Mutual funds dump two-thirds of FX options positions in Q4

Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley Investment Management leads fall in volumes with big cuts to RMB trades

FX-options-volumes-down

US mutual funds slashed FX options notionals on their books in the fourth quarter of 2022, with positions falling by 66% compared to the previous quarter.

Managers held a total of $15.7 billion of FX options at the end of Q4, according to their quarter-end filings to the US Securities and Exchange Commission – the lowest total amount since Counterparty Radar records began at the start of 2020 and down 80% from the third quarter of 2021.

The drop in FX options positions mainly involved those

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