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Foreign exchange - Carry on regardless
The carry trade has been one of the most popular investment strategies over the past year, but there is concern about the potential systemic risks posed by a mass unwinding of these positions. However,...
Whether trading on exchanges or outside their boundaries, managers will find themselves compelled by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive to ensure they are measuring, achieving and monitoring...
Poorly implemented exposure management practices feature in two studies on FX currency risk
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Monitoring operational risk
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The yen carry trade
This month, we focus on the yen carry trade: yes, that trade that hit so many hedge funds all bundled up in the same direction in early March. Brian Hoegee, managing director of Global Trader Asia, picks apart what the trade involves, whether it caused...
A Safe distance
By imposing restrictions recently on offshore trading of renminbi derivatives by domestic banks, China has joined other Asian regulators in moving to clamp down on the region's non-deliverable forwards market. Joe Marsh reports
The way forward for Asian FX
Asia is not just a market for equities and bond trading. Its FX offerings have enjoyed growth well above the 57% global FX trading growth from 2001-2004, and non-deliverable forwards have played a role in attracting new players to the markets, as FXall's...
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