Volatility
The ongoing electronification of FX in Asia
Martin Haines, managing director, Asia, at KX explains how KX Insights – a cloud-first, real-time analytics platform – can add scale and efficiency to real-time analytics programmes for customers in Asia to adapt to different trading environments and…
FX option selling and weak demand behind vol slide, say traders
EUR/USD vol inches towards pre-Covid lows, but some believe inflation could upset trend
Clunky crypto markets serve quants well – can it continue?
Poor price discovery presents opportunities for systematic traders in super-trending markets
FOMC surprise led to hedge fund losses, say traders
Fast money caught out by June dollar bounce after Fed’s surprise hawkish tone
El Salvador’s bitcoin currency experiment
Move by first nation to approve bitcoin as legal tender raises important issues, writes former Fed advisor
Quant fund aims to tame bitcoin, and 39 other digital assets
Ex-Morgan Stanley, Winton vets reimagine institutional risk management for volatile crypto markets
CFTC urged to take lead on CCP margin models
Advisory committee unable to agree steps on margin period of risk, model transparency
Asset managers hold the key to any FX revival
For a regime shift to truly occur, long-term investors need to get on board
Strike a pose: deal contingents back in vogue after mid-year slump
M&A revival breathes life into deal contingent trades, but elevated risk keeps prices high
Big moves, but no panic after tumultuous US election
Treasury market saw its largest post-election move since at least 2000 – but liquidity held up
Why bigger can be better with FX options
Large notionals often trade at significantly tighter spreads than smaller ones. Simon Nursey at Digital Vega explains why
FX volatilities fall on receding US election fears
Polls point to a decisive Biden win – though some worry market is being complacent
NDFs: how algos can make sense of the fragments
The scattering of liquidity in non-deliverable forwards calls for new execution tools, argue HSBC execs
Do macroeconomic releases still matter?
Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov explores how FX and other asset classes react to macroeconomic reports
Brexit, Hong Kong tensions revive FX options market
Political wrangles have helped boost FX options volumes in Hong Kong dollar and sterling
Market regimes: how to spot them and how to trade them
Analysing how currency pairs behave in different market regimes can improve execution, writes Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov
FX research bounces back amid volatility
Dealers report sharp rise in client demand for research
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
Bargain-hunting equity hedgers turn to FX
Currency options are cheap relative to stock index puts, but correlations are uncertain
Jittery ringgit spurs options growth in Malaysia
Local corporates seek new hedging tools, but longer-term options liquidity lacking
Navigating uncharted markets with FX algos
BNP Paribas's Asif Razaq describes traversing Covid-troubled waters with execution algorithms
Choppy markets revive quest for RFQ’s ‘magic number’
Deutsche argues for smaller, stronger panels; Citi offers better prices for 'full amount' trades
BLTs and glitchy Wi-Fi: lockdown life for FX execs
With traders transacting trillions from their living rooms, currency markets are adapting to new normal
Andreas König’s crisis playbook meets Covid-19
Interview: Trading from home may be odd, but Amundi’s FX head was ready for other stresses