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There has been a lot of hype about how buy-side participants will stay informed of their available credit with clearing banks to ensure their swaps trades will clear as mandated by Dodd-Frank.

Today, the CFTC announced that it has implemented the second phase of required clearing for credit default swaps and interest rate swaps.

The equity rally continued throughout the first three weeks of May, and the iTraxx Europe index traded within a relatively narrow range during that time.

The pace of derivatives reform in the U.S. is accelerating, and with new SEF rules hitting the Federal Register on June 4th, “now is not the time for conjecture about who will be left behind as markets evolve.

Over the years, the value of pole position in NASCAR and Formula One races has been on the decline, as winning has more to do with having the right tools and equipment than where you start.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued three final rules that will move bilaterally traded swaps onto execution platforms that offer many-to-many trade functionality.

The Category II swap clearing deadline came and went Monday. But contrary to expectations, swap futures did not see a jump in volume.

If central clearing delivers trust in the post-trade environment and the spread of market knowledge, then it is a force for good and should been seen as a new enabler for the development of emerging economies, more than aid or loans.

The free market is about taking risks to harvest opportunities, and our capital markets are about investment, reward and competition – not fairness.

Today, the CFTC is hosting a public roundtable to discuss the futurization of swaps. TABB Group was invited to participate.