Dealing Room Operation and Deal Process
A dealing room is a centralized establishment, usually of a commercial bank, which is willing to offer a two way
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My Take – Mphasis plans to make its research arm Next Labs self-sustaining
To maintain competitive advantage, all organisations are to establish R&D arms to nurture creative instincts and endeavours to identify and
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Disputed derivative transactions – Santander and Pourtuguese Rail Operator
I happened to read today a news item on disputed derivatives transactions. It is reported therein, the dealers settled a
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Global FX Scandal
The thought for this post was triggered by the Foreign Exchange Committee sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
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Packaged trades – The renewed focus
Packaged trades are very much in news these days. One of our readers wanted to know what these trades are
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LIBOR Revisited
Do you know? When LIBOR was born? Minos Zombanakis, born 88 years ago on a Greek island, remembers well the
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Next Level for Trade Repositories – Part II
QUANT MEASURES Size refers to the scale of activity (eg volumes) or positions (eg outstanding notional or mark-to-market amounts) in
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Next Level for Trade Repositories – Part I
Introduction In financial markets, trading means performing a transaction that involves the selling and buying of commodities, equities, fixed income
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Hedge Fund Industry – a stock taking
Internationally many regulations impacting operations of Hedge Fund industry cover the following major areas – Advertising – Broker Dealer Issues
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Trade Repositories under European Market Infrastructure Regulation
Trade Repositories under European Markets Infrastructure Regulation will shortly become a reality once the European Securities and Markets Authority approves
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