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How generative AI is transforming risk management for clearing brokers in derivatives markets
The rapid development of artificial intelligence is spurring many firms in the global derivatives markets to look for ways to deploy this new technology. In this article, executives from two technology companies point to risk management as an area where AI can have a transformative impact. In their view, AI can improve the ability of clearing brokers and their clients to analyze market data more efficiently and manage risks more effectively. They see AI as "the risk manager's assistant", sifting through thousands of data points to find potential issues. They also cite a specific example of a clearing broker that is deploying AI in risk management and using it to proactively identify risk before it materializes.
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People News – October/November 2024
Read the latest appointments and promotions in the derivatives industry .
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OTC FX clearing: Steady growth at LCH
LCH, the UK clearinghouse that processes more than 80% of the global market for interest rate swaps, offers a clearing service called ForexClear to participants in the over-the-counter FX markets. This year LCH has seen a steady increase in the number of firms using this service and a large increase in the volume of transactions processed through that service.
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Takeaways from FIA Frankfurt forum
Several topics shaped the discussions including the Draghi report, EMIR 3.0 and the active account requirement, the final countdown to DORA implementation, operational resilience, and the real-world applications of blockchain and tokenised assets.
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FIA participates in CFTC roundtable on new and emerging issues in clearing
In addition to discussing conflicts of interest, roundtable participants shared their views on the custody and delivery of digital assets, full collateralization, 24/7 trading and non-intermediated clearing with margin.
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People News – September/October 2024
Read the latest appointments and promotions in the derivatives industry .
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EU competitiveness dominates European conversations
Whether you follow the news on the new institutional cycle of the European Commission or you have attended a policy conference in Europe lately, every conversation finds a way back to discussing the EU’s ongoing Capital Markets Union debate. EU leaders are keenly interested in attracting capital to its markets. The question of whether they will tackle the difficult issues will determine their overall success.
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Asset managers: Treasury futures essential tool for managing duration
In their efforts to understand the growth of the basis trade in US Treasury markets, regulators have started looking at the other side of the trade – the asset managers buying ever larger amounts of Treasury futures.
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CFTC’s Behnam discusses US Treasury and repo clearing
FIA COO Jackie Mesa moderated a discussion with Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam at the 2024 Treasury Market Conference, an annual event co-hosted by the US Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the CFTC. Behnam addressed FMX’s entrance into the US interest rate futures and the role of LCH as the clearinghouse for FMX.
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Draghi report proposes EU markets consolidation and single supervisor
Industry and regulatory focus on the European Union’s Capital Markets Union ramped up several notches this month with the publication of Mario Draghi's highly anticipated report on Europe's competitiveness, as well as papers from FIA and FIA European Principal Traders Association, among others.
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