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As Fed meets, hedge funds buy ‘lottery’ FX options trades
Options bets reflect cautious pessimism over the dollar ahead of Jackson Hole conference
One in four Fed staff could benefit from GenAI, study finds
New technology could reshape US regulator’s operations – but only with top-down push
ECB may force banks to rethink cloud just months after Dora
EU regulator pushes multi-cloud strategy for banks, but guidance will not be binding
Regulators urged to keep specials out of repo haircut debate
Industry experts say negative haircuts on scarcer collateral shouldn’t be seen as alarming
FCMs report client queries after Marex short-seller allegations
Chief executive rebutted Ningi Research charges of opaque accounting on quarterly results call
Cat on life support after appeals court ruling
Consolidated Audit Trail’s funding order setback could herald its demise
Tribunal upholds spoofing decision despite no ‘smoking gun’
Decision shows trading patterns alone can be enough for UK regulators to demonstrate market manipulation
Hedge before the fix to avoid predatory traders – research
In simulations, slow and steady hedging for 4pm benchmark orders shaved up to 25% from costs
JP Morgan’s head of Emea rates joins Citi
Tom Prickett joins US bank as Emea head of G10 rates
Niche FX crosses pop up in mutual fund options activity
Counterparty Radar: Fund filings reveal unusual FX options crosses – some never repeated, many with unclear strategies
JP Morgan announces structuring team changes
New unified team to report to structuring head Rui Fernandes, and includes new roles for senior staff
CME boosts FX access via new vendor partnerships
Tie-ups with Trading Technologies and Integral to bring new liquidity into EBS and Spot+ venues
Is the Netherlands the EU’s main source of counterparty risk?
Experts surprised by results of exploratory scenario in 2025 ECB stress-test
EGB basis trades make electronic push
Bloomberg, MTS and Tradeweb add bond and futures combos after Eurex booking upgrade
Isda replaces chair after Krens departs HSBC
Goldman’s Amy Hong takes on role following Krens's seven-month stint
People: Buehler exits XTX, Barclays banks on rates changes, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
FICC’s new clearing model sparks praise – and intrigue
Some think collateral-in-lieu concept could be applied to a wider range of trades, beyond MMF repos
European Commission already preparing next FRTB move
As EC runs out powers to delay rules again, proposal for temporary capital relief is on the agenda
Quants use AI to shush noisy order-book data
Signals from clusters of seemingly informed trading perform better, researchers say
Japan election result sours hedge funds’ yen options bets
Dealers saw flows in significant size for JPY weakness but were forced to take profits
Altice CDS auction may debut lock-up tweak
Separate industry proposal would make permanent a cash settlement fallback
Cuts and points – how the Dealer Rankings work
Dealer Rankings 2025: We have a simple way to compare dealers. Sort of simple, anyway
Opportunity knocks as big US dealers step back
Dealer Rankings 2025: Third annual exercise shows top US dealers are less dominant, allowing Barclays and others to strengthen
US Fed urged to curb reliance on its own stress-test models
Original architect of DFAST says supervisors should stop putting all their eggs in one basket