Environmental/Energy
FIA Expo: Eurex CEO Michael Peters Weighs In On ESG, EU Equivalence
Making his debut performance at an FIA conference Wednesday, Eurex CEO Michael Peters argued in favor of the drive toward environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) products and weighed the pros and cons of the European Commission’s equivalence decision for...
FIA Expo – Managing the Risk of Climate Change: The Role of Markets
Climate change and its attendant issues are often characterized by contentious debate. That was not the case at the FIA Expo seminar, Managing the Risk of Climate Change: The Role of Markets, moderated by Athena Eastwood (Partner, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher).
The Spread: Is 2020 Over Yet?
This week on The Spread: the CME launches futures trading on the VOLQ, Eurex launches futures and options trading on two ESG indices, and more.
New FTSE Russell Data Model Looks for ‘Green’ in Global Investments
Ahead of the implementation of an ambitious EU classification system for sustainable activities, known as the EU Taxonomy, FTSE Russell this week launched a Green Revenues 2.0 model to classify the “green” revenue exposure of global listed companies, a segment of the economy that FTSE Russell estimates is worth approximately $4 trillion.
The Spread: Softbank’s Hard Knocks
This week (and last week) on The Spread – regulators publish their takes on global warming, Softbank gets in deep while Robinhood adds guardrails, and more.
The Spread: Running Hot
This week on The Spread - the Fed opts for higher inflation targets, the OCC gets featured, Cboe has a new options product, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcript: Welcome to The Spread, I’m Matt Raebel. Congrats to those who bet on the...
The Spread: Mini Derivatives Arms Race
This week on The Spread, FTSE Russell and SGX form a strategic alliance, Cboe’s mini VIX futures sell like hotcakes, and more.
Alessandro Cocco: MarketsWiki World of Opportunity 2020
Alessandro Cocco is vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Speaking at our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity virtual event in July 2020, Cocco said the word that connects climate change and finance is “risk.”
World of Opportunity 2020: Climate Change Expected to be Part of Future Jobs Landscape
While climate change may not have an obvious connection to the financial industry at first glance, Alessandro Cocco, vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, drew clear lines between the two for his audience on Wednesday...
The Spread: An Eligible Bachelier
This week on The Spread, the OCC wins best equities clearing house for the third year in a row, a couple of Cboe directors bow out, we discuss the Bachelier model, and more.
FIA Negative Price Webinar Emphasizes Proactive Communications
During the webinar put on today (Wednesday, May 13, 2020) by the FIA about negative prices and their impact, panelists emphasized the importance of proactive communications with the trading community in mitigating their potential risk. Near the end of the discussion,...
THE SPREAD: OIL TANKS
This week on The Spread, oil markets go contango, Quantitative Brokers releases a timely futures and options trading algorithm, FIA cancels more events, and more.
The Spread: Crash and Burn
This week on The Spread: the coronavirus causes crashes not seen since 2008, derivatives trading hits record volumes for major exchanges, Robinhood has yet another outage, and the OCC adds two clearing-side veterans to its board of directors.
Global Appeal: Tim McCourt of the CME Group
ESGs, S&P E-Minis, and Bitcoin Options – oh my! Tim McCourt stopped by the Eurex booth at FIA Expo 2019 to discuss how consumer demand has shaped the CME’s latest product offerings.
ESG: We’re Only at the Tip of the Iceberg
At FIA IDX 2019 in London, John Lothian News sat down with Clive Furness, the managing director of Contango Markets Ltd., to talk about ESG (environmental, social and governance) and how it fits into commodity and index products, and why it’s a “social revolution” and not a fad.
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