Articles by Joe Parsons
Market-makers give mixed verdict as CME Spot+ turns one
Traders encouraged by depth of liquidity despite wider spreads and passive performance qualms
LSEG’s FXall to launch credit-intermediated FX forwards service
Split Risk to allow buy side to tap best spot and swap prices to create forwards, and unbundle market and credit risk
JP Morgan’s race to simplify FX options trading
Fewer clicks, more automation win systematic clients and boost electronic volumes
FX options traders lost in Iran fog
Headline ‘ping-pong’ saps hedge funds’ conviction, though pockets of vol selling have re-emerged
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
Has the Iran conflict made FX untradable?
FX options volumes jump despite high costs and short-lived opportunities
From pink tickets to Python: Toby Baker on 40 years in FX
T Rowe Price’s departing FX head reflects on the pain points and keys to success for a modern buy-side trading desk
Franklin Templeton closes $5bn yen options book
Counterparty Radar: Asset manager’s bets on USD/JPY soured as yen weakened through Q4
Pimco slashes short dollar forwards at year-end
Counterparty Radar: EUR/USD cuts drive $86.5 billion reduction
Can AI be the great equaliser in e-FX?
FX market-makers see real benefits for agentic AI in code generation and data analysis
JP Morgan’s former head of FXO trading leaves Balyasny
Ankur Dhingra spent almost three years as a macro portfolio manager at the multi-strat hedge fund
Short dollar bets make cautious return after safe-haven rush
Cautious USD-weakening positions re-emerge despite return of natural ‘dollar smile’ hedge
Morgan Stanley makes cuts to real money FX coverage
Departures from London-based team came as bank was reportedly shedding 2,500 jobs