Foreign exchange
LSEG’s FXall to launch credit-intermediated FX forwards service
Split Risk to allow buy side to tap best spot and swap prices to create forwards, and unbundle market and credit risk
The interplay between liquidity and collateral
The evolution of financing solutions as institutional investors raise and preserve cash
Traders revive emerging market carry trades on vol drop
Investors eye high-yield Latin America currencies as implied volatility falls
JP Morgan’s race to simplify FX options trading
Fewer clicks, more automation win systematic clients and boost electronic volumes
FX options traders lost in Iran fog
Headline ‘ping-pong’ saps hedge funds’ conviction, though pockets of vol selling have re-emerged
Korea’s leveraged ETF expansion aims to stem overseas outflows
Single-name products due in May with two times leverage and strict investor safeguards
Staff exodus sparks questions about LMAX’s FX swaps venue
At least nine execs that joined from FX HedgePool – including CEO Jay Moore – have left the company
FX market-making with internal liquidity
A model to optimally manage clients’ orders to internal liquidity pools is presented
The dollar do-si-do: hedgers review FX moves
Brief return of US dollar to safe-haven status amid Iran upheaval prompts real money investors to pause hedging activity
smartTrade eyes role as direct streaming linchpin
Vendor plans to tap growing demand for direct API trading solutions across asset classes
Russell’s flexi hedging aims to tame jumpy yen
Japanese clients can dynamically switch hedging profile based on USD/JPY movements
Has the Iran conflict made FX untradable?
FX options volumes jump despite high costs and short-lived opportunities
Meta breaks ranks on FX hedging
Social media firm is first of three unhedged Mag 7 tech companies to begin using currency forwards
YCC, carry trades and the changing role of the yen
Marcello Minenna argues that as the BoJ adjusts its policy regime, changes in carry positioning are increasing the instability of the correlation between exchange rates and yield differentials
From pink tickets to Python: Toby Baker on 40 years in FX
T Rowe Price’s departing FX head reflects on the pain points and keys to success for a modern buy-side trading desk
PBoC reserve ratio cut spurs short-term FX hedging
Removal of 20% forex risk rule drives exporters towards options and onshore forwards
Pimco slashes short dollar forwards at year-end
Counterparty Radar: EUR/USD cuts drive $86.5 billion reduction
Can AI be the great equaliser in e-FX?
FX market-makers see real benefits for agentic AI in code generation and data analysis
ForexClear stress losses surge as member concentration rises
Top five member share of IM jumps 9pp as stress losses hit six-year high
Morgan Stanley makes cuts to real money FX coverage
Departures from London-based team came as bank was reportedly shedding 2,500 jobs
Wheels in motion: AB fully automates forex trade execution
US fund manager claims to save time and money with hands-free trading