Buy side
Margin costs leap on Simm rejig and rates hikes
Acadia finds roughly one-third jump in exposure following Simm recalibration, with higher funding costs adding to burden
Return of volatility revs up FX options market
Macro disruption hikes volatility for eager dealers, however liquidity and spread compression remain a concern
Cboe bans FX code holdouts from Full Amount platform
Only FX Global Code signatories will be allowed to trade on the anonymous platform from August 1
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms – but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first
Dealers advancing electronic FX swaps trading on CME
Deutsche Bank is among a handful of dealers using CME’s FX Link platform to help automate market-making
FX HedgePool to push into spot market by year end
Buy-side P2P swaps matching engine to launch new service for WM/R benchmark
GFXC launches tool to spur buy-side adoption of FX code
Standard-setter aims to overcome “lukewarm” buy-side response with web-based prototype tool
MSIM cuts third of FX options volume amid market contraction
Counterparty Radar: Manager pares $13bn of USD/RMB trades, deals blow to BNP’s market share
State Street flies high in FX forwards as Goldman, Citi dive
Counterparty Radar: Goldman loses half of market share, drops out of dealer top 10
This year’s model: how FX algo usage is evolving
Changes see traders favour opportunistic and pegged styles over TWAP for larger orders, finds BestX’s Aled Basey
Duck! Buy side plan to dodge IM rules could backfire
Three-quarters of phase five firms do not expect to exchange margin for at least six months
Is Citi’s SA-CCR hit a sign of things to come?
Higher cost of capital for banks dealing in short-dated uncollateralised FX swaps and forwards could impact dealers and clients alike
Banks turn to analytics playbook to take on FX platforms
Dealers aim to lure clients from high-fee multi-dealer platforms with improved investment analytics
SA-CCR hits Citi’s FX forwards pricing
Four clients say US bank has quoted “less competitive” spreads as a result of new capital regime
MSIM holds half of FX options notionals among US funds
Counterparty Radar: Manager tops up on USD/RMB calls to extend lead and helps Goldman into second place among dealers
JP, Goldman and TD surge in FX forwards as Citi falls back
Counterparty Radar: Citi drops to fifth, losing a third of market share with US mutual funds
New GFXC chair aims to keep up reform on last look
SNB’s Andréa Maechler urges more liquidity providers and trading venues to address hold times
Bridging the gap between traditional and digital currency markets
360T explores how traditional solutions from the FX markets can further advance the digital currency space by diversifying its range of participants
Buy-side traders start to cool on ESG-deficient dealers
Managers adopting ESG metrics in counterparty evaluations may exclude dealers that aren’t up to scratch
Hedging specialists vie for swelling FX overlay business
Custodians, banks and others look to capitalise on trend for buy side to outsource currency hedging
JP Morgan flies into top FX options spot
Counterparty Radar: Renminbi/US dollar trades also keep Morgan Stanley IM in front
Morgan Stanley solidifies forwards lead as Citi and BNP slip
Counterparty Radar: Non-G10 pairs regain momentum despite dip in total positions in Q3
Dealers look to cut SDP prices amid platform fee battle
JP Morgan offers different pricing for single and multi-dealer venues; Barclays mulls same approach
Lack of incentives slow uptake of deliverable FX clearing
Absence of regulatory drivers and use of prime brokerage curbing demand, say panellists