Asset Classes

Buy-side urges EMIR collateral rethink

Institutional investors have urged European regulators to reconsider the types of collateral that will be acceptable under new OTC derivatives rules and have also raised concerns about clearing house stability.

Newedge launches multi-asset router, IRS clearing

Newedge Group, a multi-asset brokerage, has extended its US smart order router for equities and equity options to external market participants, which it says will be particularly useful for small- and mid-sized firms with constrained resources.

New service seeks to enlarge buy-side collateral pool

Euroclear Bank, the international securities depository, has teamed up with BNP Paribas Securities Services to launch a service which broadens the pool of collateral available for buy-side clients.

Osaka opens Nikkei volatility offering to US customers

The Osaka Securities Exchange has widened the investor base of its Nikkei volatility index futures after gaining permission from US watchdog, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to market the instruments to US citizens.

CFTC cracks down on non-competitive trading practices

US watchdog the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has slapped a major American buy-sider with fines for setting up a prearranged trade on the Chicago Board of Trade and executing fictitious sales.

Focus on new collateral management solutions intensifies

A new service from the French arm of central securities depository Euroclear will help the buy-side post collateral to support OTC derivatives trading, but a leading bank has stressed that sell-side expertise should not be ignored.

Future electrifying for US futures

Electronic trading techniques are being more commonly used in futures markets as the buy-side's mandates become increasingly multi-asset.