Trading
The significance of a well-capitalised prime broker
Andrew Wood, business development manager at CMC Institutional, explores the pivotal connection between capitalisation and the future success or failure for funds starting up, and the importance of minimising order rejection.
Refinitiv to launch NDF matching and streaming next year
Matching and streaming of NDFs could create larger liquidity pool and boost their electronic trading
Exchange rate shocks gaining importance for eurozone inflation – research
Core inflation less influenced by exogenous factors, Bank of Spain research paper says
Large FX dealers key to asset pricing – Bundesbank paper
Capital ratios of large forex dealers are important in explaining asset price movements, paper says
PBoC says its bills are better tools than bonds for China
Central bank bills will play a bigger role in stabilising yuan exchange rates, suggests PBoC research note
MAS makes rare policy tweak amid slowing global economy
MAS targets slower appreciation of Singapore dollar, the first such easing in more than three years
Sterling option volatility spikes on Brexit deal news
Trading reaches crescendo on Friday; insiders warn of further volatility
Best price via disclosed trading questioned – survey
Half buy-side in new survey don't use TCA, so can't say with certainty dealing bilateral results in best ex
Kace to offer electronic distribution of FX options in China
Huge potential for China’s FX options market, but regulation and digital transformation are key
FX trading volumes slip in September after strong August numbers
Spot FX volumes slipped at the end of Q3 following an unusually active August
Euronext FX looks to derivatives for diversification
Euronext unveils new three-year strategic plan to invest in FX, data and analytics
Philippines mulls won-peso bilateral trading
Move aimed at shifting trades away from US dollar
HKMA dismisses cash limit rumours as tensions escalate
Emergency laws will not affect cash withdrawal or capital flows, HKMA says
Deal misfires expose risk of contingent hedging
Banks hike premiums on deal contingent swaps amid Brexit uncertainty
Fed can now keep rates on hold, senior official says
Recent cuts have provided greater assurance Fed will hit inflation target, Charles Evans says
IG research explores correlation between politics and FX data levels
New timeline of global historic politics impacting forex offered online
JP Morgan traded $250 billion via NDF algos this year
A fifth of all the NDF algo volumes conducted by JP Morgan’s clients is being internalised
StanChart prime services to accept Chinese bonds as collateral
Inclusion will reduce collateral drag for PB clients ahead of stricter initial margin rules
Lebanese central bank tries to stem currency weakness
Governor says central bank will ensure dollars are available for wheat, fuel and medicine
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities
More global custodians approved as FX settlement banks by China
But list of eligible Bond Connect entities incomplete and some global custodians unable to provide CNY funding
Floating exchange rates cut inflation in Caribbean – IMF paper
Survey finds greater financial openness in Caribbean countries is associated with lower inflation