Foreign exchange
Hedge funds take profit on vol trades with Trump win
FX volatility drops sharply as positions unwind; rates market sees mixed reaction
New fee plans for FXGO rile dealers
Bloomberg plans to charge spot FX market-makers from next year
FX HedgePool extends credit intermediation beyond FX swaps
New service lets buy side trade spot and forwards with LPs without prior credit ties, including non-banks
Argentina sells dollars in parallel FX market
Domestic currency’s CCL value jumps as central bank tightens monetary supply
Automation the answer to costly fat finger errors
e-FX Forum: BNP FX exec says trading and booking problems can create up to 4% hit on P&L
Fee compression threatens FX algo innovation
e-FX Forum: Bank algo heads say continued revenue pressures could stifle development
FX options’ MDP migration
Volumes on multi-dealer platforms are climbing, but dealers warn pricing may not be optimal
BofA extends ‘guaranteed rate’ window to a year
US bank holds spot FX rates for longer period to give alternative hedging tools to smaller clients
Gearing up for FX’s blockchain resurgence
FX markets can benefit from the digital asset revolution but need to pay attention now, says LMAX Group’s Mercer
Data reveals hidden clockwork of FX forwards market
More than 70% of Vanguard’s volumes and nearly half of Pimco’s regularly occur on just four calendar days
State Street hires FactSet’s Matsko for GlobalLink business
New hire to take on global sales head role
FX books bulge in quant investment field
Carry strategies attract bulk of interest; banks eye growth in volatility, intraday and emerging market replication
BestX founder Jerome joins Deutsche Bank
Oliver Jerome joins the German bank as head of European FX product
Morgan Stanley back on top for US insurer FX forwards
Counterparty Radar: Bank added $1.7bn with Mass Mutual in Q4 to overtake Citi as biggest dealer
Invesco more than triples size of its FX options book
Counterparty Radar: Manager’s portfolio exceeded $5 billion notional in Q4
Asia FX Awards 2024: The winners
The FX Markets Asia FX Awards present 43 categories, determined by an esteemed judging panel comprising industry experts and FX professionals across Apac. They have paid attention to firms that brought unique and innovative ways to fulfil industry needs…
HSBC wins six Apac FX house of the year awards
With one of the strongest footprints in the Asia-Pacific region (Apac), HSBC provides international clients with an extensive local FX franchise while facilitating local clients’ access to international markets
SocGen hires Estrada as global head of FX
John Estrada previously held the same role at Credit Suisse prior to his departure last year
As T+1 looms, non-US firms consider out-of-hours trading
Pruned settlement cycle forces foreign buy-siders to explore automating the FX leg of securities trades
FX losses mount after Argentina’s devaluation
Citi, Adidas among those taking hits totalling over $3.3bn in Q4 as dealers cite lack of hedging tools
Citi appoints new global head of FX product amid MD cuts
Ayesa Latif will oversee end-to-end delivery of FX products and services, as well as its electronic FX distribution platforms