Articles by Cole Lipsky
Eyes on automation as FX options volumes surge
Dealers and trading platforms are making gradual progress to electronify foreign exchange options pricing and workflows
Wells Fargo’s FX strategy wins over buy-side clients
Counterparty Radar: Life insurers looked west for liquidity after November’s US presidential election
Goldman Sachs doubled FX trading revenues in 2024
Bumper Q4 powers bank to head of US dealer pack by foreign exchange revenue
EMS vendors address FX options workflow bottlenecks
Vol jump drives more buy-side interest in automating exercises and allocations
Corporates hamstrung in response to FX volatility
Restrictions around hedging programmes leave US firms struggling to adapt to dollar weakness
Asia hours surge complicates FX options market-making
Late tariff announcements in US trigger hedging headaches during less-liquid Asia sessions
CFTC aims to clarify murky futures extraterritoriality rules
Acting chair Pham says she wants to fix confusion created by last year’s Falcon Labs order
CFTC aims to settle enforcement cases within 30 days
Remediation initiative accompanies new effort to slash penalties for technical violations
CME-FICC cross-margin programme sees increased demand
Joint arrangement aids netting, reduces clearing costs and increases capacity
Iosco chief defends margin transparency standards
More reporting will improve financial system’s resilience, argues Rodrigo Buenaventura
‘Trump slump’ hedges rise on rate cut fears
One dealer notes fivefold increase in number of clients hedging against possibility of faster rate cuts
Positive M&A outlook could boost deal contingent hedges
Traders predict hedging activity linked to deal completions will take off this year
Trump’s tariff threats stress London gold market
Cost of funding customer positions has shot up 10,000% as deliverable supplies shift to New York