Derivatives
- Options: The Line Between Institutional and Retail Trading The sophisticated institutional money has finally caught on to what many retail investors have known for years--mainly, that options can provide excellent opportunities to hedge portfolio risk, enhance potential portfolio returns and help enable more prudent use of capital.
- UBS Names Weingram Equity Derivatives Strategy Head
- Fitch Solutions and Pricing Partners Team up on CDS Data
- Misys Launches Buy Side OTC Derivatives Solution
- 'Exchange-Traded' Does Not Equal 'Risk-Free'
- Derivix Integrates with GFG For Options Trading Solution
- CME Group Names Sammann MD Financial Products, Services
- Fincad Enhances Analytics Suite
- Oslo Bors to Launch Derivatives Marketplace
Opinions
- The Difference Between Merrill and Lehman
John Jay, senior analyst at Aite Group Reacts to Lehman's bankruptcy filing and Merrill's sale to Bank of America - More Rationalization Ahead
BIDS Trading CEO Responds to Lehman, Merrill News - Counterparty Risk Is a Top Concern in the Wake of the Credit Crisis
Buy-side firms have shifted their attention to counterparty risk in the wake of Bear Stearns and now they are focusing on credit default swaps. - Strengthening Infrastructure for Credit and OTC Derivatives is a Must
Following Ben Bernanke's speech on Financial Stability and Regulation last week, below is a comment from Jos Stoop, General Manager of Financial Services Solutions at Interwoven, on the ongoing operational challenges OTC derivatives pose. - OTC Derivatives: Substantially Reducing Risk Through Automation
OTC derivatives could certainly benefit from some positive PR in the mainstream media, but what these so-called adventuresome investment products really need are the benefits of a new technology focus called customer communications management (CCM).
Research
- Credit Crisis to Impact Asset Mangers Over Long-Term, According to TowerGroup
Credit Crisis to Impact Asset Mangers Over Long-Term, According to TowerGroup - Securitization Is Here to Stay, ABS CDO is Not
- Trading Credit Derivatives: The New Frontier
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in late May, "Credit default swaps [CDSs] are becoming the most important instrument I've seen in decades."
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