Anyone have any idea what the standard is for reporting leverage on financial futures - specifically swap/STIR/OIS related ones like Eurodollars and Fed Funds futures?
If you are long/short a Eurodollar contract that expires in Dec 11, it seems absurd to think of it as $1MM of risk, is that the standard? What about if you engaged in a curve trade - would you theoretically have zero exposure?
Would love to hear from some people who have marketed before or engaged in risk analysis on this. I know the exchange and SPAN margins, but if you were to look at leverage in a marketing sense, what would you say?
Cheers!
If you are long/short a Eurodollar contract that expires in Dec 11, it seems absurd to think of it as $1MM of risk, is that the standard? What about if you engaged in a curve trade - would you theoretically have zero exposure?
Would love to hear from some people who have marketed before or engaged in risk analysis on this. I know the exchange and SPAN margins, but if you were to look at leverage in a marketing sense, what would you say?
Cheers!