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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 the first round of voting. “Around 95% of all the options trades at the moment are bullish Brazil for

Wells Fargo doubled its foreign exchange forwards positions with US mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the second quarter, driven by a surge in activity from Pimco and Vanguard. The US bank reported $124.6 billion in positions, climbing from 12th place to second in the dealer rankings, according to FX Markets’ Counterparty Radar service, which tracks the trade-level positions of US mutual funds and ETFs in derivatives instruments based on industry filings. Including its trades with US life

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The FX market is entering a new phase of transformation. As new technologies continue to reshape institutional trading, banks are rethinking how liquidity is distributed, accessed and embedded within client workflows. Based on research with 143 market participants, including corporate treasuries, banks and other financial institutions, this survey report brings together buy-side and sell-side perspectives to explore how FX distribution is expected to evolve over the next five years.

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LCH is developing a deliverable CNH clearing model with CMU OmniClear, scheduled to go live in 2027 subject to legal and regulatory approval, using PvP settlement for CNH/USD in Hong Kong liquid funding hours. LCH estimates clearing can reduce margin requirements by up to 70% for in‑scope uncleared margin rules products and materially lower counterparty credit risk, with a CCP risk weight of 2% versus 20% or more for bilateral exposures.

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