FX options
Bogucki hearing scheduled for May 23
Defence lawyers are set to argue that the charge is time-barred and not applicable to this case
FX volumes dip in March
But trading activity on most platforms remains strong year on year
Shaffer joins StanChart’s FX options team
Eric Shaffer spent 13 years at Citi before making the move
New records for LCH volumes in 2017
Strong growth driven by roll-out of new products, regulatory change and onboarding of new customers globally
Shift towards futures inevitable, says Greenwich
To address the cost pressures associated with regulation, both buy- and sell-side participants have started analysing the impact of adopting futures in their trading habits
AWARDS JP Morgan claims best FX bank title
The US firm is voted the best bank for foreign exchange dealing at the 2017 FX Week Best Banks Awards, taking the crown from peer Citi
Oh swaps Mizuho for BNP Paribas
FX options specialist will focus on expanding the French bank’s Latin America footprint
Market participants start testing Mifid II systems
But they do not feel fully ready for the sweeping changes taking effect on January 3
Infante joins Goldman Sachs in New York
Gabriel Infante previously worked at Citi for more than seven years
CME to launch weekly Wednesday FX options
The exchange already offers weekly FX options expiring on Fridays
CME's Pandit: NDFs and FX options in focus
CME Group gears up for launch of cash-settled FX options clearing in Q4 2017, following a busy first half
StanChart hires Greiner for G10 trading
David Greiner recently worked at Nomura
Patel takes sabbatical, Swami named global options head at Citi
Chirag Patel to take sabbatical after short transition period; set to return next year in a 'senior' trading role
Standard Chartered hires in London and Singapore
Patodia becomes head of G10 FX options for Asia; Suave joins the London corporate sales team
Citi hires Reimers for options role
Stephan Reimers joins Citi from BNP Paribas, where he spent nearly four years as a FX options trader
Tyndall to join Barclays as FX options trader
Mike Tyndall joins the UK bank in New York from Nomura, reporting to head of global FX options Paul Thirlwall
CME looks to launch FX options clearing in Q4
Following regulatory approval, the exchange looks to start dealer-to-dealer clearing in Q4 and client clearing in 2018
Lawrence Pregiato joins Nomura
Pregiato becomes an executive director, focused on FX options
Nomura and options trader Jason Pealy part ways
It is understood the bank let him go in May
New Change FX to supply mid-rates to LCH’s ForexClear
The mid-rate will be used for determining underlying spot rates at the point of expiry for FX options
Petrov returns to Citi
Anguel Petrov was global head of EMFX options at Société Générale
MarkitServ sees tenfold hike in NDF clearing volumes
The firm is in a test environment with FX options and believes they are a candidate for Q4