What Happened at the Month-End Fix?
March 6, 2023
An occasional question over the data published by The Full FX for every month-end Fix is that the overall savings… Read More »
An occasional question over the data published by The Full FX for every month-end Fix is that the overall savings… Read More »
It was a quieter than usual month-end London 4pm Fix in January, although in the bigger picture there were some… Read More »
The December 2022 month-end FX benchmark fix marked the completion of the first full year of publication of these fixes… Read More »
Potential savings from a longer London 4pm fixing window were pretty much in line with the long-term average at the… Read More »
It was another month of potentially costly FX hedging for those firms using the shorter calculation window for their month-end… Read More »
In its latest Expected Cost Monitor report, BestX carries a feature on the recent Japanese interventions to strengthen the yen,… Read More »
It was a quieter than usual London 4pm month-end fix on October 31 in terms of market impact, with significantly… Read More »
It was another tough month-end for anyone who cares about market impact around the London 4pm WM Fix, with potential… Read More »
It is of probably some relief to users of the WM London 4pm Benchmark Fix that after what was a… Read More »
With The Full FX View As highlighted by the monthly analysis published by The Full FX, price action around major… Read More »
ESMA may not work quickly, but it is persistent and thorough – and for that reason the FX industry needs… Read More »
The latest month-end FX benchmark fix to be analysed by The Full FX was, frankly, a bit of a bloodbath… Read More »
The benefits of publishing a month-end London 4pm benchmark using a longer window were mixed for the June fixing, however,… Read More »
With Refinitiv Benchmarks completing its consultation over the future of the WM Fix, and Raidne releasing a new service that… Read More »
Refinitiv Benchmarks is to be applauded for releasing a public survey on possible reform of the WMR Benchmark Fix, for… Read More »
Perhaps not unexpectedly given it was a quarter end – although it has to be pointed out this was not… Read More »
Against a backdrop of busier financial market conditions, the February month-end Fix behaved largely in line with previous fixings, although… Read More »
In comments responding to a consultation paper released by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the International Swaps and… Read More »
There is little doubt that in the institutional investor/asset manager space, focus has been increasing on the quality of FX… Read More »
It was suggested to me last week that the growth in outsourced trading in equity markets will inevitably spill over… Read More »
The daily volume of FX trading helps predict returns on currency trading the next day, says a study co-authored by… Read More »
This is the fourth in a regular series of pieces looking at price action over the month end, London 4pm… Read More »
OK. Tin hat on? Check. Flak jacket? Check. Let’s dive back in to pre-hedging! I have been asked by quite… Read More »
Last week’s column elicited a lot of feedback and conversation, so much so that I can move the issue on… Read More »
It has cost banks billions of dollars in fines, dozens of people their jobs and remains the subject of ongoing… Read More »
