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Drax commits to ESG-linked FX derivative targets with UK banks
Renewable energy supplier applies long-term ESG KPIs to short-term FX trades with Barclays and NatWest
Franklin Templeton and Citi top for FX options
Counterparty Radar: Data shows US bank as top dealer for mutual funds in Q3 and Q4, while Californian manager is biggest user
Vanguard extends forwards dominance as Citi dips
Counterparty Radar: Fund giant responsible for more than a third of total forwards volumes and half of EUR/USD in Q4
A bitcoin ETF could threaten the world’s biggest crypto fund
Regulated funds may suck away demand for Grayscale’s off-exchange investment trusts
Embracing the next evolution of FX swaps
Gavin Wells, head of swaps strategy at 360T, explores new products and growth drivers in the FX swaps market, and explains how MidMatch – the firm's fully automated FX swaps limit order book with mid-rate matching capability – can help clients capitalise…
What are the upcoming trends in accessing emerging markets?
HSBC recently surveyed investors with emerging markets exposure, examining topics such as key drivers behind trading decision-making, market access concerns and opportunities, expectations from the dealer community, as well as upcoming trends in emerging…
The world’s largest bitcoin fund has a tracking error problem
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust moved from trading at an average premium of 36.5% to an 11.6% discount
Industry demarcation – Liquidity providers versus prime-of-prime brokers
The term ‘non-bank liquidity provider’ may not be new, but recent months have seen it used more liberally in corners of FX markets. Richard Elston, head of institutional at CMC Markets Connect – the recently rebranded business-to-business division of CMC…
Foreign corporates rally round new Thai baht hedge rules
Cheaper onshore pricing draws non-Thai corporates to Bank of Thailand’s new FX hedging scheme
Has Covid stopped the clocks on FX timestamp efforts?
Budget reallocation may not be the only factor stalling standardisation progress, say participants
Japanese lifers boost FX hedging as new capital rules loom
Banks expect insurers to pile on long-dated JGBs and USD/JPY cross-currency swaps
Optiver becomes first non-bank options market-maker on FXall
Dutch e-trading firm joins OTC FX options platform in a market taking electronic baby steps
Citi extends lead in FX forwards, BNP Paribas climbs
Counterparty Radar: Total value of forwards positions jumps 11% after second-quarter dip
Diginex chief on taming the Wild East of cryptocurrencies
Singapore-based digital exchange wants to bring respectability – and regulation – to the sector
Markets search for FX factor as rates fall flat
Traders signal shift to currency strategies, but is it passing fad or permanent fixture?
Margin rules snare FX options users
US banks forced to post margin on ‘naked’ trades, with buy-side firms soon to follow
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
Machine learning will create new sales-bots – UBS’s Nuti
Technologists working to automate indications of interest from trading desks
Why central banks aren’t worried about FX algos – for now
Disclosure failings have been fed into review of FX code; other risks are profound, but distant, says Andrea Maechler
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
Banks explore ESG-linked deal contingents
Trend for tying derivatives to ethical criteria could soon extend to deal contingent hedges
Asia’s FX markets step to the algorithm
Buy-side use of automated trading programs builds, albeit from a low base
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
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