FxWirePro: Trades for bullish Swiss franc – Sold NZDCHF and hold EURCHF
Sep 12, 2018 12:17 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Swiss franc (CHF) has been the top performing DM FX pair over the last couple of months, the only currency to have gained indeed against USD. We uphold bullish stances albeit rotation fromGBPCHF into NZDCHF...
FxWirePro: Tour to G7 FX vols and expressions of some option spread structures
Sep 12, 2018 11:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
It is difficult, if not impossible, to handicap the extent to which the escalation of tariff risks has already been discounted into battered EM asset prices; what can be said with more assurance is that a handful of assets...
FxWirePro: FX correlations and cheap hedges for escalating trade tensions
Sep 12, 2018 09:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
FX marketscontinue to consolidatewhile news headlines with regards to a Brexit deal last to emerge, marginal reflections on the pound is observed in the recent past after the reasonable recovery off the recent lows in the...
FxWirePro: Bid GBP/AUD 2m skews to deploy optimized hedge ahead of UK data
Sep 12, 2018 08:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The UK growth data has shown a monthly rise of 0.3% in July GDP whereas the projections were at 0.2%. We reckon that the economy is on course to expand by 0.4% QoQ in Q3 as a whole. Markets will continue to focus on...
Blockchain essentialities for telecom, media and entertainment trajectories – Deloitte reports
Sep 12, 2018 07:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
Strategically, informed investors through ICOs continue to crowd out traditional VC funding, especially in technology and Blockchain-related startups. Hybrid models (combining classic VC/PE funding and ICO) are...
FxWirePro: Loonie mixed but vulnerable - Calendar straddles for delta-hedge
Sep 11, 2018 13:38 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
G10 currencies remain narrowly mixed in relatively quiet markets. While loonie at 1.3161, CAD remains quiet as it continues to consolidate around the midpoint of its one week range. The broader tone appears tentative and...
Sep 11, 2018 11:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
OTC indications:AtEURGBPspot reference levels: 0.8905 levels, please be noted that the positively skewed IVs of 6m tenors signify the hedgers interests to bid OTM call strikes upto 0.94 levels (refer above nutshell...
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