Options
Bogucki asks court to bar argument on fiduciary duty at trial
Judge will hear the matter later this month, ahead of February trial
Refinitiv expands in Mena, launches sentiment feed in Japan
Clients can access range of markets in Middle East and North Africa
Libor to become third-country benchmark under no-deal Brexit
UK-based reference rate would need to gain EU approval by end-2019 to avoid “unthinkable” disruption
Marex Spectron re-enters FX with new platform
After a four-year hiatus, the broker rolls out offering geared at smaller players that large banks find relatively unattractive
BNPP strengthens London FX options team
The French bank is out to capture additional market share
Bogucki lawyers subpoena HP’s trading data
Effort comes after the court denies another attempt to dismiss the superseding indictment against Bogucki
Michelsen joins Handelsbanken
Otto Michelsen moves to Handelsbanken from Arion Bank as an FX options trader
New Chinese FX crackdown to hit corporate hedging
Despite new reserve requirement, dealers say ‘maturity’ in risk management is here to stay
Robert Bogucki loses motion to dismiss
But judge says the two counterparties to the trade have no standing to sue Bogucki or Barclays
US DoJ changes tactics in Bogucki case
US attorneys will use bank fraud laws to pursue the former currency trader, extending the statute of limitations
Judge grants Bogucki’s case dismissal hearing
Robert Bogucki's lawyers will argue the US abused a transnational document request to extend the statute of limitations
Bogucki lawyers call FX case a ‘well-disguised sham’
Defence says prosecutors misused international document request to extend statute of limitations
RJ O’Brien closes FX business, effective immediately
The firm no longer finds the space strategically attractive
Bogucki plans to fight fraud charges in California
Former Barclays FX head returns ‘not guilty’ plea during arraignment at Brooklyn court
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
Esma proposes crackdown on CFDs and binary options
Esma considers ban on binary options and tighter leverage limit rules for contracts for difference
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
Markets underpricing impact of tax reform, says BAML
“I think the market is not appreciating the risk of growth,” says David Woo, head of global rates and FX
LBC selects Bloomberg’s FXGO for treasury
Philippine logistic company eyes further expansion and looks for seamless trade execution
CIB revenues set to drop slightly in Asia – Coalition
Survey finds corporate and investment banking revenues are expected to be 4% lower in 2017 than the year before
Oh swaps Mizuho for BNP Paribas
FX options specialist will focus on expanding the French bank’s Latin America footprint