Hedging
7IM hits £1bn with blend of in-house and bank QIS
UK manager combines its own strategies with offerings from Goldman, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and SG
Perps extend the menu to tempt TradFi diners
Expiry-less futures are spreading from bitcoin into gold, equities and FX. Institutions are watching, not buying
Swaps traders spot their e-FX chance – finally
Swaps and forwards dealers are increasingly using spot e-FX techniques for pricing and risk management
UBS VAR nearly doubles to hit decade high
Hedging activity behind spike as equity markets withstood Iran turmoil
Yen options dealers struggle to hedge intervention risk
Hedge funds’ bets on BoJ intervention are leaving dealers with vol-surface exposures they can’t hedge cheaply
At the deep end: FX HedgePool’s struggle to stay afloat
Lack of offsetting flow, tech bottlenecks and higher-than-expected costs weighed on start-up’s growth
Basel’s CVA upgrade: persuasive in the US, less so in Europe
Ban on credit risk models could encourage US banks to adopt more sophisticated CVA method
Double, but no trouble? CVA capital hit may lack clout
Industry opinion mixed around Basel III endgame derivatives charge
US regional banks tilt hedges towards lower rates in Q1
KeyCorp, Citizens lead way with heavy receive-fixed swaps portfolio
AI could shrink trader roles – markets heads
DekaBank, BNPP AM see hedging, risk position management and bond markets as ripe for robots
Euro area NBFI derivatives spike as ECB flags systemic risks
Cross-border claims surge 32% in Q4, with ECB report suggesting activity concentrated among few G-Sibs
Dollar smiles again, but for how long?
Twitchy investors backed the buck during Iran war, but experts are divided on whether this marks a return of the dollar smile
Prediction markets can be a canary in the coal mine
Prices of contracts on the likes of Polymarket can act as signals for risk management and hedging, says risk expert
Hedging advisory firm of the year: AEGIS
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Whipsawing markets and superior data bring North American hedgers to AEGIS
ING tops EU peers with hedge-heavy CVA charges
Bank’s €59.4bn CVA hedges dominated by non-CDS instruments
Abaxx: meeting the need for new commodity derivatives
Abaxx revamps commodity hedging with a suite of modern contracts
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
Middle East crisis revives demand for VKOs – with a twist
Equity investors balance fear and optimism by pairing 2022’s best hedge with lookback options
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