The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), a reference data resource for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, has formed a Governance Advisory Committee (GAC) that will widen the range of DSB users providing industry guidance for the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) and the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) services, and to help expand the identifier landscape. “The GAC is… Read More >>
HTG Capital Buys Three of Kottke’s Businesses
HTG, Kottke to Form a ‘Strong Team’ HTG Capital Partners, a liquidity provider for listed and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives instruments, is slated to acquire the introducing broker, money management and proprietary trading businesses of Kottke Associates, creating “a strong team” to take on the futures industry, say officials. HTG and Kottke Associates, which is a… Read More >>
ISDA Pushes for a Derivatives Product ID Standard
Derivatives trading advocate the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has launched a symbology project intended to provide an industry-wide, open-source standard to help all derivatives facilities such as trading venues, clearinghouses, repositories and other infrastructures meet regulatory needs. The new industry data project is charged with developing an open-source standard derivatives product identification system… Read More >>