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  • Brady Supports The Gold Forward Contract Cleared On LME

    Date 15/09/2010

    LCH.Clearnet and London Metal Exchange (LME) recently announced their intention to launch OTC (over-the-counter) gold post-trade services for London’s bullion market. London is the international hub for world bullion OTC trading and is the wholesale market for international banks, brokers, fabricators and refiners. In anticipation of the launch, Brady plc (BRY.L), the global provider of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the metals and commodities sectors, has announced a ne

  • European Commission: New Framework To Increase Transparency And Ensure Coordination For Short Selling And Credit Default Swaps

    Date 15/09/2010

    The European Commission today adopted a proposal for a regulation on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps (CDS). Its main objectives are to create a harmonised framework for coordinated action at European level, increase transparency and reduce risks. The new framework will mean regulators – national and European - have clear powers to act when necessary, whilst preventing market fragmentation and ensuring the smooth functioning of the i

  • European Commission: Commission Proposal On OTC Derivatives And Market Infrastructures – Frequently Asked Questions

    Date 15/09/2010

    What are derivatives?A derivative is a financial contract linked to the future value or status of the underlying to which it refers (e.g. the development of interest rates or of a currency value, or the possible bankruptcy of a debtor). Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivative contracts are not traded on an exchange (for example the London Stock Exchange) but instead privately negotiated between two

  • European Commission: Proposal For A Regulation On Short Selling And Credit Default Swaps - Frequently Asked Questions

    Date 15/09/2010

    What is short selling?Short selling is the sale of a security that the seller does not own, with the intention of buying back an identical security at a later point in time in order to be able to deliver the security. Short selling can be divided into two types: 1."Covered" short selling is where the seller has borrowed the securities, or m

  • European Commission: Making Derivatives Markets In Europe Safer And More Transparent

    Date 15/09/2010

    As part of its ongoing work in creating a sounder financial system, the European Commission has tabled today a proposal for a regulation aimed at bringing more safety and more transparency to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. In its draft regulation, the Commission proposes that information on OTC derivative contracts should be reported to trade repositories and be accessible to supervisory authorities. More information will also be made availab