Market Risk Becomes Top Concern of Capital Market Execs
Concerns over counterparty risk have also increased.
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Concerns over counterparty risk have also increased.
<p><span>Listed interest rate derivatives and commodities futures and options performed best for proprietary trading firms in the first half of 2022 as fears of a recession and soaring inflation caused volatility across global markets, this quarter’s Acuiti Proprietary Trading Managers’ Insight Report has found, conducted in partnership with Avelacom.</span></p>
Systems outperformed in Q1 2022 compared with a similar period of stress two years prior.
<p><span>Derivatives clearing banks’ post-trade systems performed significantly better during the volatility of Q1 2022 when compared to their performance during the initial outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite being tested with higher volumes, a study by Acuiti has found. </span></p>
<p><span>Listed energy and commodity derivatives markets experienced major liquidity issues during the February volatility while crypto derivatives remained liquid, a new report has found.</span></p>