News & Insight

Markets Media - Fixed Income Trading & Investing Summit

CanDeal is pleased to announce our participation at the 3rd annual Fixed Income Trading & Investing Summit (FITIS), hosted by Markets Media on Tuesday May 6th. CanDeal’s CEO, Jayson Horner, will be participating on a panel focused on liquidity and market structure.FITIS 2014 brings together leaders ...

OTC Intelligence | Canadian Trade Reporting Extension & Cross-border Regulatory Update

Over the past few weeks, two key developments have taken place in the world of OTC derivatives. Canadian regulators have announced an extension to the implementation of trade reporting rules, and regulatory authorities in Canada and the U.S. have announced a memorandum of understanding to enhance ...

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OTC Intelligence-TradeReportingCrossBorderMOU-15April2014.pdf

Markets Media - Canadian Trading & Investing Summit

CanDeal is pleased to announce our participation at the 7th annual Canadian Trading and Investing Summit, hosted by Markets Media on Thursday April 17th. CanDeal’s CEO, Jayson Horner, will be participating on a panel focused on the electronification of financial markets.The event will focus on fixed ...

How did participants leverage CanDeal in 2013?

$2.3 trillion was traded on CanDeal in 2013, but what did that really mean? The Canadian fixed income market continues its trend towards electronicfication. We are pleased to report that trading was up 32% on an annual basis, helping make 2013 yet another record breaking year for CanDeal.Similar to ...

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2013 Year in Review

DeriveSource | Canada Bites the Bullet on Trade Reporting

First step aligned with US rules, cross-border harmonisation expected. Dan Barnes explores how trade reporting of OTC derivatives in evolving in Canada. The article quotes CanDeal Global Product head Mike White on how Canadian regulators have been tackling this large undertaking.Click here to read ...

DerivSource | Versions of the Truth; Trade Reporting in Canada

Trade reporting is intended to provide regulators with insight into the market, but how can multiple reporting centres provide a single view? Dan Barnes reports on how Canada is approaching trade reporting across the provinces. This article features comments from Phil Wright, Managing Director ...

Quarterly Insight | Q3-2013

During the quarter, 452 buy-side participants were active on CanDeal. Participants executed a total of 60,404 trades and $571 billion in trade volume in Q3. We are also pleased to announce our 1 millionth trade was executed during the month of September. Below is an overview of our business ...

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CanDealQuarterlyInsight-Q3-13.pdf

OTC Intelligence | Market Agreed Coupon (MAC) Contract

On April 24, 2013, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) issued a release announcing the publication of a form of confirmation for a Market Agreed Coupon (MAC) contract. The MAC Contract is voluntary and is meant to compliment bespoke interest rate swaps (IRS) and deliverable ...

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OTCIntelligence-22November2013-MAC.pdf

OTC Intelligence | Canadian Regulators Publish New Derivatives Rules

On November 14, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) published harmonized province-specific rules for OTC derivatives regulation, specifically identifying the derivatives in question, central clearing and ...

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OTCIntelligence-18November2013-CanadianRules.pdf

OTC Intelligence | SEF & Central Clearing Update

CFTC Approval Paves the Way for Regulated Electronic Swap TradingOn September 6, 2013, CanDeal’s global Canadian dollar interest rate swap partner, Tradeweb Markets, announced it has received temporary registration approval for its swap execution facilities (SEFs) from the Commodity Futures Trading ...

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OTCIntelligence-04October2013.pdf

Is e-trading an ace in the hole for markets?

As regulators seek to enact change, they must balance their transparency objectives with the needs of market participants. The Globe and Mail, Report on Business, Streetwise blog featured an op-ed article from CanDeal's CEO, Jayson Horner, on the role electronic trading can play in providing a ...

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G&M-OpEd-IsEtradingAnAceInTheHoleForMarkets-Eng.pdf

Greenwich Associates 2013 North American Fixed-Income Investors Study

Greenwich Associates 2013 North American Fixed-Income Investors Study showed their respondents executed 44% of their volume electronically, up from 40% the year before. Canadian government bond e-trading volumes on CanDeal increased 11% in calendar 2012. Greenwich Associates data shows that ...

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NAFI-CAN_ETrading-13-MT.pdf

Quarterly Insight | Q2-2013

Participants set new quarterly trade count and volume records at 60,661 trades and $606 billion in trade volume. Bonds lead the charge with 26% growth quarter over quarter. Below is an overview of our business highlights from Q2-2013.eFIRM technology went live in Q2-2013Largest Q/Q volume increases ...

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CanDealQuarterlyInsight-Q2-13.pdf

OTC Intelligence

The global regulatory environment for trading swaps is changing rapidly. This OTC Intelligence piece focuses on minimum block sizes for interest rate swaps, electronic pre-trade credit checking functionality and connectivity for central clearing.

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OTC Intelligence-13June2013.pdf

OTC Intelligence

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held a public meeting on May 16, 2013 to discuss trade execution rules and anti-disruptive trading practice guidance. All four of the rules were passed and are expected to be published by the Federal Register in June. Click the link below to read a ...

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OTCIntelligence-22May2013.pdf