Subject: Banks eye cost cuts ahead of RateStream Treasuries push

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Banks eye cost cuts ahead of RateStream Treasuries push
FX SpotStream’s move into rates seen as both fee-saver and potential boost to streaming execution
11 Feb 2026   |  News
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Real money investors cash in as dispersion nears record levels
Implied spreads were elevated to start 2026. Realised levels have been “almost unprecedented”
11 Feb 2026   |  News
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JP Morgan gives corporates an FX blockchain boost
Kinexys digital platform speeds cross-currency, cross-entity client payments
10 Feb 2026   |  Profile
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China eases cross-border grip in new derivatives rules
Lawyers hail return to a “more orthodox territorial approach” to regulating the market
10 Feb 2026   |  News
Our take
Fannie, Freddie mortgage buying unlikely to drive rates
Adding $200 billion of MBSs in a $9 trillion market won’t revive old hedging footprint
09 Feb 2026   |  Opinion
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Market-makers seek answers about CME’s cloud move
Silence on data centre changes fuels speculation over how new matching engine will handle orders
05 Feb 2026   |  News
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Neural networks unleashed: joint SPX/VIX calibration has never been faster
SPX and VIX options can be jointly calibrated in real time with deep neural networks
04 Feb 2026   |  Technical paper
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Ardagh CDS outcome satisfies some, but presents more questions
Early restructuring trigger and asset-package delivery could signify a new era for European trades
04 Feb 2026   |  News
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Nomura’s new global markets strategy: less risk, more return
Japan’s top dealer is moving away from risk warehousing, chasing real money clients and going global
04 Feb 2026   |  Profile
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FX options API trading takes off at quant hedge funds
Systematic players behind surge in direct execution, say dealers
03 Feb 2026   |  News

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