Articles by Joe Parsons
Cross-currency futures could ease bilateral burden – CME
Quarterly €STR-vs-SOFR contract could be used by Stir desks to manage currency basis risk
Bilateral streaming relationships set to grow, say LPs
FX Markets Europe: More clients are embracing APIs to access bank liquidity directly
LSEG shelves replatforming project for FX Matching venues
After EBS migration, dealers had little appetite for another major technology project
Higher rates see corporates reassess FX structured products
Treasurers are getting a taste for dual currency notes and structured forwards
SocGen makes Americas FX push with string of new hires
French bank eyes US and Latin American real money clients
FXGO eyes platform upgrades with new fee model
Bloomberg’s brokerage charges will fund upcoming automation and TCA projects
Hedge funds take profit on vol trades with Trump win
FX volatility drops sharply as positions unwind; rates market sees mixed reaction
Exotic FX derivatives bets in play as US election vol jumps
Forward volatility agreements see profits for funds; new trades include vol knockouts
BNP Paribas hires New York FXO head from Deutsche Bank
Former emerging markets FX options trader joins French bank to lead desk
Citi poaches FX options trading duo from Barclays
US bank adds to its London and Singapore FXO trading desks
Low FX vol regime fuels exotics expansion
Interest is growing in the products as a way to squeeze juice out of a flat market
Currenex loses US court bid to reveal XTX trade secrets
Judge also rules the venue must reveal its own matching code in class action case
Forward thinking: Banks adapt P&L mark-out tools for FX forwards
Dealers modify market impact measurement to get better handle on profitability – and client value
LMAX eyes electronic FX swaps with FX HedgePool deal
Exchange group will leverage new acquisition’s tech for FX swaps Clob
UBS taps Averre for electronic FX STIR role
Former BNPP veteran will lead electronification and automation strategy for STIR trading
Dealer relief at delays to Refinitiv Matching’s tech migration
First phase of replatforming for Swiss spot pairs set to be pushed to mid-2025
Jane Street ups its game in FX market-making
High-frequency trading firm now streaming bilateral spot FX liquidity to clients
FX forwards dealers face added challenges in P&L analysis
Mark-out tools for forwards and swaps trading may not be a panacea
Nomura hires Sambrani in ongoing FX options buildout
Former head of Asia FX options trading at Barclays joins bank in London
Dealers bruised by surprise renminbi vol surge
Rush to re-hedge USD/CNH exotics left banks in grip of painful short gamma squeeze
New fee plans for FXGO rile dealers
Bloomberg plans to charge spot FX market-makers from next year
Traders flipped long yen vol ahead of global market rout
Hedge funds and real money bought long yen volatility in the run-up to Monday’s turmoil
Barclays global head of eFX trading joins FMX
Shterenberg previously held senior algo execution and G10 FX trading roles
Coex Partners hires former Citi head of FX Apac sales
Matt Long joins Coex in Singapore to oversee FX execution and trading strategy for regional clients