LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange began offering share incentives to brokers this month to attract more trades in dry freight derivatives on to its trading platform, which is losing money as the shipping sector slumps into a fifth year.

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange began offering share incentives to brokers this month to attract more trades in dry freight derivatives on to its trading platform, which is losing...

MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Failure to meet payments dueon derivatives "arguably" constitutes an event of default ondebt owed by Mexico's second-largest homebuilder Homex, the company...

ISTANBUL, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's bid to create a regional power market is moving forward with preparations to add electricity futures and derivatives trading yet the appeal of tapping the country's rapid growth is tempered by caution about how t

ISTANBUL, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's bid to create aregional power market is moving forward with preparations to addelectricity futures and derivatives trading yet the appeal oftapping the country's rapid growth is tempered by caution abouthow the m

ISTANBUL, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's bid to create a regional power market is moving forward with preparations to add electricity futures and derivatives trading yet the appeal of tapping the...

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. derivatives regulator made a questionable call when he chose to distance himself from probing the demise of futures broker MF Global, the agency's internal watchdog said in a report released on

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S.derivatives regulator made a questionable call when he chose todistance himself from probing the demise of futures broker MFGlobal, the...

BRASILIA, May 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank could use derivatives to reduce volatility in the foreign exchange market, central bank President Alexandre Tombini said on Tuesday.

BRASILIA, May 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank could use derivatives to reduce volatility in the foreign exchange market, central bank President Alexandre Tombini said on Tuesday.

BRASILIA, May 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank could use derivatives to reduce volatility in the foreign exchange market, central bank President Alexandre Tombini said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Foreign countries are being too critical and potentially hurting delicate negotiations with U.S. regulators over how broadly they should apply new over-the-counter derivatives rules to trades that cut across borders, U.

Deal worth $10bn would create one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges. The authorities have 25 workdays for an initial investigation

Paul Jay of the Real News Network interviews William R. Black, the author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One and an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Originally published at Real News Network

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Large energy companies look set to slip through the maze of new rules for derivatives trading, a group of U.S. senators said, urging regulators to tighten oversight to cover all the market.

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Large energy companies look set to slip through the maze of new rules for derivatives trading, a group of U.S. senators said, urging regulators to tighten oversight to...

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Large energy companies look set to slip through the maze of new rules for derivatives trading, a group of U.S. senators said, urging regulators to tighten oversight to cover all the market.

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Large energy companies look set to slip through the maze of new rules for derivatives trading, a group of U.S. senators said, urging regulators to tighten oversight to cover all the market.

The derivatives cabal is slowly but surely headed for a break-up.

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WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks won key concessions in the battle over who dominates the $630 trillion derivatives markets as the top U.S. regulator adopted watered-down rules to bring swaps...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks won key concessions in the battle over who dominates the $630 trillion derivatives markets as the top U.S. regulator adopted watered-down rules to bring swaps...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks won key concessions in the battle over who dominates the $630 trillion derivatives markets as the top U.S. regulator adopted watered-down rules to bring swaps onto exchange-like trading platforms.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks won key concessions in the battle over who dominates the $630 trillion derivatives markets as the top U.S. regulator adopted watered-down rules to bring swaps...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks won key concessions in the battle over who dominates the $630 trillion derivatives markets as the top U.S. regulator adopted watered-down rules to bring swaps onto exchange-like trading platforms.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks won key concessions in the battle over who dominates the $630 trillion derivatives markets as the top U.S. regulator adopted watered-down rules to bring swaps onto exchange-like trading platforms.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted 4-1 in favor of new rules to shine a light on risky Wall Street trading, but the commissioners softened a crucial aspect of the plan in the face of lobbying pressure from the nation’s biggest banks.

Final rules for trading over-the-counter swaps are not as strong as they should be say critics, but their preservation of voice-trading pleases banks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market.

Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain keyconcessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to voteon watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away atWall...

The shareholders that sponsored a proposal at JPMorgan Chase have stopped receiving updates on the vote. | Changes to a rule on derivatives could allow a few big banks to continue controlling the market. | Third Point has sold its stake in Morgan Sta

The regulatory agency pulls back rules keeping banks in check.

The U.S. regulator overseeing the derivatives market is set to retreat from an ambitious proposal that would have increased competition in the swaps market, handing...

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The top U.S. derivatives regulator unveiled rules for swaps trading that could break open Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market, yet contain important concessions to the industry.

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The top U.S. derivatives regulator unveiled rules for swaps trading that could break open Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market, yet contain important...

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The top U.S. derivatives regulator unveiled rules for swaps trading that could break open Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market, yet contain important concessions to the industry.

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The top U.S. derivatives regulator unveiled rules for swaps trading that could break open Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market, yet contain important concessions to the industry.

Lobbyists for the nation’s biggest banks have persuaded federal regulators to soften a proposed Dodd-Frank rule, a move that is expected to protect Wall Street’s control over the $700 trillion derivatives market.

Chicago-based Trading Technologies counts 19 of top 20 futures commission merchants in the US as customers, including Goldman Sachs, UBS and Newedge

* Transatlantic spats focus on cross-border scope of rules

* Transatlantic spats focus on cross-border scope of rules

* Transatlantic spats focus on cross-border scope of rules

* Sees first signs of improvement after derivatives scandal

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse wants to diversify its business away from trading stocks, bonds and derivatives to make the exchange operator's revenues less dependent on market cycles.

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse wants to diversify its business away from trading stocks, bonds and derivatives to make the exchange operator's revenues less dependent on market cycles.

* Sees first signs of improvement after derivatives scandal