Persuaded that lax regulation of financial derivatives contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, policymakers in Congress and the Obama Administration have adopted a knee-jerk solution: regulate ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. found "shortcomings" in the resolution plans of three of the largest banks last week, and found Citigroup's resolution plan "deficient," all because of problems ...

Mark Brickell Chair, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (1988-1992) Every business faces risk when it opens its doors. If you're running an automobile manufacturing company and you borrow ...

Several members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) have discussed initial “teething problems” following the implementation of swaps margin rules on 1 September. Scott ...

The biggest U.S. banks are likely to see little impact from a portion of the Dodd-Frank Act that seeks to constrain derivatives activity. In a report Tuesday, Fitch Ratings argues that the “swaps push ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday that there are "serious problems" associated with credit-default swaps, roughly six years after he ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In an attempt to close the gap, Dems have latched onto Toomey’s Wall Street past, ...

A self-proclaimed Democratic socialist without a super PAC, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has pretty much hinged his entire campaign on taking down Wall Street. He calls the economy "rigged," and he ...

Equity derivatives offer retail investors another way to participate in the price action of an underlying security. The value of an equity derivative comes, at least in part, from the value of the ...

Three years ago, I told you that Wall Street's newest invention -- credit default swaps-- would cause a major financial crash. I'll concede that credit default swaps (CDS) weren't the only cause of ...

STOCK exchanges have not been lucky in love recently. Deutsche Börse's proposed merger with NYSE Euronext was blocked by regulators in February. Romances between the exchanges of Singapore and ...