Foreign exchange

• Trading

On dealer and currency choices, big US funds differ

Pimco, Vanguard and other fund giants account for up to 60% of forwards trades – but have very different hedging needs and dealer panels

• 22 Oct 2020

• Tech and data

Banks rent ready-made algos for FX trading

NatWest, XTX Markets and others develop new outsourcing model for tech

• 14 Oct 2020

• Trading

Argentina allows peso to fall faster

Central bank increases repo rate as currency falls and inflation rises, despite severe GDP contraction

• 06 Oct 2020

• Our take

Tackling settlement risk is a serious business

Unless market participants come together, the risk in the system is here to stay

• 06 Oct 2020

• Tech and data

BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank to extend FX API for Indonesia and India

Chatbots cut through delays in dealing with custodians

• 13 Aug 2020

• Our take

FX swaps clearing redux

SA-CCR could unleash the potential of clearing, and may ignite some big changes

• 27 Jul 2020

• Trading

FX research bounces back amid volatility

Dealers report sharp rise in client demand for research

• 22 Jul 2020

• Tech and data

Avoiding market impact – it takes two

Dealer hedging practices have a big part to play in quiet execution, but so does client behaviour, writes UBS's Ciara Quinlan

• 14 Jul 2020

• Infrastructure

SA-CCR adoption may spur wider FX swaps clearing

With up to 90% lower exposures on offer, dealers say capital benefits could outweigh margin costs

• 07 Jul 2020

• Tech and data

Sell at dawn and go away – but come back after lunch

Historic and well-known intraday seasonal patterns can deliver return-to-risk ratios in excess of 1. Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov explores whether execution desks should employ these factors

• 15 Jun 2020

• Trading

Investors trade the drama out of the crisis

How LGIM, Axa IM, Manulife and other buy-siders tackled the toughest markets since 2008

• 13 May 2020

• Tech and data

Ion’s wrists slapped in probe of Broadway deal

Competition watchdog extends initial investigation after Ion failed to comply with call for info

• 24 Apr 2020

• Our take

Who revived FX volatility?

The reports of FX vol death were greatly exaggerated. For now, anyway

• 14 Apr 2020

• Tech and data

CLS data scientists try to decode FX volatility

New team has flood of info to work on, after Covid-19 trading surge pushes March volumes up 27%

• 30 Mar 2020

• Tech and data

FX data shows hold, reject divide in G10 vs the rest

Use of analytics can help reduce last look and improve FX Code adherence, says EBS executive

• 24 Mar 2020

• Regulation

India preps margin regime as parliament debates netting law

Lawmakers thrash out bill on close-out netting; margin rules likely to follow in H1

• 11 Mar 2020

• Trading

FX options see record volumes as yen goes off-script

Coronavirus outbreak and recession fears trigger frenzied trading in USD/JPY options

• 26 Feb 2020

• Tech and data

Average reported daily UK FX turnover hits record high

Daily turnover of $2,881bn in October 2019, up 2% from previous high of $2,821bn in April

• 04 Feb 2020

• Trading

PBoC injects 1.2 trillion yuan as markets plunge

Chinese central bank eases to support economy as coronavirus spreads; Q1 GDP growth could drop to 4%

• 04 Feb 2020

• Trading

Spot volumes on platforms resumed downward trend in 2019

But an uptick was seen in FX swaps and forwards submitted for settlement

• 03 Feb 2020

• Foreign Exchange

FX Week February 3 2020 digital download (exclusive to FX Week Corporate subscribers)

• 03 Feb 2020

• Trading

PBoC extends market closure as coronavirus spreads rapidly

Chinese central bank extends interbank markets closure and vows to maintain ample liquidity

• 29 Jan 2020

• Foreign Exchange

FX Week January 27 2020 digital download (exclusive to FX Week Corporate subscribers)

• 27 Jan 2020

• Foreign Exchange

FX Week January 20 2020 digital download (exclusive to FX Week Corporate subscribers)

• 20 Jan 2020