FxWirePro: A run through on EUR RV trades ahead of euro-area PMIs
Apr 18, 2019 06:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The IHS Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI was revised lower to 47.5 in March of 2019 from a preliminary of 47.6 and 49.3 in February. The reading pointed to the sharpest contraction in factory activity since April of 2013,...
Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: Spotlight on France’s crypto-regulation
Apr 18, 2019 05:52 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary
The French government haspasseda bill for financial sector law that included rules intended for aspiring cryptocurrency dealers and investors to establish in France by giving them some authentic recognition, that clarifies...
FxWirePro: Some Intricacy and Optionality of Antipodeans
Apr 17, 2019 14:39 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
It is becoming very clear again this morning what really matters for AUD and that is China. As a result of strong Chinese data, AUDUSD was able to test the 0.72 marks for the first time since February; despite the fact...
FxWirePro: A snapshot on JPY vols in Q2 on structural shift in Japan’s BoP
Apr 17, 2019 13:28 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The major component of the G3 FX vol bloc is JPY that has been an enigma for many investors over the past year and is likely to remain that way in light of the structural shift in Japans BoP (outflows) that is muffling the...
FxWirePro: A Run Through on Global FX Vols in Q2’2019
Apr 17, 2019 12:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
FX volatilities recently, across the board dropped to exceptionally low levels. In such an environment jumps in exchange rates become more likely. Before we proceed further lets just quickly glance through above...
FxWirePro: Diagonal Call Spreads to Hedge CAD’s Softness
Apr 17, 2019 11:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The CAD is soft, down modestly vs the USD while underperforming most of the G10 currencies as market participants focus on escalating diplomatic tensions between Canada and China. USDCADs intraday patterns reflect the...
Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: BitMex Likely to Introduce ‘Crypto Options Platform’
Apr 17, 2019 10:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary
Bitmex has originally introduced Perpetual Swaps in the recent past, which is a derivative product that was instrumental for trading like Future contracts but without any expiry or settlement. The facility supports BTC,...
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