FxWirePro: How do Yen vols behave on BoJ’s event?
Apr 24, 2019 09:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
This week, major central banks (BoJ and BoC) are centre of attraction as they are scheduled for their monetary policies, on Wednesday, and there is a higher-than-usual degree of uncertainty. BoJ is most likely to maintain...
FxWirePro: USD/JPY hedging perspectives ahead of BoJ
Apr 24, 2019 09:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
This week, major central banks (BoJ and BoC) are centre of attraction as they are scheduled for their monetary policies, on Wednesday, and there is a higher-than-usual degree of uncertainty. BoJ is most likely to maintain...
Blockchain Revolution Series: Societe Generale SFH Issues Euro Bonds on Ethereum Platform
Apr 24, 2019 07:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
Blockchain technology has been deployed by a wide range of industries. Precisely, the investment banks, DLT (digital ledger technology) offers superior benefits by rendering specialized services. It could be utilized not...
FxWirePro: What does Sterling’s low implied volatility environment imply on Brexit?
Apr 22, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Brexit, US-Sino trade war, global recession risk factors on GBP: it would be easy to supplement the list of global risk factors. Subjectively, many people feel that we are living in remarkably uncertain times. However,...
FxWirePro: Take a glance at best combination among CAD RRs
Apr 22, 2019 12:48 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
CAD option risk premia appear oblivious to the fallout of this high stakes standoff, perhaps because of the comatose state of currency markets at present. EURCAD risk-reversals, in particular, appear too complacently...
FxWirePro: CAD risk premia on USMCA and BoC events
Apr 22, 2019 10:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
BoC arrives Wednesday at 10amET along with the Monetary Policy Report that includes refreshed forecasts. Governor Poloz and SDG Wilkins will host a press conference at 11:30amET. The Canadian monetary policy...
Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Bakkt likely to lure institutional inflow
Apr 22, 2019 09:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
There has been a long waiting of cryptocurrency aspirants for institutional investors. While the launch of bitcoin futures contracts on regulated exchanges in late 2017 didnt gain a lot of traction, but for now, Bakkt...
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