Articles by Joe Parsons
US insurers take different paths to hedge FX
Counterparty Radar: Maturity and size of FX forwards trades vary significantly between firms
StanChart sees big uptick in FX options positions
Counterparty Radar: UK bank benefits from MSIM trades as market for US mutual funds expands in Q2
FX-style crypto platforms could bridge gap with TradFi
Emergence of execution-only ECNs, prime brokers and clearing houses brings new confidence in crypto
Plugging the leaks in skewed pricing
Liquidity recycling has made it trickier for LPs to identify information leakage
Shhh, don’t tell: the struggle to keep skew under wraps
Liquidity recycling by clients has made it more difficult for banks to keep skews quiet
Hedge funds turn to exotics for EM carry trades
Traders eye dual digitals to cheapen up carry plays
Tradeweb treads fine line as API trend brings challenges
Buy-side rates traders look to dodge platform’s interface but remain barred from cross-venue price-shopping
MSIM revived RMB options activity in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Investment firm added $2 billion in dollar/renminbi options, mainly with JP Morgan and StanChart
Buy-siders to face rising settlement risks when 2 becomes 1
Non-US asset managers may miss crucial window to settle trades with CLS after switch from T+2 to T+1
Fast LPs accuse rivals of maxing out last look response times
Firms with sub-10ms checks complain of losing volumes to slower rivals, prompting one to ditch ECNs
US court greenlights most claims in Currenex class action
Civil lawsuit brought by XTX and two other financial firms advances to next stage before trial
Hedge funds’ use of barrier options comes under spotlight
Former traders say Glen Point CEO’s arrest highlights compliance gulf between funds and dealers
Why NDF execution algos might still hit the spot
Products have yet to live up to initial hype, but their long-term potential for investors remains significant
LSEG’s FXall to open access for banks’ NDF algos
Move tipped to help smooth buy-side adoption of algo execution for non-deliverable forwards
Bank ALM crisis leaves FX hedgers with steeper roll costs
Spreads on EUR/USD forwards jumped more than fourfold in past two weeks
Mutual funds dump two-thirds of FX options positions in Q4
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley Investment Management leads fall in volumes with big cuts to RMB trades
Tales from the crypto prompt calls for FX-style market structures
Demands for interdealers and prime brokers to be brought into crypto market in wake of FTX debacle
Pimco nearly halves FX forwards book in Q4
Counterparty Radar: West Coast manager’s 45% cuts send Morgan Stanley to fifth place in dealer rankings
Refinitiv’s FXall launches automated forward fixing tool
New service offers asset managers automatic competitive pricing for a benchmark trade’s forward points
P2P platforms look to bring banks into the fold
The USP of peer-to-peer FX matching venues is that they cut out the middleman. So why are they now inviting them in?
Dealers eye benefits of ‘on-chain’ FX
Automated market-makers are already used for EUR/USD trades – now can they tackle settlement risk?
EBS ventures into crypto market with upcoming NDF
The move could be a big step forward for mainstream adoption of crypto NDF trading
Living with SA-CCR, one year on
Collateral agreements and FX futures may be some of the ways to tackle increased capital costs
Credit Suisse shakes up top line in new-look FX division
Swiss bank draws on electronic macro business for FX leadership roles