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ESMA: EU Derivatives Markets Have Notional Value of €453 Trillion
On Oct. 19, the European Securities and Markets Authority published a report on the size of the interest rate, credit, equity, commodity and foreign exchange derivatives markets in the EU.
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Options Venture
Option Technology Solutions, the latest vehicle of LiquidPoint founder Tony Saliba, has joined forces with ITG, a securities broker and financial technology company, to form the Matrix Holding Group, a firm that will focus on derivatives execution and technology.
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High-Speed Link to Brazil: Undersea Cable Offers Ultrafast Connection between U.S. and Brazilian Markets
After five years of work, a new low-latency connection has been established between the New York metropolitan area and the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, making it possible to send data back and forth in milliseconds.
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Recalibrating Derivatives Regulation
On Oct. 6, the Treasury Department released its second report on regulatory reform, this time focusing on capital markets issues such as derivatives clearing.
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Blue Trading Systems prepares new high-speed platform for spread trading
Blue Trading Systems, an independent provider of trading software, is rolling out a new platform called BTS Spark that is designed specifically for high-speed spread trading of futures.
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Making Markets in Bitcoin
An Interview with DRW's Don Wilson and Cumberland's Bobby Cho
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Euro Clearing: European Commission Proposes Tighter Supervision of Third-Country Clearinghouses
On June 13, the European Commission issued a proposal to achieve "more robust supervision" of central counterparties by amending the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
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Cargo Wars
The dry freight derivatives business is only a small niche in the global commodity markets, yet it enjoys an unusual degree of competition in clearing.
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Cryptocurrency Derivatives: Exchanges Take Interest
The surge of interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has attracted the attention of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges.
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Blockchain and Barclays: A Structured Approach
Barclays is one of several leading international banks that are exploring the potential for distributed ledger technology to transform a number of industry processes. In this interview, Dr. Lee Braine, one of the bank's experts on DLT, explains the bank's strategic approach to this new technology and the importance of collaboration in achieving its potential
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