Derivatives

HSBC facilitates qualified foreign investor trading of commodity futures and index options trading.

Northern Trust will use technology provided by AcadiaSoft for an outsourced collateral optimisation solution.

Citi has leveraged the ISDA SIMM model to launch a new regulatory margin calculation service for buy-side firms that come into scope from 2020 and 2021.

Sponsored clearing services among factors leading to a major rise in aggregate cleared repo and reverse repo volumes.

BNP Paribas Securities Services has emerged as a leading derivatives clearing provider in Italy, having won a number of clearing and collateral management mandates.

The solution follows a partnership with AcadiaSoft’s Initial Margin Risk Suite for automating collateral management processes.

The move makes Deutsche Bank the first of the major global banks to adopt cloud technology for collateral and margin management.

AcadiaSoft’s flagship MarginSphere well help streamline and automate the margin process for Charles River IMS and its middle-office teams.

As Brexit looms, Societe Generale is to open a new base in Paris for clearing of derivatives and OTC products by the end of the year.

BNP Paribas will use the FIS solution to increase its visibility around initial margin on its cleared derivatives transactions.