Currency options
Currency Derivatives House of the Year – UBS
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: UBS – Currency Derivatives House of the Year
Forex options traders count the cost of stressed VAR
Costing stressed VAR
Stressed VAR will hit forex options, dealers warn
Certain forex options and exotics penalised by Basel 2.5, including emerging market currencies and double no-touches
Forex structurers get it wrong
Forex's unreliable fortunes
Lower interest rates to 'significantly impact' emerging markets currency debt performance
Amid a surge in demand for exposure to emerging markets currency debt from private investors, HSBC Private Bank prefers building structured products around Asian assets to emerging Europe
Currency derivatives house of the year: Barclays Capital
Risk awards 2012
Political crisis in Europe brings volatility back to forex options
Volatility returned to eurodollar last week, as forex traders priced further downside risk into euro options
FX Week Asia: Options clearing on hold, prime brokers confirm
Forex clearing will be restricted to non-deliverable forwards as US authorities discuss whether settlement risk can be properly managed for cleared forex options, according to speakers at the FX Week Asia conference in Singapore
Structured Products Asia 2011: FX-linked products to grow in Hong Kong
Currency-linked structures likely to become more popular in Hong Kong with retail investors. But take-up of volatility products is still muted despite erratic markets due to concerns about complexity, panellists say
India’s CCIL set to become currency options trade repository
The Clearing Corporation of India is already well ahead of rivals in Asia when it comes to receiving OTC interest rate derivatives data. It now looks set to become the country’s trade repository for non-rupee currency derivatives, as the clearer moves to…
Options traders braced for further SNB intervention
Demand has switched from downside euro/Swiss franc options to upside options in anticipation of further Swiss franc weakening measures from SNB, say senior options traders
Spot USD/CNH fixing in HK poised to become derivatives benchmark
Hong Kong interbank participants have created the first US dollar to offshore renminbi price fixing giving the city first-mover advantage in becoming an offshore centre for renminbi products such as derivatives, say market participants
Exotic options listing on JSE expected to precipitate more ETPs
The first exotic currency options have been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as market participants anticipate moves towards on-exchange trading
LCH.Clearnet confirms FX options clearing for 2011
Annual results confirm significant investment in developing clearing services for FX options
Securities regulators at odds over OTC shift to trading platforms
Iosco members fail to agree on whether organised trading platforms for derivatives should source liquidity from multiple institutions.
Barcap offers investors access to emerging market currencies
Barcap offers investors access to emerging market currencies
LCH.Clearnet poised to announce FX options venture
Clearer will extend coverage to third asset class in 2011, with support from 13 banks
FTSE launches index linked to developed market currencies
FTSE launches index linked to developed market currencies
HKMEx: China’s currency liberalisation to drive liquidity in energy and commodities
China's growth as a consumer in the energy and commodities global market could eventually sway price movements, says Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange’s Cheung
Asia Risk 15: Delivering options for FX derivatives
The Asian foreign exchange markets have experienced more than their fair share of ups and downs during the past 15 years. But the phenomenal growth of trade flows between Asia and the rest of the world, and more recently, within the region, has created a…
The rise of multi-currency options
Adrian Campbell-Smith (RBS Currency Options Trading) and Ben Hamdani (RBS Currency Structuring) examine the realm of multi-currency options and explain some of the reasons behind their increasing popularity