Options
Market-makers seek answers about CME’s cloud move
Silence on data centre changes fuels speculation over how new matching engine will handle orders
Institutional investors take profit on gold trades
Hedge funds trimmed longs after gold rally and triggered massive market selloff
Real money rides the hybrid options wave
Insurers follow hedge funds into exotic trades with equity-down, yields-down recession plays
Low-vol gold rush points to further upside
Options markets see no scramble to chase metal higher despite 43% year-to-date rally
Has US dollar hedging hype faded?
While the initial wave of real money USD hedging flows disappointed some dealers, many believe there is more to come
Political turmoil rattles Turkish lira carry trade
Echoes of March crackdown that sparked market rout leave traders on alert
How Amundi’s options strategy profited from dollar slump
French asset manager grabbed euro call options at low prices in a tactical pivot for its FX absolute return fund
As Fed meets, hedge funds buy ‘lottery’ FX options trades
Options bets reflect cautious pessimism over the dollar ahead of Jackson Hole conference
Taco trades or fake news fatigue
Is another era of ‘will he, won’t he’ numbing rates and FX traders to its jeopardy?
Macro traders tread carefully ahead of tariff pause deadline
Uncertainty has held buy-siders back from both hedging and directional trades
Limited-loss hedges help US firms dodge costly FX moves
Structurers say US corporates’ use of options-based net investment hedging helped soften impact of USD selloff
Hedge funds burned as Hong Kong dollar bets implode
Carry trades and call spreads unwound after Trump tariffs pushed spot to edge of currency peg
What drove the Taiwan dollar surge?
Foreign speculators, carry unwinds and central bank inaction fuelled the 10% move, not just life insurers, say traders
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
Hedge funds flock to hybrids to trade macro uncertainty
Firms repurpose structure made popular by Trump trades last year
LCH expects to boost deliverable FX clearing with new adds
Onboarding of dealers and link-up with CLS could swell interbank deliverable FX clearing volumes
Hedge funds take profit on vol trades with Trump win
FX volatility drops sharply as positions unwind; rates market sees mixed reaction
Exotic FX derivatives bets in play as US election vol jumps
Forward volatility agreements see profits for funds; new trades include vol knockouts
BNP Paribas hires New York FXO head from Deutsche Bank
Former emerging markets FX options trader joins French bank to lead desk
Crypto options need more principal market-makers – GS trader
Absence of risk warehousing market-makers holding back options development, says GS crypto trader
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