Volatility surge causes liquidity strain in rate options market as Fed tightensIn rate markets, swaps, a gauge of the cost of exchanging fixed-rate cash flows for floating-rate ones over a specific period, are often us...
Exotic forex derivatives return in RBI’s push to deepen marketsThe return of exotic forex derivatives as well as the introduction of swaptions are part of efforts to give corporates more risk-management...
RIL, L&T among companies sealing structured derivative dealsThe size of the deals ranged between USD 8 million and USD 20 million, according to dealers
Top corporates, banks go big on ‘swaption’ dealsIn the past six weeks, the notional value of transactions rose to Rs 1,900 crore on the platform, which helps both local borrowers and inve...
In a first, ICICI, StanChart and HSBC enter ‘swaption’ dealsThe ‘swaption’ interest-rate derivative product should help both local borrowers and investors to rein in funding costs in a rising rate sc...
Big risk for bonds is that US election actually goes smoothlyThe risk that yields pop higher is deemed so unlikely that traders of eurodollar options are more focused on a possible year-end funding sq...
Trump’s election tweets to spark rates volatility, JPMorgan saysNamed after Trump’s inscrutable “covfefe” tweet from May 2017, the index attempts to gauge the impact of Trump’s tweeting on the U.S. Treas...
RBI issues norms for interest rate derivatives, limits retail useExchanges have been provided with the flexibility to design and structure standardised products.
Proposal for FPIs to play in rate swapsMove will help wean off business from abroad.
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- No misselling, shadow deals in derivatives
Banks will be held responsible for misselling derivatives if they enter into deal where a contract is not consistent with the user’s busine...
- Annual Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-2004
Following is the full text of the Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-'04 announced by Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan on Tuesda...