Non-deliverable forwards (NDFs)
Turkey turmoil opens door to offshore NDF market
Emta invites input on documentation for offshore lira
Swaps data: record trading volumes in March
CDS activity doubles through Covid-19 turbulence, while US interest rate swap trading marks new high
FX traders pull back to vanilla strategies for emerging markets
Spreads tighten on many currency pairs but liquidity still patchy
NDF access will help tame rupee volatility, say dealers
Lifting of restrictions stopping Indian banks trading rupee NDFs allows RBI to intervene offshore
Seeing red over blue-chip swap in Argentina’s NDF fiasco
Emta protocol salve aside, peso settlement rate snafu is a warning for emerging market FX derivatives
In choppy forex markets, algos buck expectations
Goldman, Nomura and others report increased volumes, although some clients revert to principal quotes
More NDF changes could follow Argentine chaos
Lat Am contracts may be tweaked to avoid repeat of contentious peso freeze
Swaps data: cleared volumes drop for all markets – except FX
Smaller CCPs make market share gains in a quarter of double-digit declines for rates and credit
India exchange to debut rupee derivatives settled in US dollar
Launch of onshore futures and options unlikely to dent offshore volumes, though
Initial margin – A regulatory bottleneck
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin under the uncleared margin rules, the new timetable could cause a bottleneck for firms busy repapering derivatives contracts linked…
Will uncleared margin rules change the FX landscape?
As the next phases of uncleared margin rules come into force, there will be an economic driver for more clearing of FX. By Phil Hermon, Executive Director of FX Products at CME Group
Clearing house of the year: LCH
Risk Awards 2020: CCP conquers Brexit threat to deliver banner year for RFRs, margin and forex
House of the year, Taiwan: CTBC Bank
Asia Risk Awards 2019
Clearing bank of the year: JP Morgan
Asia Risk Awards 2019
Derivatives exchange of the year: SGX
Asia Risk Awards 2019
Sefs stall, but more liquidity may be coming
The hoped-for competition among Sefs never was. But banks and prop traders might be facing off on swaps
Asia awaits term SOFR solution for local benchmarks
Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines look at ways to replace Libor in benchmark calculations
Swaps data: Fed’s change of tack on rates fuels volume rise
Cleared dollar rates jump by half year-on-year, as LCH market share tightens
LCH plans October 2020 SOFR discounting switch
Cash and basis swaps will reverse value transfer on US dollar derivatives
Forex prime brokerage fee jump unlikely, say dealers
HSBC and NatWest say client charges unlikely to rise significantly despite new margin costs
Born again: Citi’s forex prime brokerage
After a $180 million gut-punch, the apex brokerage is now evangelising to amused rivals about the perils of mispricing
Swaps data: cleared volumes and CCP market share
Data shows CME and Eurex growing faster than LCH Swapclear
Drop margin on swaps leaving Libor, Basel says
Joined by Iosco, Basel says moves to Libor successors should not be saddled with margin requirements
Banks call for third-country benchmark fix as EC delays BMR
Two-year delay may open the door for rethink on local legal representation requirements and recognition options