Derivatives
299 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.
Emerging initial margin requirements
Ongoing market uncertainty over the new and evolving margin regime for non-cleared over-the-counter derivatives has drawn many questions from firms, with too few reliable answers. This global survey – conducted by Risk and sponsored by IBM – is one of the first,comprehensive attempts to shed some…
Cloud computing and Solvency II
The computational requirements of Solvency II are driving the need for more computing power and data storage to be accessible on a scalable basis. Early adopters are leveraging cloud computing for their Solvency II implementations, while others are taking a more cautious approach, waiting for the…
Equity Market Pulse, Issue 2 – Q4 2014
Driven by S&P Capital IQ’s™ proprietary data and analytics, Equity Market Pulse provides professional investors with insights into global equity market fundamentals and performance at a glance. Spanning developed and emerging markets in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, it provides perspective on…
Equity Market Pulse, Issue 3 – Q1 2015
Equity Market Pulse provides professional investors with insights into global equity market fundamentals and performance at a glance. Spanning developed and emerging markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia, it provides perspective on fundamentals, valuations and investment strategy effectiveness.
Operational challenges facing investment managers in 2015
In this white paper, we discuss the industry challenges uncovered by this research, including: The heavy impact of regulation on investment managers– Managing regulatory reporting and compliance is taking up considerable time and effort. As a result, less time is available to innovate and respond…
Introducing an Advanced CTRM Solution for Global Energy and Commodity Trading
We combined a market-leading, proprietary provider of news, weather and marketing analysis with a SaaS solution for the energy and commodity trading sectors to create a web-based, multi-commodity integrated risk management solution that will transform the way you do business. This resulted in a…
Legal Risk Benchmarking Survey: Results and Analysis
In 2003 the Basle Capital Accord set the challenge to Financial Institutions: to create systems and controls that will contribute to the management of ‘the legal aspects of operational risk’ (legal risk). But although Financial Services dominate this area, legal risk is an issue across all sectors…
Selecting the right cybercrime-prevention solution
This white paper discusses key considerations and best practices to help organizations achieve effective and sustainable cybercrime prevention.
Tackling the growing risk of cyber crime
The risk of cyber-attacks on financial institutions is highly topical but not a new issue. However, what is changing, and rapidly, is the scale, frequency and sophistication of attacks. Financial institutions rely on technology to deliver convenient internet services to customers and to operate…
Trading in FX an Equinix Series Part Three: The Equinix FX Ecosystems
This third and final part of the series reviews the growth of the FX trading community inside Equinix data centers and the role it plays in today’s global FX market, looking ahead at how trends may evolve in the future.