Seven (Largely FX) Observations on the 2026 JP Morgan E-Trading Edit
March 16, 2026
The tenth annual J.P. Morgan E-Trading Edit has been published, you can access the findings here, providing insight into traders’… Read More »
The tenth annual J.P. Morgan E-Trading Edit has been published, you can access the findings here, providing insight into traders’… Read More »
While regulatory trends have dominated derivatives market thinking for several years, a new report from Crisil Coalition Greenwich finds that… Read More »
Macro funds were again the star of the show in another strong month for hedge funds, but although gains were… Read More »
Corporates and fund managers are increasing their currency hedging activities thanks to sustained higher volatility, and are also looking at… Read More »
UK and US corporates are reporting average annual losses in the millions from currency movements, with 80% of respondents reporting… Read More »
Last week’s meltdown in Japan’s bond markets, a small matter of JGBs shifting in a day what normally takes a… Read More »
2026 has started pretty much how 2025 proceeded – random events spiking interest in markets, although this year, thus far,… Read More »
Just days after releasing a survey revealing that UK funds are planning to combat increased Sterling volatility by ramping up… Read More »
MahiMarkets has launched Predictive Spread Modulation, a response, the firm says, to the current market environment being characterised by unpredictable… Read More »
The latest report from MillTech surveying North American fund managers paints a picture of firms impacted by FX volatility, as… Read More »
The continuation of relatively calm FX markets in August saw volumes dip at CME Group across both its listed and… Read More »
Corporate treasuries have significantly increased their hedge ratios both sides of the Atlantic as FX volatility continues to bite, with… Read More »
Time for a full-on, generation gap, rant. Don’t give me this “liquidity mirage: stuff again, FX markets are as robust… Read More »
Corporates are responding to tariff-driven volatility by increasing, albeit slightly, their FX hedging ratios and lengths, according to the latest… Read More »
As someone who has taken the, ahem, ‘occasional’ loss in his time, I find myself irritated by a report that… Read More »
As was the case with the first group of platforms to report FX volume data, FXSpotStream also set a new… Read More »
The so-called “Liberation Day” when President Trump unveiled a long – and at times bizarre (Heard and McDonald Islands actually… Read More »
Following the positive news from the first group of platforms to report data, CME Group has also unveiled a strong… Read More »
Following the ninth annual J.P. Morgan e-Trading Edit, which this year surveyed over 4.200 traders globally, Scott Wacker, global head… Read More »
The arrest last week of a likely rival to Turkish president Erdogan prompted a sharp rally in USD/TRY, which hit… Read More »
Confidence among global derivatives market participants soared in the first quarter of the year as the second Trump presidency brought… Read More »
There are many out there who believe that FX is, inevitably, following equities in market structure terms, but yet again,… Read More »
It is, obviously, very hard to predict how long the current volatile environment in FX markets will last (when is… Read More »
Corporates are suffering higher losses on their unhedged FX risk and are looking to FX options to alleviate the pain… Read More »
Following my column to start the year, I am indebted to a friend who shared some high level data with… Read More »
The ninth annual JP Morgan e-Trading Edit finds, unsurprisingly given geopolitical machinations, that inflation and tariffs are top of mind… Read More »
Sorry everyone but this is going to be an old-school rant – I try very hard not to compare today’s… Read More »
Increased volatility that followed the calling of the US election provided a boon to FX platforms, with four reporting a… Read More »
Our video series talking to the next generation of managers in the FX world continues with a very entertaining discussion… Read More »
Further evidence of the boost to FX platforms’ business from the volatility in August is provided in the data released… Read More »
Data published by two platforms provides an interesting insight into FX market behaviour during market upheaval, reinforcing the sense that,… Read More »
A new paper published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) as part of its Bulletin series, takes an early… Read More »
The global market meltdown that started on Monday last week and in subsequent days saw volatility spike across asset classes… Read More »
Much has been made about how different roles in the FX market have changed, evolution tends to make that happen,… Read More »
There is a strange thing happening in foreign exchange, according to Eva Szalay: it’s possible to get people to passionately… Read More »
CME Group’s FX futures and options product suite had their usual roll month bounce, while EBS bounced back from February’s… Read More »
Continuing a theme of its regular surveys, the latest report from MillTechFX – this time on European corporates – argues… Read More »
While the 2024 edition of the JP Morgan e-Trading Edit has the expected concerns over volatility and liquidity at the… Read More »
Volume data from CME Group shows that both the FX futures and options product suite and the OTC EBS platforms,… Read More »
TP Icap’s data and analytics division, Parameta Solutions, has launched a new family of interest rate swap volatility indices that… Read More »
The latest Global FX Microstructure in Review published by Bank of America suggests that FX markets calmed down in Q2,… Read More »
An easing dollar has helped reduce the bottom-line impact on corporate earnings, according to the latest quarterly Currency Impact Report… Read More »
Sometimes, I hear an idea so ostensibly silly, I feel the need share it – and today is your lucky… Read More »
Macro hedge funds again managed to eke out gains amidst a much tougher environment for hedge funds generally, according to… Read More »
After a challenging month, Macro strategies bounced back strongly during the market turmoil of April to lead hedge fund performance… Read More »
The latest Global FX Microstructure in Review paper from Bank of America, highlights a first quarter of 2023 in FX… Read More »
Following the release of the seventh annual JP Morgan e-Trading Edit, which polls traders’ views of key market structure and… Read More »
The seventh edition of the JP Morgan e-Trading Edit, which surveys traders for their key issues in markets, finds that… Read More »
Bank of America’s latest FX market structure analysis finds that conditions in the FX market remained elevated after several events… Read More »
The increased volatility in markets generally has seen clearing firms become more proactive in margin calls on clients and a… Read More »
