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Repo futures prompt Libor rethink
A new futures product set to debut on NYSE Liffe in July promises to offer a more efficient way to hedge repo risk. But market participants say it also makes its index – the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s General Collateral Finance Repo Index – a more credible alternative to the London interbank offered rate.
DERIVATIVES: Repo futures cause Libor rethink
A new futures product set to debut on NYSE Liffe in July promises to offer a more efficient way to hedge repo risk. But market participants say it also makes its index, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s General Collateral Finance Repo Index, a more credible alternative to the London Interbank Offered Rate.
DERIVATIVES: Spain joins risky CDS list
Spain became a new entry into CMA Datavision’s top ten most risky sovereign credit default swaps during Q1 2012, while another newcomer to the list, Cyprus, topped the overall risky sovereign rankings.
