Markets ConversatION

On this episode, we discuss how technology has not only transformed the trading life cycle, but has also presented challenges for risk managers.

Technology and automation have been the great leap forward for many industries, especially finance. And with us to discuss the trading life cycle and how different types of margins affect the profitability of trades is our guest, Alex Lamb.

Alex has been in finance for many years and he's worked in all facets of the trading industry, helping create and improve software companies and products, but what's been keeping him busy lately is tackling risk management and surveillance.

In this episode, we discuss how the Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk, more commonly known as SA-CCR, applies to over-the-counter derivatives (OTC), exchange-traded derivatives, and FX.

SA-CCR is rapidly becoming the standard across the globe for bank regulatory capital, replacing CEM or the Current Exposure Method.

What this means for market participants and global markets and products, is that all this is complex and varied, and to help us break this all down, our guests today are Chris Barnes and Amir Khwaja from ION Markets.

In this episode, we discuss some modern challenges to FX traders, exchanges and their software: specifically, centralized liquidity and fragmented APIs. We’ll explore what is behind these challenges, and how firms can best manage them.

Our guest, Eugene Markman, from the Foreign Exchange Markets Division at ION, discusses issues such as low latency resulting from these centralized liquidity pools, and why API fragmentation has proliferated in the market.

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In this episode, we'll take a closer look at how banks, firms, and brokers are leveraging technology to manage risk amidst the challenges of inflation, global conflict, and more. Joining us in our conversation today is our special guest, from ION's cleared derivatives management, is Bruce Roberts, who's headquartered in London.

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In this episode, we're following up on the CFTC round table that focused on the proposal by cryptocurrency exchange platform, FTX to bypass FCMs with a direct clearing model. It was a lively discussion with a cross section of industries, firms, and agencies represented, and a chance to learn more about the implications of FTX's proposal. To help us sort all this out and look at the pros and cons of this new proposed arrangement, we are once again joined by Russell Levens, Head of Client Engagement for Derivatives at ION and John Needham, Product Manager for ION Markets.

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In this episode, we dive into the rapidly evolving world of Crypto currency and its effect on the financial markets, specifically derivatives. We discuss how crypto could affect the derivatives market if the CFTC approves a proposal by crypto platform, FTX. This move could reduce the role of FCMs and seriously disrupt the trading status quo. Joining us in conversation are Russell Levens, Head of Client Engagement for Derivatives at ION, and John Needham, Product Manager for ION Markets.