FX books bulge in quant investment field

- By Cole Lipsky
- 16 May 2024

If asset classes were racehorses in the quant strategy stakes, foreign exchange’s odds would be shortening fast.

Banks are reporting heavy backing for FX-flavoured quantitative investment strategy (QIS) trades, prompting them to expand their activities in the asset class.

JP Morgan reports double-digit growth in client investment in FX strategies, outpacing the wider QIS business.

UBS says client requests for such trades have “increased significantly” in the last 18 months.

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