Markit

Markit, which is seen closely aligned with the dealers, could present a more attractive partner for LCH.Clearnet than an exchange-led effort, according to Mr. Niederauer.

NYSE Confirms LCH Interest, Says Markit Leading Its Bid Jacob Bunge 2011

The commission said it suspects that the banks are giving raw swaps data only to Markit, which is partly owned by the 16 banks.

EU Opens Probes of a Swaps Market Matthew Dalton 2011

Markit, which is seen closely aligned with the dealers, could present a more attractive partner for LCH.Clearnet than an exchange-led effort, according to Mr. Niederauer.

NYSE Confirms LCH Interest, Says Markit Leading Its Bid Jacob Bunge 2011

The commission said it suspects that the banks are giving raw swaps data only to Markit, which is partly owned by the banks.

EU Probes Credit-Default-Swaps Market Matthew Dalton 2011

Starting in the fourth quarter, Liffe will offer to provide centralized clearing for dealers, money managers and others that trade European credit-default-swap indexes called the Markit iTraxx.

Liffe Joins Credit-Default Arena 2008

A benchmark high-grade derivatives index, known as the Markit CDX IG10, which measures the cost of insuring the debt of 125 U.S. and Canadian investment-grade companies against a default, tightened sharply.

Treasurys Sag as Credit Jitters Subside 2008

The high-yield derivative index, called the Markit CDX HY-10, that many use as a proxy for the health of the high-yield market, has fallen to 94 cents from 97.25 cents since the start of June.

Corporate-Debt Costs Stay High 2008

One part focuses on a larger set of banks - 16 in total - that work with a data provider called the Markit Group, based in London, designing pricing procedures and indices related to these swaps.

NYT > Home Page By LOUISE STORY 2011

The costs of insuring Hungarian debt against default rose, with the credit default swap spread rising 0.10 percentage point to 3.45 points, according to data provider Markit, meaning the annual cost of insuring

Moody's Puts Hungary Rating Under Review 2010

The Markit iTraxx Asia index of credit-default swaps on 50 regional borrowers fell 22 basis points to 115 basis points as of 8: 33 a.m. in Singapore, its biggest drop since May 7, 2009, according to Deutsche Bank AG and CMA DataVision in New York.

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