FxWirePro: Sterling Continues To Gain Against Euro Ahead of ECB And BoE- Bid 3m EUR/GBP IV Skews And Deploy 3-Way Straddle

Jan 23, 2020 12:06 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Pound remains on the front foot, after a much stronger-than-expected confidence pickup in yesterdays CBI survey. Attention will now turn to tomorrows PMI data which may prove pivotal in regards to Januarys BoE rate...

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority And Bank of Thailand Initiate Pilot On Central Bank Digital Currency

Jan 23, 2020 09:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Digital Currency

Hong Kong and Thailand have begun to pilot a joint central bank digital currency (CBDC) for cross-border payments. They would most likely ensure flawless and seamless cross border payments processing with the...

FxWirePro: Spotlight on SNB Monetary Policy And Restructure Bullish CHF/JPY Option

Jan 23, 2020 08:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The directional decoupling of CHF and JPY in recent weeks is as stark as it is unusual (refer above chart). In this write-up, we run you through on restructure a bullish CHFJPY option, stay long CHF in cash vs USD, added...

Digital Currency Revolution

Ex-CFTC Chairperson Divulges Digital Dollar Project & Its Purpose At Davos

Jan 23, 2020 06:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Commentary

There has been a budding trend of central bank digital currency (CBDC) across the globe. Yesterday, the farmer CFTC chairman, Mr. Christopher Giancarlo clarified about the Digital Dollar project to be entrusted with an...

FxWirePro: Have Geopolitical Tensions Panned Out? Hedging Strategies For G20 FX-Bloc

Jan 21, 2020 11:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Although the fears of a recession have eased significantly, not least due to the recent agreement in the US-Chinese trade conflict, investors nonetheless remain sceptical towards the euro. And at present this scepticism is...

FxWirePro: EUR/CAD Regains Ahead of BoC And ECB And Deploy Suitable Hedging Vehicles

Jan 21, 2020 10:47 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Bank of Canada is scheduled on this Wednesday, they held their policy rate unchanged at 1.75% in Governor Polozs fourth-from-last decision, a small deceleration in headline CPI with unchanged core CPI inflation, and mixed...

FxWirePro: A Quick Run Through On Relative Strategic AUD Shorts Via Options Structures

Jan 21, 2020 10:21 am UTC| Research & Analysis

In this write-up, we run you through Aussie short via put options spread structure coupled with writing a put of another Aussie pair. Stay short in AUDCHF via put spread financed through a AUDNZD put. This is a part...