Derivatives

Asian exchanges play key role in providing global investors with diversification: SGX chief

Loh Boon Chye expects product innovation for derivatives to move towards multi-jurisdictional operations

Futures trading for the US S&P 500 and Nasdaq along with foreign exchange products were affected.

CME trading halted due to cooling issue at data centres

[SINGAPORE] Exchange operator CME Group said on Friday trading in derivative markets was halted due to a cooling issue at data centres.

Credit derivatives allow a party to effectively buy insurance-like protection against a company defaulting on their debt. If a corporation doesn’t pay interest on its bonds, for example, the owner of credit derivatives can receive a payout.

Credit derivatives on Meta start trading after big bond sales

[NEW YORK] Derivatives allowing investors to bet against Meta Platforms’ bonds began actively trading for the first time this week, as money managers and banks look to hedge their exposure to an indus...

Hamilton Reiner, JPMAM managing director, believes options should be used for outcomes and not for leverage.
MIND THE GAP

Derivative-income funds offer attractive yields – if you can accept the trade-off

[SEOUL] Vetaran fund manager Hamilton Reiner, who pioneered equity premium income funds for JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), speaks with a kindly, almost professorial cadence that belies his star p...

Continued demand for Singapore equities led to daily average value of S$1.5 billion in the July-to-September quarter, the highest quarterly figure since 2021.

SGX securities trading volume surges 50.8% in September on stronger equities demand

Daily average values and commodity derivatives post records in the quarter

Chief market strategist at Moomoo Singapore Isaac Lim shares that exchange-traded funds work well for long-term passive allocation, while futures and options suit tactical active adjustments — and together, they create a stronger portfolio than either could on its own.
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Hedging against market swings: How derivatives tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 can help

Moomoo Singapore’s chief market strategist shares how pairing options and futures with exchange-traded funds can be useful in building a more resilient portfolio

The new quasi-snowballs have been redesigned to extend maturities and have fewer knock-in observation days, reducing the risk of losses.

China’s rich return to risky ‘snowball’ derivatives for yields

The stock market has since rallied further, sending many snowballs and DCNs through the knock-out levels

India's securities regulator says Jane Street manipulated intraday prices on 15 out of 18 days when options on Bank Nifty expired with high profits for some traders.

Jane Street shows dangers of finance as shampoo

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has accused the New York-based quantitative trader of running ‘an intentional, well-planned and sinister scheme’ of market manipulation

Industry experts anticipate that the launch of Bitcoin perpetual futures on SGX will reinforce the ongoing institutionalisation of digital assets.

SGX’s venture into crypto derivatives could give it an edge over other bourses

The exchange plans to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025, targeting institutional and professional investors

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has boosted its derivatives offering over the last six months to meet the market’s growing demand as investors look to gain more exposure to Chinese assets in a way that helps lower their risk.

Hong Kong derivatives trading surges to record on turbulent markets and hedge fund interest

[HONG KONG] Big swings in stock markets and hedge fund activity have propelled Hong Kong’s derivative trading to unprecedented highs.