Derivatives in Indonesia: An Overview of 2010

2010 has been a remarkable, if somewhat demanding, year for all those involved in the derivatives market. In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, there have been heated debates on issues ranging from transparency, to standardisation and the proposed implementation of Central Counterparties (CCPs). And these debates have not been limited to the American and European markets. Asian regulators have spent a great deal of time and effort to prevent the problems that were seen in the US and Europe from happening on their turf - and Indonesia is no exception to this. Here, as the end of the year approaches, we take a look at a couple of the important developments we have witnessed in Indonesia this year.