FX options
Best Asia FX options house: Barclays
Barclays’ Apac FX options franchise combines bespoke structuring expertise, dependable liquidity provision and expanding electronic execution capabilities
Automated expiry: how the 2026 FX Definitions are reshaping FX options and why benchmark quality matters
Automated expiry is reshaping FX options and benchmark quality matters more than ever
US rates surge sparks new wave of FX net investment hedging
Corporates pile into currency hedges to protect value of foreign assets and capture positive carry
Deutsche Bank hires from Barclays for global FX options role
Adnane Ait Omar rejoins as head of FX options platforms a year after joining UK bank
Emerging markets options trading outpaces G10
Growth in EM options volumes between dealers and clients are nearly double that of G10 pairs
Bloomberg brings e-FX options trading to API
Buy-side users will run full RFQ workflow for vanilla and exotic FX options through one connection
JP Morgan’s great comeback reshapes FX Markets’ Dealer Rankings
Wall Street giant takes top spot in forwards and rises to second in options as US rivals gain share
Alphabet, Micron ramp up FX hedging
Tech pair leads FX derivatives surge in year to Q2, while notionals at Apple and Johnson & Johnson decline
Chinese exporters step up FX sophistication
Onshore corporates traded record FX options volumes in June and are tapping experienced bank traders
MSIM retools renminbi options wager
Counterparty Radar: US manager rebuilds USD/CNH call book to $15.7bn with strikes closer to spot and cheaper premiums
Yen options dealers struggle to hedge intervention risk
Hedge funds’ bets on BoJ intervention are leaving dealers with vol-surface exposures they can’t hedge cheaply
Societe Generale sees several departures from FX desk
Among those leaving are co-head of FX options trading and several EMFX traders
Former Citi FX options duo join Millennium and Morgan Stanley
The US bank has seen also made new hires for the options desk over recent months
Traders revive emerging market carry trades on vol drop
Investors turn back to high-yield Latin America currencies as implied volatility falls
FX options traders lost in Iran fog
Headline ‘ping-pong’ saps hedge funds’ conviction, though pockets of vol selling have re-emerged
Has the Iran conflict made FX untradable?
FX options volumes jump despite high costs and short-lived opportunities
Franklin Templeton closes $5bn yen options book
Asset manager’s bets on USD/JPY soured as yen weakened through Q4
JP Morgan’s former head of FXO trading leaves Balyasny
Ankur Dhingra spent almost three years as a macro portfolio manager at the multi-strat hedge fund
Citi tops 2025 FX trading revenues on hedging surge
US dealer posts 50% increase as Liberation Day turbocharged client activity
Gap risk fears push FX traders into Sunday-night Asia hours
Volumes surge at Singapore open as Trump’s weekend announcements force early risk management
Renminbi options volumes plummet as vol grinds lower
USD/CNH volumes fell 84% in 2025 as PBoC currency management took hold