Did we learn anything from the latest European announcements on clearing?
The Clarus blog covered Active Accounts back in December, and followed up with probably the first podcast in the world to cover Active Accounts: The European Parliament have followed this with an announcement this month that: The European Commission then provided the following details: For those of us who thrive on the details this looks […]
Best Practices for Variation Margin
No one wants to be called in default by a CCP during stressed markets as a result of operational complexity/failures – much as ICE & Citi stated regarding March 2020: So today I follow up on our Clarus blogs (and podcast!) regarding members requirements at CCPs. For example, you can take a look at the […]
T+1 and FX: The opportunities and challenges of a shorter settlement cycle
28 May 2024 is set to be a pivotal moment in the history of securities trading, as from this day, US trades in cash equities, corporate debt and unit investment trusts must settle T+1 instead of T+2. One of the challenges is cross-border trading and the implications for trades with a foreign currency component. Eugene […]
2023 SEF Volumes and Share in SOFR Swaps
Background In May 2023, I published a blog on IDB Market Share in SOFR Swaps, which used data we collect, filter and enhance in pur SDRView product. The blog looked at the type of SOFR Swaps that trade on Inter-Dealer Broker (IDB) SEF venues, also referred to as Dealer-to-Dealer (D2D venues); namely Spreadovers, Curves and […]
Could “enshittification” happen in derivatives markets?
*Disclaimer – this is a tongue-in-cheek consideration of third-order risks in our markets. Hope you enjoy. For those who missed it, the FT introduced us to “enshittification” last week, and the article has no doubt made the rounds of trading floors ever since: https://www.ft.com/content/6fb1602d-a08b-4a8c-bac0-047b7d64aba5 Why are we choosing to talk about it on the Clarus […]
EUR Futures Latest – Still a 3 Way Battle
We turn our data lens back to Europe for this blog to look at how the market shares of CME, Eurex and ICE are evolving across EUR futures. Last time out, I noted that Eurex had kick-started their EURIBOR volumes. Let’s look at the data since then. Market Share in EURIBOR Futures CCPView reveals a […]