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Diginex chief on taming the Wild East of cryptocurrencies

Singapore-based digital exchange wants to bring respectability – and regulation – to the sector

• 23 Dec 2020

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Markets search for FX factor as rates fall flat

Traders signal shift to currency strategies, but is it passing fad or permanent fixture?

• 17 Dec 2020

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Margin rules snare FX options users

US banks forced to post margin on ‘naked’ trades, with buy-side firms soon to follow

• 15 Dec 2020

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Cross-currency swaps will use RFRs on both legs, says JPM exec

Despite slow start, all-RFR swaps will become the market standard within a year, according to Tom Prickett

• 10 Dec 2020

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Machine learning will create new sales-bots – UBS’s Nuti

Technologists working to automate indications of interest from trading desks

• 10 Dec 2020

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Why central banks aren’t worried about FX algos – for now

Disclosure failings feed into FX code; other issues are worrying, but distant, says SNB’s Maechler

• 03 Dec 2020

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Strike a pose: deal contingents back in vogue after mid-year slump

M&A revival breathes life into deal contingent trades, but elevated risk keeps prices high

• 01 Dec 2020

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Banks explore ESG-linked deal contingents

Trend for tying derivatives to ethical criteria could soon extend to deal contingent hedges

• 24 Nov 2020

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Asia’s FX markets step to the algorithm

Buy-side use of automated trading programs builds, albeit from a low base

• 23 Nov 2020

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How low can you go: falling cost of FX fix sparks concern

Algorithms are reducing fixing fees, but some dealers are willing to go even lower – perhaps dangerously so

• 16 Nov 2020

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Big moves, but no panic after tumultuous US election

Treasury market saw its largest post-election move since at least 2000 – but liquidity held up

• 05 Nov 2020

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FX vol markets shrug off US election fears

Vols are trading below their pre-election levels despite uncertainty over result

• 04 Nov 2020

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HKEX to clear SOFR cross-currency swaps from early 2021

Legacy Libor cross-currency swaps could move to SOFR discounting at the same time

• 02 Nov 2020

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FX volatilities fall on receding US election fears

Polls point to a decisive Biden win – though some worry market is being complacent

• 29 Oct 2020

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FX headwinds cancel out HSBC’s Q3 RWAs cut

Portfolio reductions reaped $10.8 billion of RWA savings

• 28 Oct 2020

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PBs seek remedy for credit addiction in FX

Group set up after big Citi loss considers limit-checking hub, among other options

• 27 Oct 2020

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Time to reverse the fragmentation of FX liquidity

Vikram Srinivasan, head of spot product at 360T, argues that using technology to reverse the trend of liquidity fragmentation in FX will ultimately benefit market participants

• 26 Oct 2020

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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

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Kaufmann joins NatWest as FX structuring head

UK bank hires former UBS and Barclays structuring chief

• 16 Oct 2020

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Citi promotes Perkins and Wilson to top clearing post

US bank creates clearing co-head role in wake of Kemp’s retirement

• 16 Oct 2020

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Forward momentum: the new world of NDF trading

NDF landscape is changing as trading volumes drive electronification and algo execution – but challenges remain

• 09 Oct 2020

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Argentina allows peso to fall faster

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

• 06 Oct 2020

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New US fund filings reveal biggest forwards dealers

Group of four banks executed 48% of sector’s trades during second quarter

• 05 Oct 2020

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Taiwanese central bank asks for smaller dollar trades

Large dollar orders may slow down foreign exchange transactions, central bank says

• 29 Sep 2020