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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: EUR/CHF drifts in narrow range with lower IVs - deploy straddle shorts for assured returns

Mar 18, 2016 13:56 pm UTC| Technicals

EUR/CHF IVs keeps option writers on upper hand. The implied volatilities of EURCHF ATM contracts of all expiries have been the least among G10 currency segment. In EURCHF FX options markets, it seems like huge disparity...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD IVs still spiking higher - hedge via vega puts in PRBS to tackle higher IVs

Mar 18, 2016 10:02 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/AUD have been dramatically spiking higher at 12.59% for 1W expiries and 12.41% for 1M expiries. Volatility smiles most frequently show that traders are willing to pay higher implied volatility prices as the strike...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: NZD/JPY IVs accelerate on momentary gains - deploy short put ladder for hedging

Mar 18, 2016 07:27 am UTC| Technicals

Japan recorded a 242.8 billion surplus in February of 2016, compared with a 426 billion deficit a year earlier but missing market consensus of 388.6 billion surplus. Exports were dropped by a higher-than-expected 4% on...

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FxWirePro: GBP/AUD IVs mounting, striking balance in PRBS (3:2) on HY vols optimizes hedging motives in robust downtrend

Mar 17, 2016 08:46 am UTC| Technicals

Aussie prints upbeat numbers in unemployment at 5.8% in Feb, reduced from previous 6%, whereas the jobless claims in U.K. remained unchanged. While last recent NABs business confidence survey in Australia remains at 3...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/AUD bear travel on verge of 50% fibo after breach of crucial supports - no other way but binary puts to rescue from dips

Mar 17, 2016 07:49 am UTC| Technicals

Breaches below crucial supports at 2.0054 and 1.9309 may expose towards 50% retracement, bears can load weights in short as selling momentum is confirmed by leading oscillators. You see the pair also clears the sloping...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY IVs accelerate sky rocketed pace ahead of BoE - hedge downside risks using Vega ATM puts in backspreads

Mar 17, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Technicals

Please have a glance on how implied volatilities of ATM puts of 1D and 1W expiries are acting crazily in OTC markets, 20.36% and 13.09% respectively ahead of Bank of Englands monetary policy which is most likely to be...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY’s downtrend to prolong after brief upswing – stay short via binaries and futures contracts

Mar 17, 2016 06:07 am UTC| Technicals

The pair has rejected the resistances at 164.036 and 162.072 levels. The current prices have drifted below 7 21DMAs, so downtrend would likely continue in long run. Selling momentum is intensified as we can make out...

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Economy

India Slashes Fuel Taxes: A Ten-Rupee Relief Amid Global Energy Turmoil

Effective March 26, 2026, the Indian government made a decisive fiscal action by significantly lowering the Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on motor fuels. This change in policy lowers the tax on gasoline from INR 13...

France's 2025 Budget Deficit Shrinks More Than Expected, Easing Fiscal Pressure

France made stronger-than-expected progress on its public finances in 2025, with the national budget deficit falling to 5.1% of GDP a notable improvement from 5.8% recorded in 2024 and well ahead of the governments own...

Oil Prices Slip as Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Deadline Amid Ongoing War Fears

Global oil prices were on course for a weekly loss on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump granted Iran a 10-day extension before threatening to strike its energy infrastructure, offering markets a brief reprieve ...

Asian Stocks Rebound as Trump Delays Iran Strike Deadline

Asian equity markets staged a partial recovery on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed a planned military strike on Iranian energy infrastructure, extending the deadline by over ten days while signaling...

Google's TurboQuant Sends South Korean Chip Stocks Tumbling Amid AI Memory Demand Fears

South Korean equities took a sharp hit Friday as mounting concerns over reduced artificial intelligence memory demand dragged the KOSPI index to its lowest point in more than two weeks. The benchmark fell nearly 3% to...

Politics

Lavrov Claims U.S. Seeks Control Over Damaged Nord Stream Pipelines

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of pursuing dominance over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were severely damaged by underwater explosions in September 2022. The...

Chinese Universities with PLA Ties Found Purchasing Restricted U.S. AI Chips Through Super Micro Servers

Procurement records reveal that four Chinese universities, two of which have direct ties to the Peoples Liberation Army, acquired Super Micro Computer servers loaded with restricted Nvidia AI chips over the past year. The...

U.S. Praises Kurdistan's Role in Oil Markets Amid Iran War Fallout

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a significant diplomatic call Thursday with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, signaling Washingtons commitment to regional energy stability as conflict...

Russia Accused of Helping Iran Target U.S. Forces, European Powers Tell G7

European nations have formally accused Russia of providing military intelligence and drone technology to Iran to help target American forces in the Middle East, raising the issue directly with U.S. Secretary of State Marco...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Pay TSA Workers Amid Airport Security Crisis

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an executive order directing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to ensure Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees receive their pay,...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Anthropic

A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from enforcing its designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk, dealing an early blow to the Trump administration in a growing dispute over...

SMIC Allegedly Supplies Chipmaking Tools to Iran's Military, U.S. Officials Warn

Chinas top semiconductor manufacturer, SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), has reportedly been transferring chipmaking equipment to Irans military industrial complex, according to two senior Trump...

Google's TurboQuant Algorithm Sends Memory Chip Stocks Tumbling

Major memory chipmakers took a significant hit on Thursday after Google researchers introduced a groundbreaking compression algorithm that threatens to reduce artificial intelligence demand for memory chips. Samsung...

Reflection AI Eyes $25 Billion Valuation in Massive $2.5 Billion Funding Round

Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI is in advanced discussions to secure $2.5 billion in fresh funding, with negotiations pointing to a staggering pre-money valuation of $25 billion, according to a...

Nanya Technology Shares Surge 10% After $2.5 Billion Private Placement from Sandisk and Cisco

Shares of Taiwan-based memory chip manufacturer Nanya Technology soared to their daily limit of 10% on Thursday morning following the companys announcement of a major $2.5 billion private placement deal backed by prominent...