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Beyond FX HedgePool: what’s next for all-to-all?
Proponents see bright future for trading model, but obstacles to take-up remain
China opens door to CGBs as initial margin
CCDC’s new rules expected to drive use of CGBs as collateral in non-cleared and cross-border trades
ETF surge shows ‘worst-of’ autocalls have life in them yet
Assets in older structures have caught up with vol target versions that looked set to dominate
Fragmented rules obstruct tokenisation efforts, panellists say
Divergent US, UK and EU stablecoin rules and legal protections limiting cross-border growth
At the deep end: FX HedgePool’s struggle to stay afloat
Lack of offsetting flow, tech bottlenecks and higher-than-expected costs weighed on start-up’s growth
Treasury basis trade loses its allure as returns shrink
Tight spreads and rising funding costs are pushing the cash-futures basis trade out of favour
Interest rates
How vol eruption blew up Goldman’s rates book
Dealers were short payer skew from corporate and hedge fund flows. Then came the Iran war.
Treasury mulls investing cash in repo. Experts aren’t convinced.
Putting idle cash to work would earn paltry returns and perhaps depress private lending activity, say sceptics
Ice sets up four-way race for Japan’s Tona futures
London joins Osaka, Tokyo and Singapore exchanges in battle for yen rates contracts
Eurex short-term rates volumes collapse on Iran volatility
Surging yields, options hedging activity and revamped incentive schemes drive record volumes at Ice
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SocGen FX forwards trading rockets with US fund managers
Counterparty Radar: Surge in French bank’s FX forward volumes propels it to second spot in Q1 2026
Foreign exchange
Europe ‘lagging behind’ US in crypto markets
Mica made Europe first mover, but rapid US adoption leaves the region trailing, market participants say
FactSet’s Portware expands to tackle complex FX
EMS vendor eyes automation for high-touch FX trades while adding connectivity to new venues
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
SocGen is getting into the systematic equity dispersion game
New single-stock options index is first step to plugging a gap in the bank’s QIS business
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