Global derivatives marketplace CME Group launched an expanded suite of Weekly agricultural options on grains and oilseed futures and made them available for trading with an expiry for every day of the trading week, officials say. “CME Group will provide market participants with maximum flexibility as we head into the growing season,” says John Ricci,… Read More >>
Numerix Overhauls PolyPaths Product Suite
Numerix has made “significant enhancements across the PolyPaths product suite,” including new reporting and client-centric capabilities that represent the next chapter for PolyPaths, known for helping firms make the transition away from the discredited London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). “This update represents a pivotal shift in our approach. Given the prolonged prevalence of LIBOR as… Read More >>
FTF Awards Q&A: Regulatory Uncertainty Ahead
(Editor’s note: In this Q&A, Steve O’Hanlon, CEO of Numerix, reviews some key trends and events of 2016, and looks forward to the rest of this year and beyond. For the road ahead, O’Hanlon foresees a lot of regulatory uncertainty, which will complicate many matters. Numerix won the Best Pricing or Valuation Solution award of… Read More >>
OpenGamma Gets $13.3M to Push Risk Analytics Standards
A vendor offering open source risk analytics for derivatives, OpenGamma reports that it has raised $13.3 million in total from venture capital firm Accel, ICAP’s Euclid Opportunities investment arm, and Cristóbal Conde, the former president and CEO of SunGard, all in a bid to accelerate plans to become the maker of benchmark industry-standard risk analytics…. Read More >>