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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: Long EUR/USD versus short USD/JPY 3m volatility swaps as volatilities to converge

Aug 10, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Long/short of volatility swaps as a pure volatility trade between EUR/USD/JPY, we recommend getting pure volatility exposure via a long short of volatility swaps. This allows for getting rid of systemic delta hedging...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Don’t get bear trapped in Bullion - Hedge gold risks via 3-way straddles versus puts capitalizing IV skews and delta RR

Aug 05, 2016 13:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Although the gold spot was unable to breach 1375 mark and sustain above, dear bullion speculators or investors please be mindful that the prevailing dips are not far over 2 and ahalf year highs, bulls are pretty much on...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Trade “Butterfly spread” in CAD/CHF non-directional trend, IVs and sensitivity tool to substantiate tepid swings

Aug 05, 2016 12:32 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Technical roundup: Lot of puzzling has been happening in CADCHF when we consider the intermediate trend of this pair, as per our previous post on technicals, the prices are going in sideways, and now it is time for CHF...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Bidding 3m cable risk reversals to arrest tail risks of Brexit and BOE easing

Aug 05, 2016 10:50 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Yesterday saw the BoE deliver comprehensive easing including, a 25bp cut in Base Rate, 60bn in additional gilt purchases, 10bn of corporate bond purchases and introduce a new Term Funding Scheme. The total package exceeded...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Hedge RBA’s easing bias contemplating inflationary pressures – backspreads to arrest bearish risks

Aug 05, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

As expected, the statement fell short of providing explicit forward guidance, but we interpret the larger number of risks to the outlook and the RBAs forecast that average underlying inflation would be stuck at the bottom...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: AUD/USD 3:1 calendar combinations for leveraging effects as OTC signals writers on upper hand in short run and holders in long run

Aug 05, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Please be noted that the implied volatility for near month at the money contracts of this APAC pair has been dropped below 10% for 1m expiry. While delta risk reversal reveals divulge more interests in hedging...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

How would landmark Indian tax regime (GST) impact INR? Mitigate FX risks by derivative instruments

Aug 04, 2016 13:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The upper house unanimously approved a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) yesterday. It was a historic moment after more than a decade when it was first proposed. It sends a strong signal of the governments pragmatism...

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Economy

NASDAQ Tech Selloff: Correction or Collapse? What Analysts Are Saying

The NASDAQ Composite has officially entered correction territory, posting its sharpest valuation decline since the dotcom era as markets react to escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions. While the selloff has rattled...

Brazil Meat Exports Weather Iran War Disruptions With Rerouted Shipments

Brazils beef and chicken exporters are navigating the fallout from the Iran conflict with measured confidence, absorbing higher logistics costs and finding alternative routes to keep Middle Eastern markets supplied. While...

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 ...

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...