Market Scenarios amid Fed hike expectations- how could we be equipped?
Jun 30, 2015 10:14 am UTC| Insights & Views
Risk-adjusted returns of global portfolios are going lower: Rolling risk-adjusted returns of a typical 60/40 global portfolio (FX hedged).The correlation between equity and fixed income rising returns turning into...
Spanish Prime Minister takes hard stance on Greece
Jun 30, 2015 09:25 am UTC| Insights & Views
Greek voters are scheduled to vote on a referendum next Sunday. Though the question is whether or not to accept the bailout conditions proposed by Euro zone creditors, many have indicated it has something to do with...
RBNZ needs to lower cost of capital, weak kiwi not enough
Jun 30, 2015 08:49 am UTC| Insights & Views
One rate cut and comments from Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has pushed New Zealand dollar to its lowest since 2010 against dollar. However, weak exchange rate is yet to cushion the economic downturn, New Zealand is...
Why does put call parity play crucial role in option combinations?
Jun 30, 2015 08:23 am UTC| Insights & Views
Weve been advocating strategies involving option combinations contemplating a proper computation of put call parity of the currency pairs. We are take this through why is it so important to shed some light on put call...
Guide to today’s important data and events
Jun 30, 2015 08:11 am UTC| Insights & Views
Lot of economic dockets to be released today, however the risks associated with the releases are moderate. Data released so far - New Zealand - ANZ business confidence dropped to -2.3 from 15.7 prior. Activity outlook...
FxWirePro: USD/CAD binary puts may yield 20-25 pips; but call spreads on hedging front
Jun 30, 2015 07:49 am UTC| Insights & Views
Although the Fed will be sensitive to developments in Europe, it would be too early in our view to call for a delayed lift-off on the back of Greece. The streets continue to believe September rate hike driven by better...
FxWirePro: GBP/JPY delta back-spreads costlier but worth holding to hedge pounds depreciation
Jun 30, 2015 07:10 am UTC| Insights & Views
Since the bearish signals have been traced out from EOD as well as weekly charts, relevant hedging positions for Yens exposure are highly recommended.Formation of breakaway gap, hanging man spinning top is figured out on...