Articles by Alessandro Aimone
Citi edges towards Collins floor
The gap between standardised and advanced RWAs has shrunk significantly during Q1
Goldman’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.2bn
The top eight FCMs accounted for 95.8% of total client required margin, down 96.4% YoY
Invesco bets on new tech to refine its FX trading
Home-grown tool will improve order routing and execution strategies, asset manager believes
First P2P trade completed on Siege FX
Dark pool aims to match algo orders among its 30 buy-side clients
CLS: can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em?
FX settlement giant not fast on its feet, say dealers and challengers, but hard to knock down
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