Articles by Miriam Siers
FXCM and SuperDerivatives to add new pairs to options platform
Since its launch in July last year, the DCX joint venture has now attracted nine liquidity providers and plans to add new emerging market pairs
Juhlin leaves Morgan Stanley sales role
Glenn Juhlin has left Morgan Stanley in New York
e-FX sales director leaves Goldman Sachs
Heidi Golding has left Goldman to focus on her own business
Forex TCA providers proliferate as buy-side demand increases
Buy-side traders are increasingly changing the way they trade and the counterparties they choose as the sophistication of execution benchmarking tools increases, say TCA providers
Platform rules for OTC markets could decimate smaller players, warn panellists
Single-dealer platforms and smaller market participants will suffer under new OTC regulations, according to speakers at Fix Protocol trading conference
Lloyds hires Deutsche’s Cassidy to head e-commerce and clearing
Joe Cassidy joins Lloyds in London today, reporting to Clare Francis, head of sales
Cable stagnation forecast moves RBS to top
Royal Bank of Scotland’s February 3 forecasts for the euro, sterling and Swiss franc were spot-on, putting the bank at the top of the one-month rankings
Bank focus on new options platforms intensifies
Tradeweb recently became the latest technology provider to launch a multibank trading platform for FX options, as a handful of new platforms compete to harness liquidity in the product. More than a year since the first platforms went live, which ones…
Bank Sarasin: Swiss franc is under control
The Swiss private bank's chief economist believes the threat of further intervention from the SNB will prevent further appreciation of the franc
Goldman Sachs loses three in FX sales
Artur Kuzma, Jonny Edelman and Jo Li have left Goldman Sachs
Marex Spectron continues FX expansion
New hires include Willie Sim as head of FX for Asia-Pacific, as well as ex-Lloyds pair Kelvin Jouhar and Hetal Patel
Nomura expands in Dubai
FX traders Hyeonmuk Mun, Hatem Jerad and Ali Debbagh join Nomura to focus on Mena region
CLS appoints general manager for Asia-Pacific
Makoto Miyazaki joined CLS in Tokyo yesterday, replacing Kiyoshi Morofushi
Gavsie to replace Thorsen as BMO’s FX chief
CJ Gavsie will become head of FX products on March 31, following the retirement of Jamie Thorsen
FX Invest Europe: Investors cautious on prospects for renminbi
Currency managers express a preference for alternative emerging market currencies to Chinese renminbi
FX Invest Europe: Investors back away from complex trades to avoid regulation
Some buy-side participants are moving away from complex FX options due to the uncertainty of forthcoming clearing and exchange trading regulations in the US and Europe, according to conference speakers
Banks welcome Tradition-Icap’s volatility fix
The daily fix could pave the way to the creation of new volatility-based derivatives, say participants
Digital Vega debuts Traiana’s updated credit and risk service
Post-trade technology provider Traiana has this week launched a new version of Harmony CreditLink to support FX derivatives, with Digital Vega's Medusa the first platform to roll it out
Aussie dollar is overvalued, says UBS Asset Management
Despite the strong performance of the Australian economy, the Aussie dollar is overvalued to "an extreme level", according to Jonathan Davies
Greek deal brings early signs of calm in spot and options
Options traders say markets are reflecting a more relaxed view on the euro than in previous months, particularly following this week's Greek rescue package
LTRO has jump-started currency investors out of risk aversion, says Pimco
Currency investors appear to have moved away from risk aversion and become more interested in high-yielding EM currencies as a result of the ECB’s refinancing operation, according to Pimco’s head of FX
Spotlight on: Nigel Khakoo, Nomura
Nomura's newly appointed global head of FX options talks to Miriam Siers about why he chose to join the Japanese bank after a career at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Citi, and how he is navigating the challenges facing the options market as a result of…
Euro decline will accelerate in 2012, says Rabobank
Having forecast eurodollar to fall only moderately by now – a view that lands it at the top of the three-month rankings – Rabobank now expects a sharper fall
Singapore’s FX exemption welcomed as a sign of global consistency
A proposal by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to exempt FX swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing is seen as a positive move to harmonise treatment of FX with the US