Opinion

The end of emerging market exuberance?

A plunge in high-yield currencies has triggered concerns that global investors had become too lax in their evaluation of emerging market risk, but Caroline Blyth, emerging market manager at Informa Global Markets, says the likelihood of a serious…

How anonymity turned to acrimony

Anonymous trading is still one of the single most contentious topics in the industry. The threat posed by those that trade anonymously using the credit lines of prime brokers, became evident last year.

A Russian revolution

Jurye Pimenov , senior FX dealer at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, and Igor Souzdaltsev , project manager in financial markets at Investsberbank in Moscow, analyse the Russian rouble's strength and its recent comeback after the financial…

April – a perfect storm for Asian FX?

Investors could profit from the prospect of an unusually volatile month for the normally low-vol USD/SGD. Sean Callow , senior currency strategist at Westpac Institutional Bank in Singapore, explains how this can be achieved

Trading FX implied volatility

How frequently does one need to hedge to effectively trade implied volatility? Duncan Farnsworth , head of risk analytics in the currency structuring group at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London, offers a solution

The winners take it all?

In the past few years, it has become clear that the winners in FX are those that were first to commit to the right IT investment.

Not too late to sell the Swedish krona

As the short-term interest rate spread between the eurozone and Sweden increases, we are likely to see further depreciation of the krona, writes Henrik Degrér , senior portfolio strategist of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)

Is risk adequately priced?

An end to carry plays on high-yield emerging currencies would create volatility in FX markets and potential flight to safe-haven assets. Sharada Selvanathan , currency strategist at BNP Paribas in Singapore, suggests a basket to benefit from this

Turkey and the butterfly

Marios Maratheftis , FX strategist at Standard Chartered Bank in London, says it is one thing being positive on the TRY and another being complacent. Here he presents three models that can help with the timing of TRY trades.

Look past the Fed for dollar positives

Geoff Kendrick, senior currency strategist at Westpac in London, believes the market is too focused on the Fed's intention for rates, and is therefore missing the medium- term positive signs for the greenback

Future opportunities from EUR/CHF

Corvin Codirla and Adarsh Sinha, fx strategists at barclays capital in london, show that while low eur/chf volatility may be justified at present, investors should position for a pick-up further out

A flexible approach to hedging

UBS's FX structuring team offers two case studies highlighting the benfits of flexible hedging solutions in the form of flexi notional forwards and structured flexi forwards

Loonie flight to quality remains on course

The current outlook for real interest rates and the growth picture remains favourable for the Canadian dollar, writes Ashraf Laidi , chief currency analyst at MG Financial in New York

The bonuses of networking

Ronald Balzano , president of COESfx, says businesses relying too heavily on trading desks will lose out to firms that offer customers quick and easy access via ECNs

Time to foster a culture of admission

Another trading scandal has hit the market, and it appears that this latest one fits the pattern of previous incidents, begging the question of what, if anything, can be done to stop further occurrences.

Opportunities from Asian tension

Niels Christensen , senior currency strategist at Société Générale in Paris, sees opportunities for dollar bulls and bears when trading the Hong Kong dollar despite the peg

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