapClear in the U.S, combined with its existing support for SwapClear in Europe, provides clearing members and market participants with processing and accounting support when clearing interest rate swaps.

DST Global Solutions Releases Latest Version of HiPortfolio

 Delivering global market capabilities to investment operations


DST Global Solutions, a market-leading provider of software, technology and services to the investment management industry, today announced the launch of HiPortfolio(r) 3v10, the upgraded version of its award-winning investment accounting and asset servicing solution. This version is the latest in a regular cycle of functional and technical enrichment, based on client needs and DST Global Solutions R&D programme.

London-based FFastFill plc Announces Acquisition of the Trade and Assets of Chicago-based WTD Consulting, Inc.

Acquisition enhances FFastFill’s market position in exchange-traded derivatives and over-the-counter arenas


• Strengthens FFastFill’s US business, adding new middle- and back-office customers and prospects in the US derivatives market


• Opens up the opportunity to further enhance FFastFill’s global product suite

OptionsCity Provides High Performance Trading Access to Montréal Exchange (MX)

OptionsCity® Software, Inc., a leading provider of end-to-end electronic trading software, announced today that it now provides connectivity and high performance trading access to Montréal Exchange (MX), a fully electronic derivatives exchange. OptionsCity is now certified as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) on the MX-SAIL gateway.