Eris Exchange: January Newsletter

Continued High Growth in Eris Standards

Recent Trading Highlights

RECORD: Eris Standards reached 64% of total Open Interest in January

RECORD: Eris Standards grew to 97% of total Volume in 2015 (vs. 83% in 2014)

32 blocks totaling 22,026 contracts traded since October 1st

100% of recent blocks comprised of Standards

Read More >> Eris Trading Update

Eris Launches Major Expansion of Standard Swap Futures

Eris announced the expansion of its flagship Eris Standard U.S. Dollar Interest Rate Swap Future complex on January 11th.

The expanded Eris product set is in response to significant demand from market participants and provides end-users with unprecedented OTC swap-like yield curve granularity.

Eris Exchange now offers three types of USD Standard Interest Rate Swap Futures.

Read More >> Press Release

Learn More >> Summary Sheet

View Product Details >> Standards Catalog Page

Featured Trade: 5y5y Forward Starting Swap Futures

End users can replicate the economics of a 5-year forward starting swap using Eris Ultra Forward Standard Swap Futures as a low margin alternative to an OTC swap.

Ultra Forward Standards allow market participants to hedge loans, lock in a rate for a future investment or bond issuance, and manage long dated liabilities .

Read More >> 5y5y Swap Future Tear Sheet

Eris Speaking at The SFBTA Conference | Jan. 28-30

The South Florida Bond Trading Association features end users and brokers discussing current issues facing the fixed income trading markets.

Kevin Wolf, Chief Business and Product Development Officer, will be speaking on January 29 on the panel entitled, "Unintended Consequences in Mortgages - New Tools and Rules for Outperforming,"

Additional panelist include: John Coleman of R.J. O'Brien, and Former Congressional Chief of Staff, Glen Downs.

Learn More >> Conference Agenda

Join Eris at The FIA/SIFMA Asset Management Derivatives Forum | Feb. 3 - 5

Eris Exchange is proud to participate in the second jointly hosted FIA/SIFMA AMG Forum in Laguna Beach, CA on February 3-5, 2016.

FIA and SIFMA AMG will come together again for a comprehensive review of the most critical derivatives issues facing the buy-side. Eris will be attending meetings throughout the conference.

Schedule a Meeting >> Contact us

Webinar Registration: Learn More About The New Eris Standards | Feb. 18th

Eris will present updates during a live webinar on February 18 at 10 AM ET.

Topics include:

Review of newly launched expanded set of Eris Standards
Eris Swap Futures overview and trading update
Q&A session

Webinar Sign Up >> Register Now

Recent RiskVal Release Supports Eris Analytics

RiskVal Fixed Income (RVFI) now enables users to model relative value trades for Eris Standard and Eris Flex contracts by integrating live Eris Swap Futures market data, RiskVal's proprietary curves, and other historical market data.

The new feature is available in the "Forward Swap Matrix" function. For instructions on accessing Eris products on RiskVal, contact [email protected].

Learn More >> RiskVal Tear Sheet