Foreign exchange
Pimco doubles down on FX forwards trades in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Pimco accounted for nearly 60% of all notionals added by mutual funds
FX automation plans focus on predictive analytics – panel
Panellists suggest banks could explore AI tools for foreign exchange pricing
Banks, vendors mine AI for corporate FX hedging
New machine learning algos can help corporate clients adjust hedging ratios, but tech’s effectiveness is limited by data quality, experts caution
Bloomberg to launch T+1 FX fixing
Index arm to offer benchmark for value tomorrow outrights that settle in line with new US securities timeline
SpectrAxe fires up OTC FX options Clob
Go-live marks first electronic all-to-all venue for buy-siders trading the instruments
FX futures momentum challenges primary venues’ pricing role
Panellists suggest spot FX primary markets’ importance in models has “diminished”
Korea FX reforms expected to drive e-trading surge
Dealers say opening onshore FX market to foreign firms will push trading onto platforms
FX books bulge in quant investment field
Carry strategies attract bulk of interest; banks eye growth in volatility, intraday and emerging market replication
Lloyds’ standardised market risk charges tripled in Q1
Hedging-related setback pushes market RWAs to an all-time high
ANZ’s end-period VAR spikes to highest in a decade
Interest rate risk drives 53% surge; market risk up A$1.6bn
FXSpotStream looks to growth products beyond spot
New chief exec Jeff Ward highlights NDFs and FX swaps as next boom area for the venue
Hedge funds’ pricing often trumps other buy-siders – SNB
Research shows “advantageous” prices result in outperformance of 139bp trading USD/CHF
Softer FX rules for China QFIs set to boost CNY competition
Freedom to circumvent local custodians a plus for pricing and best execution – State Street
FX dealers face end-of-day trading stress from T+1 shift
Experts say switch to using overnight swaps could be “problematic” and lead to wider spreads
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Natixis turns on the taps in flow trading
French bank boosts flow business, balancing structured solutions capabilities
JP Morgan’s new way to trade FX overlays
Hybrid execution method allows clients to put dealers in competition via a single trading agreement
Banks mull whether to stick or twist with SDPs
Fewer providers are going all-in on single-dealer platforms, which may lead to consolidation
Morgan Stanley back on top for US insurer FX forwards trades
Counterparty Radar: Bank added $1.7bn with Mass Mutual in Q4 to overtake Citi as biggest dealer
Hidden Road ready for rush hour after FCM approval
Prime broker is trading “trillions” of notional with “a few hundred” counterparties in FX and crypto
Vanguard begins clearing NDFs on LCH
Addition of mutual fund giant gives big boost to client-cleared activity on ForexClear
Outlook for e-FX: opportunities and risks for banks
As electronification spreads into new areas of foreign exchange trading, banks are under pressure to digitise more of their offerings to remain competitive.
BGC forming consortium to take on CME Group’s rates empire
Banks and PTFs are being offered a stake in FMX, which has CFTC approval to launch a futures exchange
RMB vol returns as hedge funds take barrier trade profits
Unwinds of exotic positions saw vol jump 72% after surprise PBoC move last week