“In euro/US dollar, 1.20 was a big psychological level and lots of hedge funds and corporate clients had barriers around that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar has steadied after a sharp tumble this year but traders in the foreign exchange options market are positioned for the U.S. currency to weaken further amid growing ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hedge funds and asset managers have been buying up options on foreign currencies as they look to prepare portfolios for market moves spurred by the Trump administration's tariff ...

While the trend of banks historically ruling the FX options sphere will take time to shift, there’s a “very interesting opportunity” for non-bank market makers to get involved, agreed panellists at ...

Trading volume in foreign exchange (FX) options is on the rise. The EUR/USD currency pair is seeing the most activity. Data from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England show multi-period increases ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Implied volatility is the FX option market gauge of realised FX volatility and a key parameter of an option premium, yet it is languishing near 2-year lows and traded volumes are ...

Foreign Exchange (FX) options trading has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, moving increasingly towards electronic platforms. This shift, driven by institutional clients such as ...

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Forward looking FX options reflect the broader based lack of FX conviction to start 2024, but there are 2 significant dates that traders are right to be targeting. Owning simple ...

(Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds are ramping up bearish positions against currencies from the yuan to the Mexican peso to speculate that Donald Trump will win the US presidential election next month. Dollar ...

Following some growth in FX options in recent years, panellists assessed the key drivers behind this, most notably, the electronification of trading platforms as the market begins to move away from ...

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