Margin risk news and analysis articles - FX Markets

Clearing and settlement

Cash variation margin requirements worry pension funds

Having to post cash as variation margin to central counterparties (CCPs) will cause substantial yield losses for pension funds that conduct liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies, according to fund managers.

01 Nov 2010

Collateral Risk Management

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. By…

11 Oct 2010

Wholesale

HSBC FXPB preps Asia push

HONG KONG - HSBC plans to extend FX prime services to the Asian markets as it looks to take advantage of rising demand for prime brokerage in the region.

11 Oct 2010

People

CFH hires from CMC and Saxo

LONDON & COPENHAGEN – CFH Markets has made two key hires in London and Copenhagen, as it continues to expand its presence in the margin FX trading business.

16 Sep 2010

Foreign Exchange

Bringing exchange values to OTC

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco) published its principles for direct electronic access to markets last Friday (August 13). The guidelines don’t affect foreign exchange but raise some interesting points.

16 Aug 2010

Clearing and settlement

End-users support central clearing

NEW YORK - The push for central clearing is increasingly being driven by end-users seeking operational efficiencies, rather than regulators, according to Jason Vitale, global head of dbClear FX at Deutsche Bank in New York.