Dealers expect an increase in deal contingent foreign exchange hedging activity in 2025, in conjunction with heightened takeover deals from corporates and private equity firms in the latter part of the year. “We’ve certainly seen an uptick in deal contingent hedging,” says Edmund Carroll, head of FX, rates and commodities corporate client solutions at UBS. […]
Banks, the buy side and brokers are increasingly adopting automation from the beginning to the end of trading workflows, to optimise execution speed and efficiency. This evolution has been particularly evident in foreign exchange trading, where algorithmic decision-making has become more prevalent across desks, driven by the need to respond instantly to market data shifts.
Corporates turn to structured notes to juice cash returns – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Dual currency notes find favour with treasurers under pressure to boost yields amid higher rates Some corporate treasurers are taking advantage of more volatile foreign exchange and interest rate markets to invest their foreign
Funds tap options on FX vol amid tariff disruptions – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Dealers say vanillas, digitals and knockouts on realised vol increasingly used to navigate Trump news flow Hedge funds are increasingly taking out complex options structures that speculate on pricing of foreign exchange volatility levels
Corporates eye complex FX hedges as carry costs mount – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Leveraged forwards and options-based structures entice treasurers facing rates uncertainty and FX volatility The shake-em-up economic policies trailed by new US president and so-called “disruptor-in-chief” Donald Trump have left corporate treasurers on both sides
South Korea’s FX reforms working amid political crisis, dealers say – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Martial law presented first test for reforms aimed at boosting deliverable KRW market Foreign exchange activity in the wake of South Korea’s political crisis indicates recent reforms aimed at bringing more Korean won
