Currency Derivatives
59 white papers and resources
Risk Library offers a wide range of currency derivatives white paper, industry report and legal briefings which consider current issues, thinking and market conditions. A currency derivative is a legally binding agreement between two parties which gives the investor the right to buy or sell currency at a set price or exchange rate for a period of time in the future date.
Using portfolio management to steer your way through foggy market conditions
Post-pandemic uncertainties, market consolidations, increasingly complex portfolio compositions, margin compressions, new competitors interest rate rises. Portfolio managers are operating in foggy conditions. Sophisticated portfolio analytics help to provide insights into concentration risks at…
Mifid II transaction reporting and risk management – The quest for quality
This report is based on a Risk.net survey commissioned by London Stock Exchange Group, which was completed in August 2021. The survey sought the views of firms that have a transaction reporting obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Mifir)
Case study: avoiding cash drag using equity index futures
Learn how Equity Index futures, from CME Group, can be used to keep a portfolio fully exposed to its benchmark index while allowing cash to remain for operational purposes.
Decrypting crypto: explaining the market from an institutional perspective
A new whitepaper series takes an institutional perspective in examining the multiple dynamics of the cryptocurrency space. In part I explore the increasing range of crypto derivative products that are attracting more capital to the sector and learn how a growing, vested institutional interest in…
Leveraging data in e-FX trading
In a world where electronic trading has infiltrated virtually every aspect of today’s FX market, having access to data and the means to interpret it are fundamental components of a successful e-FX strategy, writes Daniel Chambers, head of Data & Analytics at BidFX.
Cryptocurrency Regulation Summary: 2022 edition
The market capitalization of crypto assets has grown significantly amid large bouts of price volatility. Moreover, the market capitalization of stablecoins has quadrupled in 2021 to more than US$120 billion. However, the large number of alleging fraud and money laundering is worrisome, financial…
Improve time to value. It's high time.
This eBook is based on the 2021 industry research by Acuiti, as well as the FIS Readiness Report. You’ll find plenty of support for a move to AI-powered cloud computing, a modular approach that ensures budgetary control, and the Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) outsourcing of routine, non…
OUTSOURCED TRADING: Competitive Advantage for Growth
Here are the experiences of three fund managers who chose to outsource execution, how they perceive the service, and why they did it.
Why do BI solutions struggle so much when it comes to market risk analytics?
This white paper addresses the deficits in business intelligence solutions for market risk since many lose performance once faced with non-linear calculations and aggregation of complex financial instruments. It also looks at how to weave together disparate technologies across the bank and…
The changing shape of buy-side derivatives strategy
This survey report explores the changing needs and priorities, and the evolving strategies of buy-side firms in managing derivatives portfolios, liquidity and collateral.