Special Report: Swap Futures

This special report examines potential future trends in the OTC derivatives space, in light of the ongoing push to implement financial regulation throughout the global financial markets. On page seven, a virtual roundtable of industry experts discusses the development of swap futures-a product that may become a lot more useful for market participants under the new rules. 

Starting on page four, a feature examines the outlook for the full implementation of OTC derivatives regulation from the perspectives of the financial firms that are being regulated. Using a recently published white paper on this topic (also sponsored by Equinix), the feature outlines end-user opinions on key issues including data repositories, global regulatory co-operation, and the use of swap execution facilities. 

Finally, Barry Smith, managing director, global capital markets at Equinix, writes about the issue of data repositories on page three. Given the complexity of current data reporting requirements, he makes several interesting points about this key element of OTC derivatives regulation.