FxWirePro: Cautious USD gammas to hedge against lingering spot whirlpools
May 02, 2018 09:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The USD pairs remain volatile with 10-year US rates on the move. However, following a week of jittery FX spot, the universe of cheap defensive plays is rapidly shrinking. Front-end USD risk reversals have almost fully...
FxWirePro: Bid 3m NZD/USD skews and deploy put ratio back spreads as Kiwis to confront headwinds
May 02, 2018 05:54 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
NZD faces headwinds, even in a clearly weak USD environment. Domestic growth has weakened, the central banks inflation forecasts have been revised materially lower, net immigration is slowing and business confidence has...
Gold-i & B2C2 joint-venturing to ease hedging functionality for crypto-assets
May 01, 2018 13:28 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Fintech Digital Currency
Gold-i, a trading systems integration specialist for the financial services industry, has strengthened its cryptocurrency offering through a partnership with the U.K.-based market maker B2C2. Gold-i has integrated its...
FxWirePro: Restructuring GBP/USD hedging frameworks bidding on OTC updates
May 01, 2018 12:58 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Briefing on technical analysis: The minor trend of cable (GBPUSD) formed rising channel and in the recent past it has broken out rising channel resistance but couldnt sustain. As a result, failure swings have dragged the...
Quantifying risks between BoE and Brexit, uphold short hedges
May 01, 2018 11:52 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
GBP has been a notable outperformer, albeit correcting lower in recent days as a May rate hike is called into question. Intra-month cable and the GBP NEER established fresh post-referendum highs, cable jumping three cents...
FxWirePro: Gamma back in action in tandem with softness in VXY and US yields
May 01, 2018 10:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Majority of the Asian markets are shut down for a labor holiday today. Those markets that are open are little changed following modest declines on Wall Street. The oil price is higher with Brent crude close to $75bbl on...
FxWirePro: Bullish, bearish scenarios, OTC outlook and hedging alternatives of GBP/JPY
May 01, 2018 07:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bearish GBPJPY scenarios: 1) The BoE passes on a May hike; 2) Core CPI continues to moderate and wages remain sticky below 3%; 3) The UK and EU fail to agree on the Irish border, leading to a non-negotiated...
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