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Amid highly volatile economic environment, shielding currency exposure has become too risky than before. In this series we provide an intelligent insights and analysis on actionable FX derivative strategies that serve different levels of risk appetites and returns.

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Delta neutrality in 1M EUR/CHF iron butterfly likely to earn certain yields

Mar 04, 2016 09:00 am UTC| Technicals

A delta neutral trading strategy in this case involves the buying of a theoretically underpriced option (OTM as shown in the diagram) while taking an opposite position in EURCHF options. Well, thereby, a common question...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Do you speculate ECB's dovish tone or stay hedged in euro's uncertainty on mounting IVs as option writers on upper hand?

Mar 04, 2016 05:48 am UTC| Technicals

The ECB signals of a further loosening of monetary policy at its forthcoming meeting on 10th March. The abating economic growth should swing the Governing Council to be bolder this time as the Decembers meeting has...

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FxWirePro: Hedge gold risks via 3 way straddles versus calls as disparity between premiums and IVs

Mar 03, 2016 13:48 pm UTC| Technicals

Gold spot is struggling to break and sustain above the resistance at 1250 levels despite CFDs have been drifting up, or April delivery on the Comex division of the NYME inched up $ 1.30, to trade at $1,243.10 a troy ounce...

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FxWirePro: Euro bears line-up ahead of ECB meeting, Does SNB show sigh of relief? - buy EUR/CHF risk reversals

Mar 03, 2016 13:19 pm UTC| Technicals Central Banks

The euro risks are increased as the ECBs governing councils monetary policy meeting scheduled on 10/03 in Frankfurt. Draghi recently says, euro zone growth and inflation prospects have weakened, the ECB to address and...

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FxWirePro: U.K.PMIs intensify EUR/GBP bullish momentum, EURO vols highest among G10 risk reversal favours bulls – use credit combos for hedging on HY IVs

Mar 03, 2016 11:22 am UTC| Commentary Technicals

In U.K. this weeks purchase managers index in all trajectories (manufacturing, construction and service) have been highly disappointing to miss forecasts. Manufacturing PMIs dropped vigorously from previous 52.9 to...

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FxWirePro: EUR/CHF risk reversal signals weakness but tepid IVs suffice to restrain it in range - naked straddle shorts fetch certain yields

Mar 03, 2016 09:59 am UTC| Technicals

Delta risk reversals of EURCHF: From the nutshell, we understand that 25-delta risk of reversal of EURCHF has been one of the most expensive pairs to be hedged for downside risks as it indicates puts have been relatively...

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FxWirePro: EUR/CHF gravestone doji brings rally back in narrow range, shrinking volumes ensure range (1.0722-1.1011)

Mar 03, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Technicals

On weekly plotting, after three weeks of upswings we traced out a sharp gravestone dojipattern at 1.1048 levels evidences the weakness again in this pair, as a result we now see the slumps dropped in the narrow range...

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Economy

South Korean Won Leads Asian FX Losses as Dollar Rises

The South Korean won led declines across Asian currencies on Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while the Japanese yen retreated after giving up some of its intervention-driven gains. The U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.18%...

Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Reopening Remains Uncertain

Oil prices climbed on Monday as uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to support the market, despite Iran and Oman moving closer to an agreement on new shipping routes through the strategic...

Gold Prices Hold Near Seven-Week High as Markets Await U.S. Inflation Data

Gold prices remained largely steady on Monday, hovering near a seven-week high as investors assessed Middle East geopolitical risks and looked ahead to key U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserves...

Asian Stocks Rise as Weak US Jobs Data Eases Fed Rate Hike Bets

Asian stocks mostly advanced on Monday, following record highs on Wall Street as weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September. Japan and South Korea...

Asian Stocks Rise as Weak US Jobs Data Eases Fed Rate Hike Fears

Asian stock markets moved higher on Monday, following record gains on Wall Street as weaker U.S. employment data reduced expectations for an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Oil prices also advanced as...

Politics

Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Mocha Port Kills Seven, Injures 30

Seven people were killed and 30 others wounded after Houthi forces launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Yemens Red Sea port city of Mocha, according to the Yemeni military. In a statement issued early Monday,...

Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Warfare Threats

Germany is facing foreign hybrid warfare operations on a daily basis, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned after authorities discovered an explosive-carrying drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt said hostile...

ICE to Complete Nationwide Body Camera Rollout by End of August

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will equip all officers and agents working in the field with body-worn cameras by the end of August, accelerating a nationwide rollout that was initially expected to take...

Iran-Oman Near Strait of Hormuz Deal as Shipping Tensions Persist

Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran says a bilateral deal alone will not be enough to fully reopen the critical global energy route. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas...

Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Has Spread Further, Hunter Biden Says

Former U.S. President Joe Bidens prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is causing significant pain, according to his son, Hunter Biden, who discussed his fathers health in a BBC interview. Speaking to the BBCs...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Sony, TSMC Eye $6.3 Billion Japan Chip Venture for Next-Gen Image Sensors

Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are reportedly preparing to invest about 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in a new Japanese semiconductor venture focused on next-generation chips for image...

Nvidia Seen Beating Q2 Targets as Vera Rubin Cycle Begins

Nvidia (NVDA) could enter a multi-quarter growth cycle as shipments of its next-generation Vera Rubin AI chips begin, with BofA Global Research forecasting stronger-than-expected quarterly results and maintaining a bullish...

OpenAI Restricts Astra AI Over Cyberattack Risks

OpenAI has reportedly restricted parts of the development of its next-generation AI model, code-named Astra, after early evaluations indicated the system could potentially carry out sophisticated cyberattacks with limited...

Nvidia to Invest Up to $3 Billion in Blackstone-Backed Lancium

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to invest as much as $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer involved in the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative, as demand for...

Meta Ordered to Pay $567M Over Child Safety Violations in New Mexico

Meta Platforms Inc. has been ordered to pay $567 million into a fund designed to address harm to young people, in a major legal ruling involving child safety on Facebook and Instagram. Judge Bryan Biedscheid of New Mexicos...