Cole Lipsky
Staff writer
Cole Lipsky is a staff writer on the Markets desk, based in New York. Prior to joining Risk.net, Cole covered private equity and M&A transactions for Mergers & Acquisitions magazine. He holds a bachelor’s in finance from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and in television, radio, and film from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, both at Syracuse University.
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Articles by Cole Lipsky
Traders revive emerging market carry trades on vol drop
Investors eye high-yield Latin America currencies as implied volatility falls
Staff exodus sparks questions about LMAX’s FX swaps venue
At least nine execs that joined from FX HedgePool – including CEO Jay Moore – have left the company
The dollar do-si-do: hedgers review FX moves
Brief return of US dollar to safe-haven status amid Iran upheaval prompts real money investors to pause hedging activity
Russell’s flexi hedging aims to tame jumpy yen
Japanese clients can dynamically switch hedging profile based on USD/JPY movements
Meta breaks ranks on FX hedging
Social media firm is first of three unhedged Mag 7 tech companies to begin using currency forwards
Short dollar bets make cautious return after safe-haven rush
Cautious USD-weakening positions re-emerge despite return of natural ‘dollar smile’ hedge
Gap risk fears push FX traders into Sunday-night Asia hours
Volumes surge at Singapore open as Trump’s weekend announcements force early risk management
Forex looks to flip the (stable)coin
Friction-free foreign exchange is the prize offered by stablecoins such as Tether and USDC. But the prize remains elusive
JP Morgan gives corporates an FX blockchain boost
Kinexys digital platform speeds cross-currency, cross-entity client payments
SpectrAxe steps into FX forwards and swaps
US regulatory filings show options Clob is expanding into linear instruments
LatAm FX carry trade shrugs off geopolitical fears
Clients in regional carry positions remain undeterred by US interventions, say dealers
FXGO volumes surge despite fee switch-on
Dealers split on whether levy is behind volume increases across SDPs