Vanilla option
BRL bulls hold firm after Bolsonaro first-round win
Hedge funds keep USD/BRL puts ahead of election run-off as protection premiums for Lula upset soar
Hedge funds push yen options bets to next BoJ meeting
Target shifts as vol punts on change to rates policy fall flat
BoJ currency intervention spurs FX options traders
Traders turn bearish on USD/JPY FX vol over further central bank intervention
FX options see record volumes as yen goes off-script
Coronavirus outbreak and recession fears trigger frenzied trading in USD/JPY options
Faros Trading moves into options
Faros Trading, which was established in 2009, has added FX options to its product suite
Eight pilot SurfaceExchange FX derivatives platform
SurfaceExchange is piloting its anonymous FX derivatives trading platform with eight traders and plans to go live at the end of the first quarter.
BarCap loses two in vanilla options
LONDON – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has lost two from its vanilla options team in London, the UK bank confirmed.