Asset managers
Futures gain ground in G10 FX pricing
Some market-makers believe contracts are now primary market price for Commonwealth currencies
Franklin Templeton dethrones MSIM as top FX options user
Counterparty Radar: MSIM continued to cut RMB positions in Q3, while Franklin Templeton increased G10 trades
Pimco and Vanguard slash FX forwards trading with BNP Paribas
Counterparty Radar: French bank sees its notional with mutual funds halve
Buy-siders call for FX options workflow overhaul
FX Markets Europe: Traders say electronification of FX options is still lagging
A tech revolution in an old-school industry
MillTechFX’s Eric Huttman makes the case for doubling down on new technology and embracing automation in FX.
Low FX vol regime fuels exotics expansion
Interest is growing in the products as a way to squeeze juice out of a flat market
Goldman Sachs retakes top FXO dealer spot with mutual funds in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Trades with SEI Investments boosts US bank to top spot
BNP Paribas’ FX forwards notional jump 75% in Q2
Counterparty Radar: French bank’s increased trading with Pimco lifts it into top spot
LMAX eyes electronic FX swaps with FX HedgePool deal
Exchange group will leverage new acquisition’s tech for FX swaps Clob
Survey: FX swaps e-trading sees greater client sophistication
BofA study shows increasing electronic trading of derivatives as users embrace MDPs and APIs
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
Franklin Templeton steps back into FX options
Former biggest user of the instrument among US mutual funds returns with $7.6bn of USD/JPY strategies
Morgan Stanley shoots into FX options dealer top spot
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $11.1 billion in new positions in Q1
Pimco doubles down on FX forwards trades in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Pimco accounted for nearly 60% of all notionals added by mutual funds
BNPP and BofA top this year’s FX Markets Dealer Rankings
Both banks prospered with US mutual funds, while Morgan Stanley remained top counterparty for life insurers
FX books bulge in quant investment field
Carry strategies attract bulk of interest; banks eye growth in volatility, intraday and emerging market replication
Navigating the T+1 implications for FX traders
This FX Markets webinar provides actionable insights for industry professionals navigating the implications of T+1 across their settlement workflows and FX trading operations
JP Morgan’s new way to trade FX overlays
Hybrid execution method allows clients to put dealers in competition via a single trading agreement
Pimco’s cuts to FX forwards positions hit dealers in Q4
Counterparty Radar: State Street takes top spot among dealers as BNP Paribas slides to fourth
European funds face upsurge in settlement risk after T+1
Trade body Efama finds up to 40% of daily FX flows may have to settle outside protection of CLS
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