Articles by Alessandro Aimone
Algos make market thinner, but not less liquid – BIS
Trading robots change market microstructure, central banks conclude; new liquidity metrics may be needed
PBs seek remedy for credit addiction in FX
Group set up after big Citi loss considers limit-checking hub, among other options
FX swaps clearing redux
SA-CCR could unleash the potential of clearing, and may ignite some big changes
SA-CCR adoption may spur wider FX swaps clearing
With up to 90% lower exposures on offer, dealers say capital benefits could outweigh margin costs
Banks tout early roll dates for FX swaps as quarter-end looms
Asset managers open to more flexible hedging strategies since March turbulence, say dealers
Turkey turmoil opens door to offshore NDF market
Emta invites input on documentation for offshore lira
Andreas König’s crisis playbook meets Covid-19
Interview: Trading from home may be odd, but Amundi’s FX head was ready for other stresses
FX traders pull back to vanilla strategies for emerging markets
Spreads tighten on many currency pairs but liquidity still patchy
Fee fight: dealers take aim at brokerage costs
Old tensions have new edge as banks urge clients to bypass platforms
FX swap users hope to avoid month-end crunch
Blowout in spreads prompted SSGA and other managers to limit need for hedges today
E-trading takes hold for FX swaps – sort of
Bulk of trades are being executed over screen, but bolder changes have stalled
Five eurozone G-Sibs cut op RWAs in Q3
Deutsche Bank cut €5.7 billion quarter on quarter
Santander’s CVA charge up 15% in Q3
Other eurozone G-Sibs see their CVA requirements fall
Rate options and futures volumes plummet $10trn in Q3
Open interest in short-term options collapses 10% quarter on quarter
Big US banks cut OTC notionals by $10trn in Q3
Cleared notionals made up 54% of aggregate total notionals outstanding
JSCC issued ¥486bn VM call in Q3
Estimated largest payment obligation sized at ¥620 billion
JSCC had a top margin breach of ¥114m in Q3
Three backtesting exceptions disclosed for 12-month period to end-September
RWA density drops at Goldman Sachs
Bank built up stocks of risk-free assets in third quarter
Fifth Chinese bank nears G-Sib designation
Build-up of trading assets and hard-to-value instruments contributed to Bank of Communication’s G-Sib score increase
Threats posed by systemic banks vary by region
Eurozone and UK G-Sibs are too big to fail because of their cross-border activities, Chinese G-Sibs because of their size
JP Morgan usurps Deutsche as world’s largest derivatives bank
US bank increased notionals 5.9% in year to end-2018
Substitutability cap spares JP Morgan higher Basel G-Sib score
JP Morgan could be in higher G-Sib bucket with cap removed
Top banks’ trading books dwindled in 2018
Trading and available-for-sale assets dropped €160 billion year-on-year
Now less of a systemic risk, Deutsche wins capital relief
Prospective leverage ratio should fall to 3.75% after risk-cutting efforts