Articles by Samuel Karasek
Virtus, FT boosted sold single-stock calls amid Q2 contraction
Counterparty Radar: US mutual fund managers cut $4.3 billion in individual equity options
T. Rowe, JP Morgan AM defy equity index options retreat
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds cut $15.4 billion from their books in Q2 2022
PGIM leans into bought credit options, further boosts Barclays
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $25 billion in net new positions in Q1 with purchased protection rising
Mutual funds dialled up bullish bets with stock options in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Market contracted by $3.9 billion as US managers decreased sold calls
JP Morgan AM leads US funds in equity index options buildout
Counterparty Radar: S&P 500 puts and calls grow 10% in Q1
Pimco, Western AM buttress sold index CDS positions
Counterparty Radar: US funds grow CDX NA HY positions by $7.2 billion in Q1
MSIM cuts third of FX options volume amid market contraction
Counterparty Radar: Manager pares $13bn of USD/RMB trades, deals blow to BNP’s market share
State Street flies high in FX forwards as Goldman, Citi dive
Counterparty Radar: Goldman loses half of market share, drops out of dealer top 10
Pimco triples book as IR swaptions market nearly doubles
Counterparty Radar: Goldman Sachs nets almost all of bond giant’s Q4 growth
PGIM credit options binge lifts Barclays, Morgan Stanley
Counterparty Radar: Insurer’s AM arm doubled its market share in Q4 2021 as bought protection swells
US funds sold single-stock calls, bought puts ahead of downturn
Franklin Templeton, BlackRock, Calamos built defensive positions in Q4 2021
JP Morgan AM jumps into equity index options pole position
Counterparty Radar: Manager added $7.1 billion in S&P 500 puts and calls in Q4 2021
USD pay-fixed swaps grew in Q4 ahead of rate hike
Counterparty Radar: Pimco and Capital Group bucked the trend, leaning toward receive-fixed exposures
US funds continue expansion of sold CDS protection
Counterparty Radar: Pimco leads charge with $57 billion in total sold positions
MSIM holds half of FX options notionals among US funds
Counterparty Radar: Manager tops up on USD/RMB calls to extend lead and helps Goldman into second place among dealers
JP, Goldman and TD surge in FX forwards as Citi falls back
Counterparty Radar: Citi drops to fifth, losing a third of market share with US mutual funds