FIG Topics of Interest

03/13/17

Everything you need to know about the elections in the Netherlands on Wednesday.

03/13/17

The share of FHA mortgage payments that were 30 to 59 days late increased to 2.19% in the 4th quarter from 2.07% in the third quarter.
 

03/10/17

A key part of the Replican plan to overhaul the tax code is in trouble.

03/09/17

Banks Up Pace of Construction Lending for Second Consecutive Year, Raising Concerns for Regulators

Two-Year Trend Expected to Continue through 2017

02/09/17

CME Group Rates Recap - February 2017

02/07/17

The Fixed Income Group is a division of RJ O'Brien with a focus on hedging interest rate risk and credit risk for clients. 

12/09/16

CME Group Rates Recap - December 2016

12/02/16

Margin Differentials Between Futures and Swaps Escalate. To clear a receive-fixed swap today, the margin requirements are more than 3x what is required for the equivalent Swap Futures contract.

11/09/16

CME Group Rates Recap - November 2016

10/27/16

Credit Update Q3-2016: Record Monthly Trade Volumes for CDX IG & HY Credit Index Futures. IG monthly trade volume jumped 94% in September 2016 vs. June 2016, HY increased by 24%. Total volume traded in September broke through the 10,000 contract mark. Credit Index Futures continue to provide an opportunity for cost-effective credit investing and hedging with consistently lower margin requirements than the equivalent OTC CDS products.