FxWirePro: Aggressive GBP/JPY volatility investors to prefer cheaper ATM strikes over exorbitantly priced OTMs ahead of BoE and BoJ monetary policies

Dec 06, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

The Japanese yen has been falling modestly possibly due in part to expectations of BoJ that is scheduled for mid of this month (20th Dec). Sterling is sitting close to recent highs ahead of next weeks BoEs monetary policy...

FxWirePro: UK PMIs signal mixed bag sentiments, 2m skews still indicate bearish risks, and OTM puts trading at reasonable premium

Dec 06, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Services PMI fell to 53.8 in November 2017 from a six-month high of 55.6 in the previous month and below market expectations of 55. Business activity and volumes of new work grew at a softer pace...

FxWirePro: CBOE to unveil hot potatoes - Asset bubble or Carry over, BTC derivatives to have silver lining

Dec 05, 2017 12:42 pm UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Before we begin with this write-up, lets just know as to how the price of Bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrencies) seems to have exceeded the price of gold briefly for the first time this week; however, this comparison is...

FxWirePro: Polish zloty clutches firmer amid lingering hawks and doves in NBP – Smart EUR/PLN hedging through diagonal call spreads

Dec 05, 2017 12:24 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

EURPLN has been attempting to bounce back from the lows of 4.1988 levels in the latest trading session, however, one could make out that the trendof the underlying spot FX moves is stuck in the range between 4.2159 and...

FxWirePro: Eurozone service PMIs cause EUR/AUD vols play in action, skews of far-month tenors signal bullish risks – Achieve optimized hedging via call ladder

Dec 05, 2017 11:28 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

The RBAs monetary policy statement hasnt been a material change, but a possible point of difference may be around the currency given that the AUD TWI has fallen back to near 2017 lows. In Europe, the focus would...

FxWirePro: Bid EUR/JPY 3m bearish neutral RRs and 6m skews to deploy both aggressive and conservative hedging vehicles

Dec 05, 2017 07:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Please be noted that the bearish neutral risk reversals are still indicating bearish risks in longer tenors, while positively skewed IVs of the 6m tenor signifies the hedgers interests in OTM put strikes. These skews...

How identity data is turning toxic for big companies

Dec 04, 2017 17:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Google might be in trouble for collecting the personal data of its users, but many companies have a growing incentive to rid their hands of the data that users entrust them with. This is because of growing costs of holding...