Dec 31, 2015 09:50 am UTC| Technicals
As begin with 2016 wage and inflation come into focus, so will the next major wage round scheduled next year. Agreements covering around 3 million employees (63% of labor force) in the private and public sector will...
Dec 31, 2015 07:45 am UTC| Technicals
The implied volatility of -0.49 delta ATM put with 1w expiry is 9.35% and The implied volatility of 0.51 delta ATM call with 1w expiry is at 10.51%. It measures the skewness of the volatility smile (OTC is gauging...
Dec 30, 2015 06:58 am UTC| Technicals
Please observe the IV factor for ATM contracts with 1w-1m expiries that is moving in tandem with negative risk reversals. It has been smoothening and stagnant from last fortnight or so 12.75% to 9.6% again from 9.6% to the...
Airbitz To Record Stellar Performance In 2015; Next Year To Be More Extraordinary
Dec 30, 2015 06:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Airbitz, a digital wallet platform, made headlines throughout the year. In March, it integrated one-touch two-factor authentication model to protect its users. In July, the company announced that it received $450,000...
EUR/GBP/USD IVs, well positioned OTC and Brexit pressures in H1 2016
Dec 29, 2015 13:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Even if pound sterling volatilities are not trading at historical highs, the FX options market is already heavily positioned upon the Brexit risk. GBP/USD would fall more than the EUR/GBP would rise in a Brexit...
Why do you have to hedge Brexit pressure in 2016?
Dec 29, 2015 12:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In 2016, the probabilities that the UK leaves the EU is a concrete risk that will increasingly capture market attention. Uncertainty should stay high until the referendum and the outcome is too close to call. A...
FxWirePro: OTC positions divulge forecasts of AUD/USD in Q1 and Q2
Dec 29, 2015 08:36 am UTC| Technicals
As you can make out from the diagram the implied volatility for near month at the money contracts of AUDUSD pair has been highest among G20 currency segment and is seen at 11.8-12% levels for 1m expiry. We could still...
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