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Hedge fund makes big profits from credit bet on US budget talks
10 years ago
A New York-based hedge fund emerges as the leading player in a huge credit trading bet during the recent Washington budget debate -
US buying spree leads to tighter spreads in European bank sub debt
10 years ago
European bank credit has emerged as the star of late 2013 as US investors have led a reach for yield -
Asset managers put on credit option plays as bid-offers tighten
10 years ago
A German asset manager is one of a growing number using credit options to express view on relative value -
March hedges send US credit volatility curve steeper
10 years ago
Investors are comfortable with credit spreads going into year-end but are concerned over more potential widening in March -
Repo dries up in popular credits as fast money rushes to short bonds
10 years ago
Growing numbers of corporate bonds - especially US high yield - go special as traders rush to put on shorts -
Big holders, but not Franklin Templeton, cut Irish credit stake, says FT
10 years ago
The Financial Times reports that two big investors in Irish sovereign bonds have recently cut back their holdings -
Investors put on option hedges as cash credit widens relative to CDS
10 years ago
Real money investors and some hedge funds have taken options positions to hedge against a widening in synthetic spreads -
Loomis Sayles boosts emerging market credit following high profile hire
10 years ago
Weeks after hiring Peter Marber to head up its EM strategy, Loomis Sayles has increased its allocation to emerging market credit -
Societe Generale sees opportunities in the middle of the credit curve
10 years ago
Bank research argues that credit duration trades have missed out on intermediate maturity bonds -
Traders pounce on Clear Channel refi rumour as turnaround continues
10 years ago
Two of the biggest LBO companies of the bubble years have taken centre stage in the high yield market -
Demand for cash fires credit repo lift-off
10 years ago
Repo dealers in the United States have reported a spike in corporate bond repo activity in recent weeks -
Traders rush to put on “convexity packages”
10 years ago
Investors are piling into trades buying long-dated liquid bonds along with shorter-dated credit default swaps -
Credit hedging costs spike as investors buy out-of-the-money options
10 years ago
The cost of hedging against spread widening in the European option space rose in recent sessions -
Buy side piles into US IG credit while staying short Europe
10 years ago
Citi data on investor positions shows that the buy-side is long investment grade credit and getting longer -
Rates fears drive US real money into convertibles
10 years ago
Real money investors are switching into strategies which may offset the impact of rising underlying yields -
European pensions switch to loans as bond yields tighten
10 years ago
Large European pension funds are switching out of high yield bonds and into bank loans -
Option expiries trigger wave of credit index trading
10 years ago
Bank trading desks generated a wave of activity in the CDS index space on Wednesday, as they looked to trade gamma ahead of one of the biggest options expiries in the recent period. -
London-based credit hedge fund snaps up UK RMBS deals
10 years ago
London-based asset manager sees value in UK and Spanish RMBS bonds -
US buy side continues to build shorts in IG credit, says Citi
10 years ago
Buy side firms are still net long but are buying more protection on the investment grade index, calculates Citi -
Telecom bond investors get burnt on switch from Italia
10 years ago
European real money investors have been burnt by switching from Telecom Italia to other peripheral telecoms -
Macro funds drive August CMBS sell-off
10 years ago
An unseasonal wave of b-wic activity hits the US CMBS market -
Long-short credit mutual funds miss opportunity to go short
10 years ago
Only a handful of alternative credit mutual funds have benefited from their flexibility to go short -
Hedge funds turn to dollar bonds as repo squeeze hits short strategies
10 years ago
European dealers are becoming increasingly frustrated as they fail to meet rising demand for borrowed bonds -
Real money managers boost credit hedges as indices tighten
10 years ago
Hedging of potential spread widening in investment grade indices has gathered pace in recent sessions -
Traders rush to bet on falling credit volatility
10 years ago
Option desks in London reported a rush of money for zero-cost range-trading strategies
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