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Clever finance critters are fleeing from swaps to futures, escaping the new regulatory regime that was a center-piece of Dodd-Frank.
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*Cyprus reopens banks under tight restrictions. NEW YORK, March 28- U.S. stock index futures edged up on Thursday and were set to close out a strong quarter, as investors shifted focus from Cyprus to data about the U.S. economy, which has been showing slow, steady improvement.
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NEW YORK, March 28- U.S. stock index futures edged up on Thursday and were set to close out a strong quarter, as investors shifted focus from developments in the euro zone and Cyprus to the U.S. economy, which is expected show continued improvements.
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At 0702 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50, for the UK's FTSE 100, for Germany's DAX and for France's CAC were down 0.04-0.11 percent.
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WASHINGTON, March 27- Oil companies are largely escaping the close scrutiny of derivatives trading they once warned would harm their business and are seeking further delays from U.S. regulators. BP Plc has told the Commodity Futures Trading Commission it would register, one of the two people said, but probably not for several more months.
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WASHINGTON, March 27- Oil companies are largely escaping the close scrutiny of derivatives trading they once warned would harm their business and are seeking further delays from U.S. regulators. BP Plc has told the Commodity Futures Trading Commission it would register, one of the two people said, but probably not for several more months.
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NEW YORK, March 27- U.S. derivatives exchange CME Group Inc said on Wednesday it will make platinum, palladium and copper floor-traded options accessible to its gold and silver option pits in a bid to boost floor trading volume in New York. The change will be effective April 1, CME Group said in a statement.
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MILAN, March 27- Italian defence group Finmeccanica said on Wednesday its unit AgustaWestland had won contracts for 110 million euros to supply 11 helicopters for clients in South East Asia. One deal was signed with the Malaysian company Weststar Aviation Services for the supply of six AW139 helicopters and two AW189 plus options.
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NEW YORK, March 27- U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday, after a robust rally a day earlier, as soft demand at an Italian debt auction sparked fresh jitters over the financial health of the euro zone.
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NEW YORK, March 27- U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as soft demand at an Italian debt auction sparked fresh jitters over the financial health of the euro zone.
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PARIS, March 27- U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones down 0.22 percent and Nasdaq 100 down 0.13 percent at 1006 GMT.
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*ICE and Gasunie announce launch of ICE Endex. *Says ICE Endex derivatives contracts to be cleared at ICE clear Europe. *Source text for Eikon* Further company coverage.
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At 0702 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, for UK's FTSE 100, for Germany's DAX and for France's CAC were up 0.3-0.4 percent.
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BRUSSELS, March 26- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association may have joined with investment banks to keep exchanges out of the credit derivatives market, European Union regulators said on Tuesday, expanding an investigation into the sector.
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BRUSSELS, March 26- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association may have joined with investment banks to keep exchanges out of the credit derivatives market, European Union regulators said on Tuesday, expanding an investigation into the sector.
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*SwapClear being used more in Canada to clear rate swaps. OTTAWA, March 26- The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it would formally regulate SwapClear, the dominant global system for centrally clearing over-the-counter interest rate swaps, because it has the potential to pose systemic risk to the Canadian financial system.
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BRUSSELS, March 26- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association may have acted with investment banks to block exchanges from entering the credit derivatives market, EU antitrust regulators said as they expanded their investigation into the sector.
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BRUSSELS, March 26- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association may have acted with investment banks to block exchanges from entering the credit derivatives market, EU antitrust regulators said as they expanded their investigation into the sector.
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NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, ahead of a flurry of data that could lure investors and propel the S&P 500 to a record closing high. *The benchmark S&P 500 index traded just a quarter point below its all-time closing high on Monday, before news out of Europe prompted investors to cash in gains.
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BRUSSELS, March 26- EU antitrust regulators expanded their nearly two-year long investigation into the credit default swaps market on Tuesday to include industry body International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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BRUSSELS, March 26- EU antitrust regulators expanded their nearly two-year long investigation into the credit default swaps market on Tuesday to include industry body International Swaps and Derivatives Association.