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WASHINGTON, May 16- The top U.S. derivatives regulator is set to vote on new rules for swap trading platforms on Thursday that could break open Wall Street's dominant position in the $630 trillion derivatives market.
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NEW YORK, May 14- Goldman Sachs Group Inc won dismissal on Tuesday of fraud claims brought by a bond insurer over a CDO tied to subprime mortgage securities called Abacus.
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NEW YORK, May 14- A New York appeals court dismissed a case against Goldman Sachs Group Inc brought by a bond insurer who claimed it was fraudulently induced to insure the bank's Abacus product tied to subprime mortgages.
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NEW YORK, May 3- Speculators raised their net bullish bets on U.S. 10- year Treasury note futures in the latest week as worries about global growth continued to nag, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.
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NEW YORK, May 3- Speculators raised their net bullish bets on U.S. 10- year Treasury note futures in the latest week as worries about global growth continued to nag, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON/ SINGAPORE, May 03 Recent tightening of European bond and credit default swap spreads underscores Fitch Ratings' view that the volatility in market-based indicators can limit their effectiveness as a risk-assessment tool for long-term investors.
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Dividend swap contracts on the Euro STOXX 50 index price in an overly bearish scenario for euro zone corporate payouts and can be a cheaper way to obtain yield than credit, according to BNP Paribas. Dividend swaps allow the holder to bet on the dividend paid by the underlying security.
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WASHINGTON, May 2- Depository Trust& Clearing Corp sued the top U.S. derivatives regulator over the way it has allowed two DTCC rivals to gather potentially lucrative swap trading data.
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NEW YORK, April 26- Speculators trimmed their net bullish bets on U.S. 10- year Treasury note futures in the latest week despite persistent worries about slowing economic growth, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.
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May 1- IntercontinentalExchange Inc, in the process of buying NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion, reported an 8 percent drop in first-quarter profit due in part to lower revenue from credit default swap trading and higher expenses. Excluding one-time items including transaction costs related to the NYSE deal, adjusted earnings were $2.03 per share.
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LONDON, April 30- The European Union's ban on short selling government debt using credit default swaps is pushing hedging or speculative activity into the bank CDS market, according to some market participants, but analysis from JP Morgan has poured cold water on these claims.
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The SEC will also extend the comment period for all of its other pending derivatives proposals so the industry can see how they all fit together with the cross-border plan. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law gave the SEC and CFTC broad new powers to police the $640 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market.
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LISBON, April 26- Portugal's government said on Friday it would challenge in court several high-risk hedge contracts signed by public companies and banks JPMorgan and the local unit of Spain's Santander to avoid losses for the debt-ridden state.
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LISBON, April 26- Portugal's government said on Friday it would challenge in court several high-risk hedge contracts signed by public companies and banks JPMorgan and the local unit of Spain's Santander to avoid losses for the debt-ridden state.
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NEW YORK, April 26- Speculators trimmed their net bullish bets on U.S. 10- year Treasury note futures in the latest week despite persistent worries about slowing economic growth, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.
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NEW YORK, April 26- Speculators trimmed their net bullish bets on U.S. 10- year Treasury note futures in the latest week despite persistent worries about slowing economic growth, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.
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NEW YORK, April 23- Stock and bond futures markets erupted after a false message sent on Twitter suggested the White House had been attacked on Tuesday.
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*Commodities slip as China data adds to demand concerns. LONDON, April 23- The euro fell below $1.30 to the dollar and German bond futures jumped on Tuesday after data revealed a slowdown in business activity in Germany and China in April, heightening concerns over the global growth outlook.
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LONDON, April 22- European shares rose and German bond futures dipped on Monday as the re-election of Italy's president eased a two-month old political crisis, while the yen fell after the G20 accepted Japan's bold stimulus policy.
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TOKYO, April 12- The Tokyo Stock Exchange halted trade in Japanese government bond futures in the after hours session on Friday after excessive price declines. Trading will resume after a 10- minute halt. Volatility in the JGB markets has surged after last week's sweeping monetary policy overhaul by the Bank of Japan.