Derivatives
295 white papers and resources
Risk Library provides derivatives white papers which consider current issues and thinking, market conditions and how derivatives can be used to their best effect. In Business, a derivative is a form of contract where its value is derived from the value of underlying assets. Derivatives can be used to both hedge risk and for speculation. The most common types of derivatives are futures, options, forwards and swaps.
Fine margins: Integrating risk and IM costs under new CCP risk models
This white paper assesses market participants’ efficiency in managing risk, margin and collateral amid increased volatility, and the transition to new central counterparty risk methodologies.
Institutional ETF trading: 4th annual global institutional ETF trading survey report
This report presents the findings from Risk.net’s fourth annual global ETF trading survey, commissioned by Jane Street. It includes responses from 285 institutional investors, as well as qualitative interviews from six buy-side firms.
Time for the next generation IBOR: Enter EIDOS
The traditional investment book of record (IBOR) is struggling to effectively meet the new business requirements of some buy-side firms. Find out more about the essential attributes of the “next generation” IBOR.
Managing Portfolio Uncertainty due to the Pandemic
The economic uncertainty caused by COVID- 19 has contributed to heightened financial market volatility along with rising tail risk. Calypso’s Pardha Viswanadha, Raj Manghani, CFA & Sophie Marnhier-Foy discuss about specific solutions for evaluating portfolio impact from COVID-19 and its economic…
EDM client case study: Managing SRI-ESG data
This case study reveals how Mirabaud Asset Management is using IHS Markit’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform to establish a strong foundation for the its long-term SRI-ESG (socially-responsible / environmental, social and governance investing) strategy. This includes empowering Mirabaud’s…
Eight red flags that indicate you need a better risk management approach
This whitepaper sheds light on key indicators that will guide you in identifying if your approach needs modifying to propel the organisation forward with fast and actionable insights to ensure you are delivering effective risk management.
Equity Life Cycle Management
The equity swaps market has an inefficient, labour-intensive, and manual T+N affirmation process – particularly during reset periods. Buy-side and sell-side participants face uncertainty around settlements, with delays identifying and fixing breaks in a timely manner. This video showcases a…
LIBOR: The use and benefits of an index for RFRs in cash products
This whitepaper explores the complications caused by the changes in interest calculations when using RFRs and how they can be addressed through use of an index. This paper explores the complications and how they can be addressed through use of an index.
TMX が金利デリバティブを引っ提げアジアに進出
LIBOR(ロンドン銀行間取引金利)の恒久的な公表停止が2021年末に迫り、世界各国がリスクフリーレート(RFR)の採用へと急ぐ中、カナダも国内外の金利指標改革に多大な貢献を続けている。カナダ翌日物レポ平均金利(CORRA)の強化はその取り組みの成果のひとつだ。これによって、カナダは、調査を根拠とする指標金利のベンチマークから、取引を根拠とするベンチマークへの移行に乗り出した国のひとつに数えられるようになっている。
CAPE and the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect
This paper will specifically examine how the CAPE ration has behaved over the COVID-19 pandemic period, extending the analysis beyond the United States equity benchmark to look at the CAPE ratios for the UK, Europe, Japan and China, to analyse the effect of the pandemic across the major equity…