FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: How does Theta benefit in AUD/USD credit call spreads? A lowdown on the theta advantage in writing options

May 31, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The shorts on option spreads should always be supported by theta. Theta is always friend to the option writer as the sensitivity of an options value to the passage of time. It is usually expressed as the change in value...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Australia's current account deficit contracts, exports drive Q1 GDP - hedge renewed flaws in AUD

May 31, 2016 06:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Aussie dollar gained Tuesday on better than expected housing and private sector credit figures and the yen retraced earlier gains on household spending, industrial output and unemployment aided sentiment. While, their...

MOODY'S: NEGATIVE OUTLOOK ON CHINA'S BANKING SYSTEM DRIVEN BY CHALLENGING OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND DETERIORATING ASSET QUALITY AND PROFITABILITY

May 31, 2016 01:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says the outlook on Chinas banking system remains negative, reflecting a challenging operating environment, and banks deteriorating asset quality and profitability. Rising system...

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FxWirePro: Avoid longs in GBP/CAD OTM striking calls and strike balance between hedging drivers, IVs and weights in PRBS

May 30, 2016 12:37 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

In just last six months, GBPCAD has shown strength against major downtrend from the lows of 1.8103 to the current 1.9084 levels, (i.e. almost 5.41%). In UK, the BoE has been maintaining an unchanged interest rate at...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Mounting 1m GBP/USD IVs and RR ahead of event risks, highest among G10 space - 1M hedging bets lead puts underpriced

May 30, 2016 11:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis

After previous monetary policies from ECB, Fed and BoE, the euro and sterling OTC market turbulence was cooling off, as the hedging sentiments for certain currency pairs have been losing the traction. The focus this...

Renminbi Series

Moody's: Continued price growth in China's property market could attract further regulatory tightening

May 30, 2016 08:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate

Moodys Investors Service says that rapid price growth of residential homes in Chinese cities -- and particularly in higher-tier ones -- could attract further regulatory tightening to moderate price growth. Residential...

Don't hang up yet: the latest study linking mobile phones to cancer has big problems

May 30, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Technology

You may have seen the headlines over the weekend, reporting on a new study thats supposedly found a link between mobile phones and cancer. But all is not quite as it seems. And much of the alarm raised by the study is...