Currency options
MSIM’s baffling $400m options splurge
Funds owned or advised by the manager have spent vast sums on a USD/CNH strategy that appears not to have paid off
Yen exotics re-hedging fuelled vol surge, say traders
USD/JPY spike forced dealer stampede into call options, pushing FX vol even higher
MSIM holds half of FX options notionals among US funds
Counterparty Radar: Manager tops up on USD/RMB calls to extend lead and helps Goldman into second place among dealers
Can Clobs level the playing field in OTC FX options?
Electronification could be a “game changer” for smaller liquidity providers, say participants
Currency derivatives house of the year: UBS
Risk Awards 2022: T-Pricer platform enabled bank to gain technological edge
FXPBs wary of Turkish lira risk, say hedge funds
Primes hesitant to take big positions on embattled currency
OTC FX options market gears up for faster electronification
Share of electronic trading remains low but host of factors promise to change that for good
Optiver becomes first non-bank options market-maker on FXall
Dutch e-trading firm joins OTC FX options platform in a market taking electronic baby steps
Markets search for FX factor as rates fall flat
Traders signal shift to currency strategies, but is it passing fad or permanent fixture?
FX volatilities fall on receding US election fears
Polls point to a decisive Biden win – though some worry market is being complacent
Rates and FX exchange-traded derivatives markets cooled in Q2
Interest rate options and futures turnover halved over three months to end-June
Currency derivatives house of the year: Standard Chartered
Asia Risk Awards 2020
Bargain-hunting equity hedgers turn to FX
Currency options are cheap relative to stock index puts, but correlations are uncertain
Jittery ringgit spurs options growth in Malaysia
Local corporates seek new hedging tools, but longer-term options liquidity lacking
Andreas König’s crisis playbook meets Covid-19
Interview: Trading from home may be odd, but Amundi’s FX head was ready for other stresses
How carbon-cutting Drax manages currencies and credit
Interview: UK power giant uses option selling – and other tactics – to create hedging headroom
More NDF changes could follow Argentine chaos
Lat Am contracts may be tweaked to avoid repeat of contentious peso freeze
For FX dealers, virus brings volumes
Mixed feelings for sell-side traders as Covid-19 spurs wave of speculation and hedging
FX options volumes surged last week amid market panic
USD/JPY options traded volumes highest since at least the start of 2018
Morgan Stanley FX loss leaves ill-feeling, questions in wake
Options traders saw odd quotes by US bank months before losses were publicised
Banks step up stress-testing of Hong Kong dollar peg risk
Flurry of forex options trades makes banks re-evaluate exposures
Currency derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2020: Bank seeks spot market insights to bolster forex options trading
Sterling option volatility spikes on Brexit deal news
Trading reaches crescendo on Friday; insiders warn of further volatility
Crédit Agricole’s head of forex options departs
Andrew Soper leaves French bank to pursue other opportunities