Emerging Market Crisis Series

Moody's: India's GDP growth challenged by lackluster global demand, high leverage

Jul 05, 2016 08:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that Indias (Baa3 positive) GDP growth over the next two years will be challenged by lackluster global demand and high leverage in some corporate sectors. Growth will be adversely affected...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Probable RBA’s status quo adds bullish momentum in AUD/USD, OTC still favors bears – Use credit combos for hedging on decent IVs

Jul 04, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

We reckon the monetary policy divergence should be the major factor in the H2 of the year for a lower AUDUSD in thelong run and interim upswings in ashort run as the todays RBA cash rates likely to remain unchanged,...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Unwise to extrapolate AUD/USD delta calls on positive RR shift as hedging sentiments still indicate bearish risks

Jul 04, 2016 06:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Lets have a glance on OTC hedging positions for AUDUSD: Delta risk reversals of AUDUSD: From the nutshell, we understand that 25-delta risk of reversal of AUDUSD has been one of the most expensive pairs to be hedged for...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Deploy AUD/CHF gamma instruments in diagonal option straps for both speculation and hedging

Jul 01, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

The majority of central banks are happy with conventional measures such as that, but not the SNB. During the Brexit night, the Swiss National Bank intervened. After all, everyone is meant to realize that the Swiss...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Are you bearish on USD/CAD vols? Iron condor for trading as underlying spot likely to go in sideways

Jul 01, 2016 09:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Although the prices of USDCAD are trying bounce from last 2 weeks, now remained well below 21DMA that has pulled back into the sideway range lasted for 7 weeks. Lower IVs of ATM contracts have been lacklustre (1w tenors...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Canadian SMEs less exposed to Brexit, Yet FX portfolios seems wobbly - Hedge CAD/JPY risks via 3 way straddle vs call

Jul 01, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Key Economic Fundamentals: We brief as to how the Brexit would impact the Canadian economy Canada has relatively limited direct trade linkages with the U.K., the exposure for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) ...

FxWirePro: G10 FX volatility ‘where-about and how-about’, optimizing vols since 2013

Jun 30, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Targeting volatility via optimal portfolios: An aggressive trader or investor keen on the volatile asset class targets a rise or fall measured in volatility points. However, the Markowitz framework can be used to...