Discover how the CFMA reshaped financial regulations, exempted OTC derivatives from oversight, and influenced market ...

In 2006, few people outside of the derivatives market had used the word "credit default swap" in casual conversation. By 2008, it had become an inescapable household term. People continue to throw ...

I will tell you what a derivative is, but I will take a while to get there, and you may feel cheated. That is okay. If you want to understand... Hi! Remember me? I was a banker. Now I am a guy who ...

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market emerged three decades ago as corporations, investment firms, governments and other institutional counterparties sought ways to manage the risks inherent ...

Most OTC derivatives are highly standardized, heavily traded products that are more fairly described as unfamiliar than complex. Nonetheless, a small corner of the market comprised of customized, or ...

After two years of meetings and consultation with the public, a little-known federal regulator this month issued its final guidance on the trading of derivatives based on carbon credits, the ...