Cole Lipsky
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Hedge funds crowd into bullish Brazilian real trades - Risk.net (opens the original)
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Macro hedge funds are piling into foreign exchange derivatives ahead of Brazil’s October 4 presidential election, with bets on a Flávio Bolsonaro win and a stronger real becoming an increasingly crowded trade. Dealers say the most popular trades have been short-dated vanilla puts, digitals and risk reversals, anticipating a 4–8% appreciation in the Brazilian real against the US dollar following Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or c
Dollar reversal could scupper EM carry boom, dealers warn - Risk.net (opens the original)
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Traders that piled into emerging markets currencies backed by borrowing US dollars could be at risk of a painful unwind if the greenback reverses course, foreign exchange dealers warn. The EM FX carry trade has been one of the predominant consensus strategies among hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds, largely driven by extremely low levels of volatility and a prolonged period of weakness Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print o
Ex-Citi banker’s ‘perfect marriage’ with Franklin’s crypto unit - Risk.net (opens the original)
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When Franklin Templeton acquired the cryptocurrency investment firm 250 Digital in June, part of the payment was made in Benjis, the street name for shares of Franklin’s first-of-its-kind tokenised money market fund. Chris Perkins, head of Franklin Crypto and former chief executive of 250 Digital, had no qualms about accepting the digital payment. In fact, he took it as validation of his investment Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print
Stablecoin consortia may be ‘interim’ step to solo bank issuance - Risk.net (opens the original)
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Bank-led consortia for the development and issuance of stablecoins may be an “interim stage” on the road to solo bank coin issuance, according to an industry veteran, who reckons these tie-ups represent the first step in a commitment to the fast-growing digital payment ecosystem. Ultimately, every global systemically important bank (G-Sib) will issue a US dollar stablecoin, even if they don’t know Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print o
Beyond FX HedgePool: what’s next for all-to-all? - Risk.net (opens the original)
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FX HedgePool was meant to be the template for a new kind of foreign exchange market – one where swaps users, initially asset managers and subsequently dealers as well, could match their hedging flows against each other anonymously at the mid, and leave the bid/offer spread behind. But growth stalled, the co-founders and most of the original team departed, and at least two large buy-side users paused the swaps matching service, Risk.net reported last month. For those still trying to build all-to-
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