Opinion
ACI heads for Manila, but will anyone else?
The ACI's decision to hold its annual get-together in Manila has raised a few eyebrows to say the least.
Turkey and the butterfly
Marios Maratheftis , FX strategist at Standard Chartered Bank in London, says it is one thing being positive on the TRY and another being complacent. Here he presents three models that can help with the timing of TRY trades.
Bank results need to be spelt out
Annual results season is here, and this brings a series of stories for FX Week on how banks' forex desks are performing.
Look past the Fed for dollar positives
Geoff Kendrick, senior currency strategist at Westpac in London, believes the market is too focused on the Fed's intention for rates, and is therefore missing the medium- term positive signs for the greenback
Future opportunities from EUR/CHF
Corvin Codirla and Adarsh Sinha, fx strategists at barclays capital in london, show that while low eur/chf volatility may be justified at present, investors should position for a pick-up further out
A flexible approach to hedging
UBS's FX structuring team offers two case studies highlighting the benfits of flexible hedging solutions in the form of flexi notional forwards and structured flexi forwards
Loonie flight to quality remains on course
The current outlook for real interest rates and the growth picture remains favourable for the Canadian dollar, writes Ashraf Laidi , chief currency analyst at MG Financial in New York
Signs of the times, symbols of success
Emerging markets currencies are gradually coming to the fore.
Algorithmic trading in FX – watch this space
With algorithms now being tailored to provide best execution, Stuart Crooks, European head of FX sales at FlexTrade Systems, says now is a good time to start looking into these products
Using basket options for Asian appreciation
Ian Stannard , senior currency strategist at BNP Paribas in London, suggests a basket option to participate in Asian currency outperformance
The bonuses of networking
Ronald Balzano , president of COESfx, says businesses relying too heavily on trading desks will lose out to firms that offer customers quick and easy access via ECNs
Time to foster a culture of admission
Another trading scandal has hit the market, and it appears that this latest one fits the pattern of previous incidents, begging the question of what, if anything, can be done to stop further occurrences.
Staff retention is not as simple as a big payout
So bonus season is rolling around again, with all the expectations, exceeded and dashed, that it inevitably brings.
Opportunities from Asian tension
Niels Christensen , senior currency strategist at Société Générale in Paris, sees opportunities for dollar bulls and bears when trading the Hong Kong dollar despite the peg
A new maturity for FX?
Justyn Trenner , chief executive and principal of consultancy firm ClientKnowledge, says a more discriminating approach to how liquidity is channelled is essential to the continued growth of the market
A big year down under: AUD out-performs NZD
Four reasons why AUD/NZD is going higher in 2006, by Adam Cole , senior currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets in London
Hedging foreign currency earnings with basket options
By Ramon Espinosa , GFX-Portfolio and risk strategy, Jim Kamphoefner , GFX solutions and Andria McLintock , GFX options at Bank of America
Sale offers a fresh start for EBS
And they're off! Yes it's finally out in the open, EBS is up for sale, and we've got a good idea who the runners and riders are.
A year of transition
G7 monetary policy will drive down the dollar, but in a year of policy gradualism and recovering global growth, its decline is likely to be orderly, say Lena Komileva , G7 market economist and James Potter , MD treasury at Tullett Prebon
This inequality must be reduced
The picture of the FX trader as a macho working class white male may to some degree be dated, but there is still not enough diversity in the market.
Facilitate to accumulate
Kim Fournais, chief executive of Saxo Bank, says the race to deliver the perfect multi-product trading platform need not be a zero-sum game
From crystal balls to digital options
Sometimes one just wants to know – how much can I lose? Evan Steed , vice-president and director, FX options at TD Securities in Toronto, looks at three funding possibilities that can hopefully reduce this uncertainty
Is the UK consumer a spent force?
Jeremy Stretch, FX strategist at Rabobank in London, looks at the economic backdrop, interest rate expectations and prospects for growth in the UK in 2006