Trading
RMB vol returns as hedge funds take barrier trade profits
Unwinds of exotic positions saw vol jump 72% after surprise PBoC move last week
FX algo firms see rise in matched principal trading
FX Markets Asia: Users more willing to trade passively in low-vol environment
Brazil readies long-dated FX hedging scheme for green projects
Development bank IDB will lend its credit rating to unlock cheaper USD/BRL hedges out to 25 years
Pimco’s cuts to FX forwards positions hit dealers in Q4
Counterparty Radar: State Street takes top spot among dealers as BNP Paribas slides to fourth
European funds face upsurge in settlement risk after T+1
Trade body Efama finds up to 40% of daily FX flows may have to settle outside protection of CLS
SocGen hires Estrada as global head of FX
John Estrada previously held the same role at Credit Suisse prior to his departure last year
JP Morgan leads US banks’ FX trading revenues
Only two dealers recorded growth last year as Goldman Sachs reports 75% drop
Inside BGC’s quiet move into agency broking
The interdealer broker’s Caventor Capital arm is pitching a hands-on service for hedge funds, filling what it sees as a gap left by large banks
Quarter-ends add $184bn to FX swap costs, study finds
Academics observe 36% increase in bid/ask spreads in short-tenor liquid currency pairs at quarter-end
FX options traders rethink vol drivers amid macro uncertainty
Market-makers believe more and more events will influence options pricing as political risk bubbles up during 2024
As T+1 looms, non-US firms consider out-of-hours trading
Pruned settlement cycle forces foreign buy-siders to explore automating the FX leg of securities trades
Trend following struggles to return to vogue
Macro outlook for trend appears to be favourable, but 2023’s performance flop gives would-be investors pause for thought
FX losses mount after Argentina’s devaluation
Citi, Adidas among those taking hits totalling over $3.3bn in Q4 as dealers cite lack of hedging tools
Westpac fined over interest rate swap pre-hedging
Court finds against Australian bank for “unconscionable” behaviour, amid calls for broader guidance around the practice
Kings and kingmakers in the Ucits FX forwards market
Counterparty Radar: First look into European retail fund data reveals HSBC and Vanguard as top dealer and manager
Citi appoints new global head of FX product amid MD cuts
Ayesa Latif will oversee end-to-end delivery of FX products and services, as well as its electronic FX distribution platforms
New trading platform costs weigh on FX dealers
As roughly 75 platforms vie for business, LPs complain of struggle to keep up with connectivity costs
Citi and JP Morgan vie to extend collateral optimisation to CCPs
High rates and increasing collateral requirements have ignited race for greater efficiency
IMC appoints head of FX trading
Ex-UBS exotics head Ramon Puyane to join Dutch market-maker
Corporates eye FX options as hedging costs shrink
With hedge ratios tipped to rise, dealers say treasurers are increasingly open to optionality
Deutsche Bank’s global spot trading head departs
Lee Merchant is latest in a string of senior FX departures for German dealer
Uncertain rates outlook poses challenge for corporate FX hedgers
Hedging programmes may need a revamp as EM/G10 rates differentials narrow
JPM falls out of favour in FX forwards with US insurers
US bank exits top 10 after cuts from TIAA and Athene in Q3
US mutual funds’ passion for LatAm options undimmed in Q3
Counterparty Radar: Carry trade opportunities see managers’ positions increase tenfold in 2023