LCH
LME had four-hour operational failure in Q4
First outage on record caused by connectivity issue at LMEmercury
Container swap derivative clearing to boost market
LCH Clearnet's launch of a new over-the-counter (OTC) clearing service for container freight swap agreements is set to inject liquidity into the emerging market
Pass the microphone: Nodal’s Cusenza to LCH.Clearnet’s Grensted
In this month’s Pass the Microphone, Paul Cusenza of Nodal Exchange puts his questions to Simon Grensted, Managing Director, Business Development, at LCH.Clearnet
Sponsored Q&A: Exchanges
Paul Cusenza, Chief Executive Officer, discusses the advent of Nodal Exchange, its unique offering in the US power market and his belief that much of the OTC cash-settled power market in the US can be put on exchange
In the clear
The trend away from uncleared over-the-counter trading to cleared OTC trading has prompted exchanges to list a greater range of OTC cleared products. But to what extent can the OTC markets ever become completely cleared? Katie Holliday investigates
All Clear?
Despite a recent large increase in volumes, clearing for commodities remains a contentious issue, with little agreement on what the best business model should be, and insufficient standardisation, say market participants. Rachel Morison investigates
The derivatives burden
Former International Petroleum Exchange official Chris Cook looks at the issues raised at a debate on the future of the European energy markets at the end of London’s Derivatives Week event. The regulatory burden on firms took centre stage
Online clearing: the shape of energy markets to come
The energy trading market is moving towards a structure in which participants achieve market presence through a dedicated market network, rather than having to use local or regional exchanges, says strategic consultant Chris Cook