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Deutsche Bank's options head takes on North American trading
Neehal Shah, global head of foreign exchange options at Deutsche Bank, has transferred from London to New York to assume the title of head of foreign exchange trading, North America.
Strong global OTC growth continues
A surge in interest rate swaps drove a global increase in the over-the-counter derivatives market of 20% over the first half of this year, according to figures released today by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
ABN Amro continues derivatives build-up
ABN Amro has hired two foreign exchange derivatives marketing managers in the latest stage of its ongoing derivatives business expansion.
K2 Advisors hires Nederlof from Deutsche Bank
Connecticut-based fund of hedge funds K2 Advisors has hired Maarten Nederlof as a managing director for product development.
iBoxx launches tradable CDO tranches
Bond and credit default swaps index company iBoxx has launched a series of tradable instruments linked to single tranches of one of its credit default swap (CDS) indexes.
Credit derivatives set to hit $10 trillion by 2007, says Deutsche’s Misra
The credit derivatives market is set to hit $10 trillion in notional value within five years, with the number of actively traded credit default swaps set to double by 2007 to 600, according to Deutsche Bank’s global head of integrated credit trading…
Deutsche adds e-options
Deutsche Bank will go live with foreign exchange options on its autobahnFX trading platform in January, in response to client demand, a bank official told RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week .
Deutsche reshuffles commodity business
Deutsche Bank has reshuffled its global commodity management structure to boost its derivatives business and deal with increased business flows.
Deutsche launches standardised forex index contracts
Deutsche Bank has launched standardised foreign exchange index contracts that track the performance of one currency against a basket of other currencies.
Prime broker fees "too low"
Pricing credit risk has come under scrutiny from central bankers in London, as increased competition for prime brokerage business has caused service fees to tumble.
Almeida rejoins Deutsche as global FX sales head
Dan Almeida will begin in the newly created position of global head of foreign exchange sales at Deutsche Bank in London on September 2.
Deutsche Bank to use Isaac Technology credit risk system
Deutsche Bank has signed up to use US-based Fair Isaac Blaze Decision System software to build an enterprise-wide credit decisioning and risk monitoring solution, the company announced this week.
HSBC hires three for structured products business
HSBC has bolstered its structured products business in Asia, with the addition of new hires from three of its regional rivals, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase.
Deutsche Bank appoints Almeida as head of forex sales
Deutsche Bank has appointed Dan Almeida as global head of foreign exchange sales. In this newly created position, Almeida will be responsible for delivering Deutsche Bank's foreign exchange capabilities to all institutional and corporate clients.
Deutsche bridges private banking and forex
Deutsche Bank is seeing increased foreign exchange business from its private clients following the recent appointment of David Bee in London, Risk's sister publication FX Week reports. Bee is working with Jim Turley, global head of forex in London, and…
Derivatives dealers report business as usual after power cut
Major derivatives dealers say their systems coped well with yesterday’s power cuts in New York and report that trading is continuing as normal.
Deutsche forex quant Jacobs follows McGhee to Citi
Deutsche Bank’s former deputy head of foreign exchange products development, Andrew Jacobs, is set to join his old boss, William McGhee, at Citigroup.
Deutsche loses top forex quants
Deutsche Bank, which claims in promotional material to possess a foreign exchange options business that is “unsurpassed” by its competitors, has lost its head of foreign exchange products development William McGhee, and his deputy Andrew Jacobs. The pair…
Deutsche unveils IT 'vision' for derivatives
Deutsche Bank has started a radical overhaul of its derivatives technology that, internally, it is calling its 'vision programme’ for derivatives. The bank has now entered the first six months of an ambitious three-year programme designed to overhaul the…
DrKW adds to sales and marketing in Singapore
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has hired Dahai Wang as a vice-president in its sales and marketing team in Singapore.
A secure base
Long praised as pioneers in the energy derivatives space, US energy firms are now looking to make their overall risk management practices more robust. And, as Paul Lyon discovers, these companies have several innovations up their sleeves, such as…
Deutsche names new structured products head
Marc Badrichani has joined Deutsche Bank in London as head of the corporate structuring group for Europe.
More power to the banks
Banks now have greater freedom to participate in derivatives markets based on physical commodities thanks to two recent ruling by US regulators. As a result, the balance of power looks set to shift from Houston to New York. By Paul Lyon
Long-only fund managers will adopt hedge fund techniques, says DB researcher
Many arbitrage techniques currently used by hedge fund managers will move into the long fund community, according to Leigh Baxandall, global head of equity derivatives strategy at Deutsche Bank in London.