Asset Classes Archive

London Stock Exchange-owned Italian fixed income trading venue MTS will launch a UK-based market for interest rate swaps, as regulatory frameworks for such venues emerge in Europe and the US. read more>

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Group's ICE Futures US exchange has today launched interval price limit (IPL) functionality on futures contracts. read more>

A mild boost to swap futures volumes on Eris Exchange since Monday's OTC derivatives clearing deadline for buy-side firms is minor compared to long-term expectations, the venue said. read more>

Almost a month after the Commodity Future Trading Commission's (CFTC) publication of its rules for swap execution facilities (SEF), the only applicant is the regime's leading detractor. read more>

The US House of Representatives has approved legislation that would exempt foreign derivatives trading by US firms from federal oversight, raising hopes that US regulators will relax their proposals. read more>

A standard contract for buy-side firms and their clearing members "will make life easier" when clearing OTC derivatives across central counterparties, according to those involved. read more>

The expected start date for derivatives reporting has been delayed by the European Securities Markets Authority to at least November – but one potential trade repository says it's now unlikely for reporting to begin before 2014. read more>

NYSE Euronext has appointed Eric Forest to be chairman and CEO of its SME marketplace, EnterNext. read more>

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has signed up the first four firms to support its initiative to develop standardised reporting for cleared OTC derivatives. read more>

Financial data information provider Thomson Reuters has acquired an OTC derivatives analytics software firm as its Tradeweb subsidiary begins pre-trade swaps checks for the buy-side. read more>