Market-making
Quants dive into FX fixing windows debate
Longer fixing windows may benefit clients, but predicting how dealers will respond is tough
The curious case of the revealing orders
Oxford academics have found evidence pointing to collusion on a European exchange, but market-makers aren’t wholly convinced
Dutch regulator in new push on algo manipulation
AFM teams up with Oxford Uni academics to develop data models that will identify “harmful” activity in automated trading
BofA quants propose new model for when to hold, when to sell
Closed-form formula helps market-makers optimise exit strategies
Ruled out: can regulators settle the pre-hedging debate?
Market participants are at odds over the practice and whether regulation or principles can settle the score
EU banks fear loss of NSFR repo relief
European Commission must decide by next June; other jurisdictions adopted softer calibration
Crypto options need more principal market-makers – GS trader
Absence of risk warehousing market-makers holding back options development, says GS crypto trader
A hard exit threshold strategy for market-makers
A closed-form solution to derive optimal stop-loss and profit-taking levels is presented
Bitcoin ETFs drive demand for borrowing in crypto markets
Mismatch between cash and crypto settlement cycles creates pre-funding challenge
New fee plans for FXGO rile dealers
Bloomberg plans to charge spot FX market-makers from next year
How steepener trades burned hedge funds, and what happened next
Delays to central bank rate cuts torpedo popular trade, causing funds to pull capital – to the chagrin of sell-side desks
Keys to the kingdom: FX dealers open doors to passive trades
Banks provide entry to internal exchanges and principal trading desks
Continued decline of the one-stop shop
Dealer Rankings 2024: Only two banks make the top 10 across all rankings tables – others have focused on vertical dominance
Often fluid. Not always liquid
Dealer Rankings 2024: On the buy side and the sell side, the make-up and depth of OTC mini-markets can change rapidly
The squeezing middle: data shows Europeans taking on US foes
Dealer Rankings 2024: Barclays, BNP Paribas and Deutsche grab bigger share of the pie
Citi tops second edition of Risk’s Dealer Rankings
Dealer Rankings 2024: Data shows five big US dealers still lead, but with Europeans closing in
FXSpotStream looks to growth products beyond spot
New chief exec Jeff Ward highlights NDFs and FX swaps as next boom area for the venue
Natixis turns on the taps in flow trading
French bank boosts flow business, balancing structured solutions capabilities
How banks are adapting to all-powerful pod funds
Growth of multi-manager funds such as Citadel, Millennium and Balyasny has forced dealers to switch tactics in attempt to preserve profits
Inside BGC’s quiet move into agency broking
The interdealer broker’s Caventor Capital arm is pitching a hands-on service for hedge funds, filling what it sees as a gap left by large banks
Clobbered: how ‘toxic’ flows reshaped US Treasury trading
Volumes have dropped by more than a third at BrokerTec. The reasons are complex, the outlook uncertain