FxWirePro: A glance at VXY - Gamma ownership appears to be more prudent vehicle than Vega
Apr 19, 2018 10:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
FX vols steered another week of tepid price action seemingly bulletproof to any and all shocks ranging from trade sanctions to a blow-up in a heavily owned large EM currency (Russia). VXY Global has now retraced...
Shedding some light on Bitcoin futures market mechanism
Apr 19, 2018 08:12 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Its been almost more than a quarter that the worlds largest futures exchange, CME, has launched and has finalized self-certification with the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) of its first bitcoin futures...
Apr 19, 2018 06:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
The indifference of FX markets to trade/geopolitical risks has also extended to the run of downward revisions in the global cyclical outlook over the past two months. Despite the large fall in global PMIs, high-beta FX...
FxWirePro: Identify mixed bag of sentiments in EM Asia FX universe and hedge wisely
Apr 18, 2018 16:31 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
In Asia, we retain a bullish stance on trade oriented FX universe where the policy makers are expected to withstand strength. The main question in our minds is how the risks are skewed in 2Q, and right now we acknowledge...
FxWirePro: Positioning EUR/USD vols with directionally bullish stance on hedging context
Apr 18, 2018 11:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
What is happening to the euro? All eyes are currently on the US dollar, and as a result, the single currency is taking a bit of a back seat, despite the fact that the ECB meeting is taking place next week. As is usually...
Apr 18, 2018 10:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The UK Inflation surprised on the downside for the second month in a row in March disappointed by missing the consensus. The annual rate of headline CPI inflation dipped to 2.5% from 2.7% in February. This was below the...
FxWirePro: Expression on intricacies of CHF RVs vs IVs, skews, and liquidity
Apr 18, 2018 08:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The underperformance of CHF in 2H17 and continued through Q12018 has been the product of momentary, and potentially mean-reverting, capital outflows, most notably widespread speculative selling of CHF from EUR bulls who...
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