TS Imagine launches integrated lifecycle management for swaps market
New functionality unifies swaps lifecycle management and risk oversight, enabling real-time P&L visibility and intraday hedge monitoring across positions.
News
State Street IM expands trading desk with fixed income trader hire
Boston-based hire joins after a four-year tenure at Victory Capital; he has also previously served at Amundi US.
Africa’s second largest stock exchange unveils new futures market and CCP for Moroccan markets
Bourse de Casablanca’s launch is set to support the development of Morocco’s financial ecosystem, and will initially support futures contracts on the MASI.20 index, with further instruments set to follow in the future.
Buy-Side
Prediction markets: Are we betting on the wrong horse?
As prediction markets continue to garner significant traction across everything from sports to politics, the concept is now entering the radar of institutional trading. Natasha Cocksedge explores the up-and-coming sector to question whether it is truly about ‘buying into the future’ and where the line between trading and gambling is drawn.
SIX taps Snowflake to streamline data delivery
Integration enables native access to regulatory, reference and pricing data through Snowflake.
Fixed Income
Marex unveils new private markets desk
As part of the launch, the firm has brought in two ex-Argentex Group hires to lead dealing and portfolio solutions on the desk; move comes amid “greater complexity around foreign exchange and interest rate risk throughout the investment lifecycle,” Marex tells The TRADE.
CME Group builds out crypto derivatives suite with new futures offering
The new contracts will cover Avalanche and SUI futures in both micro and larger sizes; go live set for 4 May.
The TRADE’s Q1 Magazine: Now available online!
The latest edition of The TRADE Magazine is now live, with a wealth of new content; check out the highlights here.
People Moves Roundup: L&G Asset Management, RBC Brewin Dolphin, Jain Global, and more…
The past week has seen a series of senior promotions across the buy-side, including a newly created head of global markets role, as well as head of trading and dealing appointments.
Kepler Cheuvreux taps ODDO BHF for high touch sales trader
Paris-based new hire is set to support the firm’s expansion of its execution strategy.