FxWirePro: Sync KRW with KOSPI convergence to global equity rallies but macros likely to disrupt synchronization; keep risk on check via FX derivatives pack

Jan 26, 2017 10:23 am UTC| Insights & Views

USDKRW remains in an uptrend but has not been able to sustain a move above the 1200 level. The USD trend has stalled since the beginning of 2017. This move appears to reflect a combination of technical and fundamental...

FxWirePro: Is this a divergence between KRW risk reversals, skewness and elevated IVs? A glimpse on rational interpretation of Black-Scholes

Jan 26, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The BlackScholes model has been accredited as a vivid breakthrough in asset pricing theory. But in applying it to real world options, problems immediately arose, because the volatility that makes an options model value...

Why Wall Street's Dow 20,000 is totally meaningless

Jan 26, 2017 07:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The Dow Jones Industrial Average just broke 20,000 for the first time. Traders and investors cheered this historic high of the worlds most famous stock market index, which is composed of 30 of the biggest and...

How a 'tax haven' Brexit threatens the UK's social model

Jan 26, 2017 07:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The threat that Britain might soon become a corporate tax haven issued by its chancellor, Philip Hammond revealed a fundamental truth about Brexit. This is not just a decision about the UKs relationship with the European...

FxWirePro: Why and how to capture GBP IV convexity - 1-3m GBP/JPY vols combinations conducive for diagonal strips as skews favor bears

Jan 26, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

The ATM volatility of GBP crosses are reasonable rising higher levels until next weeks BoE monetary policy meeting, although we are expecting a calm down a little after another roller-coaster ride in the GBP around the BoE...

Six myths about national security intelligence

Jan 26, 2017 06:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

President Trump has gotten off to a rough start with the intelligence community. The day after being sworn in, Trump spoke at CIA headquarters in an apparent attempt to mend his relationship with the agency. The...

The privacy debate over research with your blood and tissue

Jan 26, 2017 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Many people dont realize that their leftover tissue, blood or other samples otherwise known as biospecimens taken during a visit to the doctor or hospital might be stripped of identifying information and used in research...