FxWirePro: A glimpse through Latino and Mexican FX derivatives market ahead of election risks
Oct 06, 2017 13:11 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Ever since the two major upsets during the turbulent election risk year that was 2016, FX option markets have been on a hair trigger around the issue of political event risk premium, as evidenced by the pronounced...
FxWirePro: Why and how Sterling's gamma ownership lures us?
Oct 06, 2017 12:58 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Asymmetric uptick in G10 vols is more difficult to envision, since the mix of Fed repricing and tax reform optimism may draw a soft floor under the greenback for the time being even if this weeks upturn does not repeat,...
FxWirePro: Snippet of asymmetric GBP risks that props up significance of OTM calls
Oct 06, 2017 12:43 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Asymmetric sterling risk: GBPUSD after flitting above 1.35 for the first time since the Brexit vote, cable is retracing lower, following the EURUSD consolidation. The lower spot provides the opportunity to buy distant OTM...
Oct 06, 2017 12:03 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
If a currency remains extremely stable, and the FX reserves are picking up, what does it indicate? Well, the most likely answer would be: there is an intervention from the central bank. This happened to IDR in the first...
FxWirePro: Stay positioned in Cable via costless seagull structures to sync with OTC indications
Oct 06, 2017 11:34 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Prices remain under pressure, with the 1.30 psychological region and 1.2950 channel support below there already looming. US employment and the USD is likely to be the driver in the most part today, but a move back through...
Oct 06, 2017 10:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
When the entire universe was blowing out of the proportion with EURUSDs bullish rout through rest of the 2017 and 2018, we at FxWirePro had suspected minor obstacles complicated by US inflation, US politics an ECB...
Oct 06, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Please be noted that the nutshell evidencing implied volatilities of EURUSD are shrinking away (the least among G7 FX space) while mounting positive risk reversal numbers indicate bullish risks in the long run amid minor...
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