Exchange-traded fund (ETF)
Bitcoin ETFs drive demand for borrowing in crypto markets
Mismatch between cash and crypto settlement cycles creates pre-funding challenge
Bitcoin futures ETF loses 9% a year to fees and contango
Cost of rolling futures contracts from one month to another exacerbates ProShares ETF’s losses
Former clearing head urges ‘reasonable regulation’ of crypto
Risk USA: panellists complain current regulatory approach is ‘painful’ and doesn’t embrace innovation
CFTC’s Behnam wants federal oversight of crypto markets
Proposal would make US first western country to regulate crypto exchanges and traders
A bitcoin ETF could threaten the world’s biggest crypto fund
Regulated funds may suck away demand for Grayscale’s off-exchange investment trusts
The world’s largest bitcoin fund has a tracking error problem
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust moved from trading at an average premium of 36.5% to an 11.6% discount
WM/R fix and the curse of predictability
Investors should renew their focus on execution strategies around the 4pm fix, writes Alexei Jiltsov of Tradefeedr
Cboe plans comeback in crypto markets
US exchange plans to offer crypto derivatives after previous attempts at regulatory approval to list crypto ETFs thwarted
Best Bank Awards: ABN Amro
ABN Amro wins Best prime-of-prime house at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Central bank measures are losing the element of surprise
As the Fed holds rates steady this year, G10 currencies are expected to trade flat, says Dominic Bunning, HSBC's senior FX strategist
Lack of hedging options for RQFII ETF market-makers
Difficulty in accessing onshore market means liquidity providers are having trouble hedging China A-share exposure
Europe’s institutional investors look to alternatives and cost-effective exposure
Institutional investors in Europe favour fixed-income and alternative assets as they continue de-risking their portfolios, with a focus on cost-effective market exposure and downside protection
Macquarie to offer bespoke beta and absolute return commodity products from June
Macquarie is extending its existing commodity sales and trading platform with the launch of a commodity investor products business, which will be led by ex-Goldman Sachs global head of commodities
Spotlight on: Lee Sanders, Axa Investment Managers
Axa Investment Managers’ head of FX and fixed-income execution talks to Joel Clark about the firm’s increasing FX activities and the changing nature of the market
Trading Places, January 24, 2011
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world.
Enforce clearing, catapult FX into the big league, say FX Week USA panellists
NEW YORK - Counterparty risk is preventing FX from becoming a major asset class and must be addressed, according to panellists discussing the future of the FX industry at the FX Week USA congress in New York last Tuesday (July 13).
Post-trade innovation set to drive up volumes
NEW YORK - Post-trade functions will become more important in foreign exchange trading operations as the FX market evolves through greater use of high-frequency trading, according to speakers at the FX Week USA conference on July 13.
In Brief, July 5, 2010
Read this week's In Brief to stock up on the latest technology news around the FX world.