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Paul Woolman, global head of equity products at CME Group, highlighted the growth in the exchange’s equity index suite despite muted volatility. CME reported that equity index options had a record average daily volume of 1.7 million contracts in the first quarter of this year, up 28% over the previous all-time high in the first three months of 2023. The exchange’s total options average daily volume reached a record….
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Greater guidance around how non-bank firms manage margin calls could be helpful, according to industry sources, after the Financial Stability Board (FSB) urged regulators to review existing rules.
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Early last week, the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB)—the body in charge of two widely used over-the-counter derivative trade identifiers—released its assessment of industry readiness for the Unique Product Identifier, the first globally mandated OTC derivative identifier.
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State Street Global Advisors has warned investors they may face additional costs due to the firm’s approach to the upcoming change to T+1 settlement in the US. The Securities and Exchange Commission is reducing the settlement time for US equities and corporate bonds from two days, referred to in the industry as T+2, to one day, or T+1, on May 28. Canada and Mexico are also moving to T+1 settlement for securities.
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