Market endorses 'elegant' CFTC proposal on margin

Dealer concern over proposed change to client margin segregation

Ice Trust estimates it might have to increase initial margin by 63% to cover risk.

Ban on rehypothecation could increase derivatives costs

Investors have become more aware about the security of collateral since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. A number of hedge funds are now insisting margin posted on derivatives trades is not rehypothecated – a trend that could drive up costs....

15 minutes with: Stacy Williams, HSBC

Senior quant discusses the high levels of cross-asset correlation across today's markets

Sizeable portion of banks not planning to become clearing members

Battle for client clearing business set to heat up, reveals Risk interdealer poll

Prime brokers switch on to SAS 70 checks

Prime brokers have focused on bolstering asset security for clients after billions of dollars of client assets were caught up in the administration of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE).

Sovereign debt and LatAm-related hedging key for Spanish dealers

Spanish dealers explain how hedging related to sovereign debt issuance and Latin America will be key revenue sources in 2010

Spanish repository aims to accept forex derivatives by end of 2010