FX markets
Best Asia FX spot house: UBS
UBS has strengthened its position in Asian spot markets, including during some of the most testing trading conditions of the past year
HKD trading surge highlights pegged currency challenges
Pricing options on currencies with a peg requires a “different mindset”, say traders
Political turmoil rattles Turkish lira carry trade
Echoes of March crackdown that sparked market rout leave traders on alert
Barclays braces for a macro storm
Client FX hedging signals helped bank navigate April’s US rates volatility
Taco trades or fake news fatigue
Is another era of ‘will he, won’t he’ numbing rates and FX traders to its jeopardy?
Citadel Securities’ head of electronic FX departs
Kevin Kimmel’s departure comes just two weeks after the resignation of sales director Brian Seegers
Driving growth of FX services in Apac: HSBC
HSBC has become a key provider of global FX services in the Apac region
Dealers bullish on Bloomberg chat interface for FX markets
Service expanded its API offering to integrate broker chats into banks’ engines for cash FX pricing late last year
Hedge funds flock to hybrids to trade macro uncertainty
Firms repurpose structure made popular by Trump trades last year
Repo and FX markets buck year-end crunch fears
Price spike concerns ease as September’s surprise SOFR jump led to early preparations for bank window dressing
Quants mine gold for new market-making model
Novel approach to modelling cointegrated assets could be applied to FX and potentially even corporate bond pricing
FX options market eyes Trump inauguration trades
FX Markets Europe: Traders turn to short-dated plays on cabinet picks and early tariff actions
Argentina sells dollars in parallel FX market
Domestic currency’s CCL value jumps as central bank tightens monetary supply
FX house of the year Singapore and FX house of the year Malaysia: OCBC Bank
As cross-border international trade and investments gather pace in Southeast Asia, OCBC empowers its clients with a suite of bespoke FX products and services to support its clients in the region
Hidden Road ready for rush hour after FCM approval
Prime broker is trading “trillions” of notional with “a few hundred” counterparties in FX and crypto
Best blockchain technology service provider: Talos
By building a robust ecosystem with a blueprint based on traditional asset classes, Talos has attracted a network of the most important institutional players to its digital asset trading platform
Best FX prime broker and Best compression/optimisation service for FX: HSBC
With one of the largest FX networks worldwide – and strong coverage in Asia and other emerging markets – HSBC’s FX prime brokerage remains a strategic partner to key financial institutions
Best aggregator and Best FX analytics provider: oneZero
oneZero continues its rapid growth as FX brokers, banks and non-banks in Asia and beyond benefit from the advanced features its multi-asset trading and analytics technology provide
FX algo firms see rise in matched principal trading
FX Markets Asia: Users more willing to trade passively in low-vol environment
Banxico’s Garcia on the intervention unwind and FX hedging
The Bank of Mexico’s operations head explains why it’s removing its forwards hedges, and how it manages carry costs
Firms seek optimisation gains as UMR and SA-CCR bite
A wider range of market participants is taking advantage of service providers such as OSTTRA’s optimisation cycles to drive margin and counterparty credit risk efficiencies across asset classes including FX, rates, equities, commodities and credit