United States (US)
For variation margin payments, cash is no longer king
Dealers are being pressed to accept corporate bonds and even equities as collateral for non-cleared trades
Goldman Sachs doubled FX trading revenues in 2024
Bumper Q4 powers bank to head of US dealer pack by foreign exchange revenue
EU firms fear dollar liquidity becoming tariff bargaining chip
Eurozone banks rely on dollars for 17% of funding; trade war escalation could affect access
Trump tariffs sent FX options traders on a wild ride
As US assets sold off, dealers found themselves on the front lines of a hedging scramble
Tariffs volatility prompts rush to re-hedge EUR/USD options books
Banks left scrambling to buy vol as spot surged beyond expectations
Corporates hamstrung in response to FX volatility
Restrictions around hedging programmes leave US firms struggling to adapt to dollar weakness
FX traders revel in March Madness
Chaotic Trump policies finally bring diversity to flows – to the delight of market-makers
Does FX Spot+ add up for traders?
New CME venue aims to provide easier access to FX futures liquidity, but some worry about its stability in choppy markets
Short-term Trump FX trades ‘dead’ as euro rallies
EUR/USD spot rally and vol spike sees mass unwinds of long USD trades
Tech firm OneChronos to offer ‘bundled’ equity-FX trading
New auction algorithms will optimise multi-leg trades; FX roll-out due in second quarter
Futures gain ground in G10 FX pricing
Some market-makers believe contracts are now primary market price for Commonwealth currencies
Trump’s tariff threats stress London gold market
Cost of funding customer positions has shot up 10,000% as deliverable supplies shift to New York
Corporates pressed on FX hedges as dollar surge bites
CFOs increasingly facing tough questions about impact of exchange rates on foreign revenues
Tariff news ‘ping pong’ gives FX options desks a headache
Dealers say Trump’s shifting deadlines sparked weekend trading rush and made it hard to monetise flows
Corporates eye complex FX hedges as carry costs mount
Leveraged forwards and options-based structures entice treasurers facing rates uncertainty and FX volatility
Trump’s tariff threats fuel corporate FX hedging revamp
Treasurers mull options and longer-dated hedges in face of mixed signals on measures’ extent and timing
Does no-hedge strategy stack up for mag seven mavericks?
At Amazon, Meta and Tesla, the lack of FX hedging might raise eyebrows, but isn’t necessarily a losing technique
Amazon, Meta and Tesla reject FX hedging
FX Markets study shows tech giants don’t hedge day-to-day exposures
Franklin Templeton dethrones MSIM as top FX options user
Counterparty Radar: MSIM continued to cut RMB positions in Q3, while Franklin Templeton increased G10 trades
FX automation key to post-T+1 success, say custodians
Custody banks saw uptick in demand for automated FX execution to tackle T+1 challenges
Pimco and Vanguard slash FX forwards trading with BNP Paribas
Counterparty Radar: French bank sees its notional with mutual funds halve