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Brokers must shift HFT servers after China colocation ban
New exchange guidance drives rush for “proximity colo” in nearby data centres
S&P bull run drives interest in reset and lookback hedges
Variable strike put options proved popular alternative hedging format of 2025
Robertson leaves Barclays’ prime services in New York
Head of prime derivatives services unit departs after seven years with the bank for Carbon Point
US mutual funds slash short euro positions at record pace
Counterparty Radar: Pimco cut $4.6bn of EUR/USD puts in Q3 amid changing stance on dollar direction
Nomura hires new global eFX head
Mark McMillan to oversee e-trading and sales activities in newly created role
New EBA taxonomy could help integrate emerging op risks
Extra loss flags will allow banks to track transversal risks like geopolitics and AI, say experts
Trump’s LatAm gambit spurs FX hedging rush
Venezuela op boosts risk reversals as investors look to protect carry trades
One Trading brings 24/7 equity trading to Europe
Start-up exchange will launch perpetual futures Clob in Q1 after AFM nod
Citadel Securities hires former Eisler CRO
Pregnell joins market-maker after demise of hedge fund
FXGO volumes surge despite fee switch-on
Dealers split on whether levy is behind volume increases across SDPs
Banks hope new axe platform will cut bond trading costs
Dealer-backed TP Icap venture aims to disrupt dominant trio of Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb
Risk managers question US reach of Dora third-party list
Some EU subsidiaries included, but regulator control over cloud providers could still be limited
Credit spread risk approach differs among EU banks, survey finds
KPMG survey of more than 90 banks reveals disagreement on how to treat liabilities and loans
Kyriba sees uptake in AI-assisted FX hedging tools
Automated data collection and cleaning helps corporates create better hedges and has cut unexplained P&L moves by 87%, says vendor
BofA urges horizontal CCP fix after CME outage, others demur
Analysts say clearing meltdown bolsters case for futures-for-futures exchange with FMX
Citi launches core inflation QIS
Custom indexes eliminate energy and food prices to ease trading of stickier inflation trends
US insurers turn to short-dated FX forwards as notionals rise
Counterparty Radar: Trades under three months make up nearly 60% of total positions, up from just a third in 2022
Hong Kong derivatives regime could drive more offshore booking
Industry warns new capital requirements for securities firms are higher than other jurisdictions
Analysts dismiss BDC credit quality concerns
Growing private credit worries helped drive losses, but fundamentals are said not to support that view
People: Fishwick hands over BlackRock CRO role, Citi expands Asia FX team, and more
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FX swaps price discovery challenges buy side, says Vanguard
Lack of transparent price validation data for FX forwards and swaps is holding back buy side, Vanguard’s head of FX says