EU antitrust regulators have accepted proposals offered by Markit and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association that will make it easier to trade credit derivatives. BRUSSELS—European Union antitrust regulators on Wednesday said they accepted commitments offered by International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. and data provider Markit that assuage Brussels’ concerns the parties were impeding competition in the lucrative credit-derivatives market. The development will help move the market onto regulated exchanges, soothing concerns that the firms were impeding competition. In a statement, Mark Chandler, chief executive of Markit, said: “Today’s announcement is another step in our efforts to ensure derivatives markets
EU antitrust regulators have accepted proposals offered by Markit and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association that will make it easier to trade credit derivatives. The development will help move the market onto regulated exchanges, soothing concerns that the firms were impeding competition. In a statement, Mark Chandler, chief executive of Markit, said: “Today’s announcement is another step in our efforts to ensure derivatives markets