Buy side
Investors hope US rate cuts will lower FX hedging costs
European investors in US assets set to boost hedge ratios as implied yields rise
Numerix strikes Hundsun deal as China pushes domestic tech
Homegrown tech initiative – ‘Xinchuang’ – a new challenge for foreign vendors
For variation margin payments, cash is no longer king
Dealers are being pressed to accept corporate bonds and even equities as collateral for non-cleared trades
Amundi’s in-house expert keeping watch on Putin, Trump and Xi
Geopolitics expert Anna Rosenberg believes data and probability are key to forecasting market-moving events
Eyes on automation as FX options volumes surge
Dealers and trading platforms are making gradual progress to electronify foreign exchange options pricing and workflows
What drove the Taiwan dollar surge?
Foreign speculators, carry unwinds and central bank inaction fuelled the 10% move, not just life insurers, say traders
European investors ramp up FX hedging as ‘dollar smile’ fades
Analysts at one bank expect average hedge ratios to jump from 39% to 70% within six months
Wells Fargo’s FX strategy wins over buy-side clients
Counterparty Radar: Life insurers looked west for liquidity after November’s US presidential election
Vanguard is new kid on the CDS options block
Counterparty Radar: Passive behemoth held a quarter of reported notional among US retail funds in Q4 2024