The Development of Financial Derivatives Markets: The Canadian Experience Technical Report No. 62 Sean O'Connor In response to an intense demand for risk management services since the early 1980s, the over-the-counter (OTC) markets for financial derivatives in Canada have developed more vigorously than those for exchange-traded (EXT) derivative securities. This is particularly evident for interest rate derivatives. The objectives of this paper are to examine why Canadian interest rate derivatives […] Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Research Topic(s): Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G1, G10
International Capital Mobility and Asset Substitutability: Some Theory and Evidence on Recent Structural Changes Technical Report No. 44 Francesco Caramazza, Kevin Clinton, Agathe Côté, David Longworth This study examines different aspects of the international integration of capital markets. In particular, it attempts to determine whether the changes in controls and regulatory policies that have occurred in the past decade have been associated with a greater degree of market integration. Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Research Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Financial markets JEL Code(s): F, F2, F20, G, G1, G11, G15