FxWirePro: Spotlight on Euro amid geopolitical and global economic factors – EUR/USD OTC bids signal both bearish and bullish risks

Aug 13, 2019 11:05 am UTC| Research & Analysis

It is likely to surprise many that the euro has not come under more pressure as a result of the renewed government crisis in Italy. The two factors are playing a key role here: Firstly, the market is likely to have got...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: Kiwis Love For Bitcoin and Tax Regime

Aug 13, 2019 10:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

We know that the US tax authorities, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been striving with all ways they can with an intention of simplifying the process of filing tax returns. Tax liability is an obligation and mandatory...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Blade Raises Funds From Coinbase and SV Angel To Launch Cryptocurrency-Derivatives Exchange

Aug 13, 2019 06:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bakkts collaboration with the ICEs leading futures exchange and clearing infrastructure most likely to bring physical delivery futures contracts to market participants in 30 countries, which has been the talk of the...

FxWirePro: Post-FOMC and Trade-Tensions’ Effects on FX Vols

Aug 09, 2019 12:41 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The latest tariff threat from Trump emphatically reinforces the perspective of dollars bullishness; the crucial difference for FX volatility is the potential for greater velocity and urgency to dollar rallies than might...

FxWirePro: Shift in Bullish Vols Among Asian and High-Beta EMFX-Bloc

Aug 09, 2019 12:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The brutal late-summer bullish seasonality of FX vol (refer 1stchart) has re-asserted itself following an eventful FOMC meeting and a rather more dramatic turn of events on US/China trade towards the fag end of the week....

FxWirePro: Dip in UK GDP stimulates bearish pressures in Sterling and IVs – GBP/JPY OTC outlook and options strategy

Aug 09, 2019 11:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis

UK Q2 GDP growth having been side-lined for a few days, some intra-day volatility was injected back into GBP after an FT report suggested that PM Johnson is likely to hold a general election in the days after Brexit...

FxWirePro: GBP Shorts Trades on Geopolitics

Aug 09, 2019 07:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Sterling slides as fears grow of a no-deal Brexit, the September-October period will see the focus on Brexit ramped up, as we approach the latest cliff-edge date of October 31stfor the UKs departure from the EU. With no...