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The word "model" is used a lot in quantitative finance. We routinely say "the Black-Scholes model" or "the SABR model" and so on. At thefreedictionary.com/model I see a list of 8 definitions of the word model, covering a variety of contexts from model railways to individuals on catwalks who could use a few square meals. The relevant entry for our purposes is: A schematic description of a system

Last week marked more bad news for the swaps market. The CFTC announced— to much objection from brokers, traders and clearing-houses alike—that Treasuries will no longer be considered feasible collateral for potential defaults, and instead they will need to be supported with additional credit lines. Swaps have already taken a beating against futures contracts which in definition appear nearly

European derivatives trading will soon have to cope with more stringent reporting requirements as a result of a decision that was recently made by the European Commission. The European Securities Markets Authority previously asked that the EC push back the adoption of new reporting requirements until 2015, according to Reuters. These rules would affect derivatives securities transacted through

Data released on the first week after the official launch of trading via Swap Execution Facilities (SEF) showed that trading was substantial at a volume of 6,500 swaps, which initially averaged 1200 trades daily. While market share leaders including Bloomberg (which led at 84% for FX derivatives), and ICAP (which led with 70% market share for interest rate swaps) enjoyed a profitable week, many

The derivatives trading happening on exchanges in Asia was recently boosted by market participants based in foreign nations, executives from financial institutions such as Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing and Singapore Exchange stated at a recent industry event. At a session that was held in Chicago before the start of the latest annual version of the Futures Industry Association Expo, executives