FxWirePro: CFTC Slams Former Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager With Penalty
Jul 19, 2019 06:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The CFTCs regulatory mechanism in duality, especially trading organizations: Designated Contract Markets and Swap Execution Facilities. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) hasissuedan order filing and...
FxWirePro: Debit Call Spreads To Hedge USD/KRW as BoK clips in doves camp
Jul 18, 2019 14:52 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
The Asian FX view remains biased in favor of weaker North Asian FX, against the dollar as well as on a relative basis versus less trade-challenged currencies of South Asia. KRW is the poster child for the former, as the...
FxWirePro: The Driving Forces of Bearish South African Rand – Bull Put Spread to Hedge USD/ZAR
Jul 18, 2019 13:42 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
The developments at the global level, especially the Fed and ECB interest rate cuts that the market is increasingly expecting for as early as July, and stable prospects for domestic inflation data speak in favor of a SARB...
FxWirePro: Lopping-off EMFX Hedges amid easing sentiments
Jul 18, 2019 12:43 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The US dollar index (DXY) has appreciated 0.5% to 97.4 on the weaknesses of its major components, despite widespread expectations of an imminent rate cut. US data flow has been highlighting the USDs relative advantage over...
Jul 18, 2019 10:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency
The US-regulated exchange and clearinghouseLedgerX, with former CFTC commissioner Mark Wetjen on its board of directors, was the first to gain approval and is expected to offer both physically-settled options and futures...
FxWirePro: Options Strategies for EUR/USD on ECB’s determination
Jul 18, 2019 08:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The final eurozone consumer price inflation figures for June brought a small surprise: the headline rate unexpectedly came in at 1.3% yoy, compared to a flash estimate of 1.2%. But anyone who now assumes that this could...
FxWirePro: Hedging Perspectives of EMFX Space on Policy Easing Ground
Jul 17, 2019 14:22 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
The FX market is still torn between contradictory forces. Market-implied rate cut expectations (as expressed by the Fed funds futures) have not changed much; but market participants still anticipate roughly two-and-a-half...
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