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Nomura’s new global markets strategy: less risk, more return
Japan’s top dealer is moving away from risk warehousing, chasing real money clients and going global
Ardagh CDS outcome satisfies some, but presents more questions
Early restructuring trigger and asset-package delivery could signify a new era for European trades
Investors turn to costly ‘all weather’ hedging strategies
Geopolitical and technology risks spur demand for multi-strategy QIS tail hedges
FX options API trading takes off at quant hedge funds
Systematic players behind surge in direct execution, say dealers
Wild dollar swing upended FX options hedges
Banks chased vol higher as last week’s EUR/USD surge knocked out barrier trades
Keeping inflation markets open if government shuts down
Last year’s US government shutdown upset inflation trades; an Isda band-aid helped but a longer-term fix is needed
Interest rates
How Australia’s inflation overhaul could lure global traders
Australia’s move to monthly inflation reporting set to revitalise local inflation-linked bond and swap markets
How US shutdown set off long-awaited basis bet
Hedge funds dust off a years-in-the-making relative value trade to profit from fallback mismatch
Aussie inflation traders call for linker buyback scheme
Firms fear liquidity bifurcation as market transitions to new indexation formula
LatAm FX carry trade shrugs off geopolitical fears
Clients in regional carry positions remain undeterred by US interventions, say dealers
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US mutual funds slash short euro positions at record pace
Counterparty Radar: Pimco cut $4.6bn of EUR/USD puts in Q3 amid changing stance on dollar direction
Foreign exchange
Will lifer exodus kill Taiwan’s NDF market?
Traders split over whether insurers’ retreat from FX hedging is help or hindrance
Wild dollar swing upended FX options hedges
Banks chased vol higher as last week’s EUR/USD surge knocked out barrier trades
SpectrAxe steps into FX forwards and swaps
US regulatory filings show options Clob is expanding into linear instruments
How JPM AM swapped platforms for pipes
Asset manager wanted to cut FX venues – and their fees – out of dealer relationships. Now, it only trades direct
How JPM AM swapped platforms for pipes
Asset manager wanted to cut FX venues – and their fees – out of dealer relationships. Now, it only trades direct
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