Forwards
LSEG shelves replatforming project for FX Matching venues
After EBS migration, dealers had little appetite for another major technology project
BNP Paribas’ FX forwards notional jump 75% in Q2
Counterparty Radar: French bank’s increased trading with Pimco lifts it into top spot
Dealer relief at delays to Refinitiv Matching’s tech migration
First phase of replatforming for Swiss spot pairs set to be pushed to mid-2025
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
Bloomberg to launch T+1 FX fixing
Index arm to offer benchmark for value tomorrow outrights that settle in line with new US securities timeline
FXSpotStream looks to growth products beyond spot
New chief exec Jeff Ward highlights NDFs and FX swaps as next boom area for the venue
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
Corporates eye FX options as hedging costs shrink
With hedge ratios tipped to rise, dealers say treasurers are increasingly open to optionality
Uncertain rates outlook poses challenge for corporate FX hedgers
Hedging programmes may need a revamp as EM/G10 rates differentials narrow
JPM falls out of favour in FX forwards with US insurers
US bank exits top 10 after cuts from TIAA and Athene in Q3
How corporates are tooling up for FX risk
Unstable markets have forced corporate treasurers to adopt whizzier methods for managing currency exposures
US insurers take different paths to hedge FX
Counterparty Radar: Maturity and size of FX forwards trades vary significantly between firms
LatAm electronification – a market stuck in the past
Electronic pricing and execution of Latin American currencies is still lagging, say dealers
Hedge funds turn to exotics for EM carry trades
Traders eye dual digitals to cheapen up carry plays
US banks eye collateralisation to tackle SA-CCR costs
Dealers are asking asset managers to post margin on their FX swaps and forwards to offer more competitive prices
US banks fight back in FX forwards
Price differentials have narrowed as banks learn to live with SA-CCR
NatWest’s plan to put the XVA into RFQs
Bank to launch approximation tool on its electronic pricing framework for FX forwards
HSBC, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley take top spots in FX dealer rankings
US dealers tend to have larger books, but face increased competition from European rivals, according to new analysis
Fidelity FX forwards trades propel BofA to top dealer spot
Counterparty Radar: Bank of America takes dealer rankings lead in Q1 for the first time
Mizuho fined over deal contingent FX forwards
CFTC finds clients weren't told about pre-hedging activity that likely resulted in worse pricing
Large US funds shrink exposure to top FX forward counterparties
Smaller managers increase top-dealer allocations as big beasts pull back