Articles by Lukas Becker
Inside March madness with Citi’s Tuchman
Interview: Trading rooms went virtual, central banks stepped up – but some platforms flopped
How carbon-cutting Drax manages currencies and credit
Interview: UK power giant uses option selling – and other tactics – to create hedging headroom
FX vol revived by Covid-19 – but for how long?
Traders split on whether virus impact or central bank responses will prove most powerful
For FX dealers, virus brings volumes
Mixed feelings for sell-side traders as Covid-19 spurs wave of speculation and hedging
FX options see record volumes as yen goes off-script
Coronavirus outbreak and recession fears trigger frenzied trading in USD/JPY options
Who killed FX volatility?
Beyond central bank policy, traders see a range of hidden structural factors at work
Morgan Stanley FX loss leaves ill-feeling, questions in wake
Options traders saw odd quotes by US bank months before losses were publicised
USC to kick-start trading of digital assets, says UBS
Chris Purves says first test trades using utility settlement coin likely in first half of 2020
FCA: ‘We can be Libor fallback trigger’
Amid fears of hedging mayhem, Schooling Latter says FCA verdict could activate smoother rates switch
Day one of a no-deal Brexit: swaps and chaperones
Banks, platforms and repositories tee up EU entities – and dread the repapering crunch that would follow
Keith Bailey leaves Barclays
Former Isda chair left the UK bank at the end of January, Risk.net understands
BoE to authorise EU CCPs ‘at 00:01’ on Brexit day
Central bank hopes plan to preserve access for EU CCPs will be reciprocated
Goldman Sachs discloses max last look hold times in FX
Past behaviour may subject clients to a 200 millisecond hold period, as US bank tries to avoid losses
European Commission backs FX forwards margin exemption
Need for change is “undisputed”, official says, but short-term relief expected to come via forbearance
Just six banks caught by phase two of IM regime
Four EU, one Japanese and one Australian bank start posting initial margin on non-cleared trades from September
LCH targets non-cleared market with radical new platform
Bilateral trades would be valued and margined using LCH swap curves
USD/CHF options burn banks amid illiquid markets
Traders say dealers who lost money in last month's huge Swiss franc move are likely to have done so because liquidity evaporated, making it impossible to hedge sold options
Swiss corporates suspend hedging after CHF spike
Swiss corporate treasurers are waiting for volatility to subside before deciding how to hedge exposure to a strengthening franc
FCA to probe possible conflicts in barrier options
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority will examine possible conflicts in the trading of foreign exchange options; some participants avoid these products in thinly traded markets
Tarf trouble in Taiwan: Sliding renminbi threatens heavy losses
Derivatives linked to the US dollar-renminbi exchange rate have been successful during the Chinese currency’s four-year rise. But now it is sliding, corporate users are looking at heavy losses
Revolving doors at Brevan Howard as Craignou joins
Ex-HSBC head Vincent Craignou joins Brevan Howard as a portfolio manager, while Neilan Govender returns to Credit Suisse after a short stint with the hedge fund
No CVA exemptions in US Basel III rules
Europe isolated as US regulators opt for broad counterparty risk charge
CFTC's 60-second rule will force rejections, FCMs warn
Given a minute to accept or reject trades for clearing, FCMs warn they will err on the side of caution
First OTC clearing wave to catch 77 fund managers
List reveals 77 managers have funds that will be required to start clearing on March 11 - and dealers say up to a third are not ready to start