Articles by Joe Parsons
European corporates scramble for alternative credit sources
Credit lines with traditional bank counterparties exhausted since dollar rally against euro
Corporates rush to hedge emerging market currency risks
Falling forward points have reduced cost of hedging further drops in Chinese renminbi
BoJ action to strengthen yen spurs FX options traders
Traders turn bearish on USD/JPY FX vol over further central bank intervention
Citi taps Barclays vet to head euro swaps trading
Masson bolsters US bank's rates unit at critical juncture for the market
GFXC set to focus on FX market data access
Costs of data needed for buy-side benchmarking exercises under spotlight
JP Morgan increases FX options dealer lead as Goldman slips
Counterparty Radar: GSAM up five manager spots amid market decline, while MSIM holds RMB positions steady
HSBC claims top FX forwards spot as US banks fall back
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley slips for first time since Q2 2021 amid wider volume decline
Barclays confronts ‘implausible’ macro risks
Talking Heads 2022: Bank is reaping rewards of sticking with its trading businesses, says macro head Lublinsky
Nomura targets smaller Chinese banks after first CFETS trade
Japanese bank is one of seven offshore FX dealers offering G10 pricing on China’s interbank market
Streaming with the enemy: banks turn to non-bank liquidity
Larger banks are becoming more receptive to consuming FX prices from prop traders like Citadel Securities and Virtu
Time to shine: corporate FX’s surprise glow-up
Corporate FX enjoys its time in the sun as currency headwinds spark corporate hedging needs
XTX Markets set to clear NDFs on ForexClear
Move makes XTX first non-bank liquidity provider to clear NDFs
GFMA proposes disruption settlement framework for FX
Russian ruble close-out pain triggers calls for voluntary multilateral pricing framework
Return of volatility revs up FX options market
Macro disruption hikes volatility for eager dealers, however liquidity and spread compression remain a concern
In a bit of a fix: Refinitiv seeks ideas to improve WM/R
Operator launches consultation following criticism of 4pm fixing rate
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms – but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first
JP Morgan fined for not reporting half of FX swap trades
US bank incorrectly believed one-day swaps did not have to be reported
Thomas Pluta leaves JP Morgan
US bank’s global linear rates head departs after 27-year stint
Crypto derivatives should be banks’ ‘gateway drug’ to spot
Improved spot market liquidity means cash-settled derivatives shouldn’t be the end goal, says co-founder
Exchange execs clash over LME nickel closure
Ice’s Williams says circuit breakers could have averted shutdown, but LME’s Combe defends ‘tough decision’
Eurex wants regulators to do more to kick-start EU clearing
Around half the end-user accounts opened at the CCP after Brexit remain dormant
Ukraine crisis ‘made VM three times IM’ on CME commodities
Isda AGM: Margins spiked in April following rises in oil, gas and wheat prices triggered by Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Crypto market-maker B2C2 weighs US swap dealer registration
Isda AGM: Move would see firm become second crypto trading outfit to obtain designation
Crypto ‘Wild West’ needs a new sheriff – Iosco chief
Isda AGM: Moloney says it’s time to take crypto seriously, and firms need to find a way to engage with regulators