Articles by Bernard Goyder
Cboe plans Q2 dispersion futures listing
Expectations of post-US-election uncertainty drives launch, and could help bank equity desks hedge OTC risks
Repo and FX markets buck year-end crunch fears
Price spike concerns ease as September’s surprise SOFR jump led to early preparations for bank window dressing
CME to launch single-stock futures
Exchange will focus on ‘Mag 7’ tech names after rivals fail with broader offerings
Millennium risk manager defends leverage in basis trade
“Gross notional measures don’t equate to market risk,” says Scott Rofey
BofA’s rates revamp leans into multi-strategy boom
New rates head Laura Chepucavage prioritises collateral efficiency, e-trading and central risk book for enlarged rates, futures and financing unit
Too ’Berg to fail? What October’s Instant Bloomberg outage means for the industry
The ubiquitous communications platform is vital for traders around the globe, especially in fixed income and exotic derivatives. When it fails, the disruption can be great
BNPP ups efforts to weed out skew sniffers
French bank deploys skew sensitivity algo to help identify predatory behaviour
Clearing bottlenecks blamed for muted volumes at FMX
Regulatory hurdles and market conditions have also hampered CME rival since its September launch
Hedge funds take profit on vol trades with Trump win
FX volatility drops sharply as positions unwind; rates market sees mixed reaction
Chicago pits power IMC’s institutional options push
Talking Heads: IMCX lures 100 asset managers, while Dash partnership bolsters retail execution
BNY to launch ‘done away’ UST and repo clearing service
Service aims to offer collateral efficiencies for tri-party repo, and create much needed clearing capacity
US jobs shock leads to steepener unwinds
Rates investors caught out after October jobs surprise
ARRC replacement aims to dodge rates ruckus
Fed’s new reference rate committee wants to avoid reigniting battles about term and credit-sensitive rates
Accounting fix needed for done-away Treasury clearing – DTCC
Splitting UST execution and clearing “not viable” for clearing brokers under current regime
New data reveals Pimco is top Ucits interest rate swaps user
Counterparty Radar: US managers and dealers reign supreme in European retail fund space
Goldman appoints new financial risk head
Promotion sees Josh Schiffrin oversee strategy and financial risk, including trading supervision
DTCC ‘will prevail’ in UST clearing, says CME’s Duffy
CME boss says LCH-FMX cross-margining deal could face obstacles, and acknowledges difficulties at BrokerTec
Rates traders brace for jobs data after August steepener payday
Investors hope for weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls to trigger re-steepening
CME, Ice tread nuanced path to US Treasury clearing
CME floats “hybrid” model, Ice commits to agent clearing, while LCH is yet to reveal its hand
CME, FICC in talks to expand cross-margining to client accounts
New rules and account structures will be needed to allow cross-margining by non-members
Treasury futures super-user switches to swaps
Capital Group’s Anbax fund slashes UST futures holdings in move to alternative rates derivatives
Capital Group grows interest rates swaps book by 62%
Counterparty Radar: Aggregate notional of US mutual fund and ETF positions hit $957 billion in Q1
BofA extends ‘guaranteed rate’ window to a year
US bank holds spot FX rates for longer period to give alternative hedging tools to smaller clients
Vanguard stages swaptions comeback
Counterparty Radar: Deutsche grew book to $11 billion in Q1 to become largest non-US swaptions dealer to mutual funds