<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Currencies</title><link>http://www.derivativesweek.comhttp://new.derivativesweek.com</link><description /><copyright>&amp;copy;2010 Derivatives Week</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><category>Currencies</category><item><title>Yen Fears Prompt Fund Risk Reversals Raids</title><description>A number of hedge funds were buying up one-week risk reversals on the U.S. dollar/yen late last week at a time when the market was being dominated by overnight and two-day put options on the yen against the dollar.</description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2664488/Yen-Fears-Prompt-Fund-Risk-Reversals-Raids.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>London Losing Out On New Biz</title><description>The City of London, which accounts for 43% of the value of over-the-counter derivatives traded globally, is losing out on attracting financial services startups due to industry fears over the outcome of regulation aimed at derivatives and short selling. </description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2663975/London-Losing-Out-On-New-Biz.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:18:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>StanChart Expands Middle East Biz</title><description>Standard Chartered has hired five senior traders for its Middle Eastern and North African fixed income, currencies and commodities team. </description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2663861/StanChart-Expands-Middle-East-Biz.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:36:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nomura Hires Natixis Trading Bigwig</title><description>Stephane Gaillard, head of commodities derivatives at Natixis in London, has left the firm and joined Nomura as a senior fx flow exotics trader in London. </description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2663015/Nomura-Hires-Natixis-Trading-Bigwig.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:38:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mauritius Looks To Ratchet Up Derivatives Usage</title><description>The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius is looking to juice up its domestic corporations’ use of fx swaps and options to hedge exposures. </description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2662119/Mauritius-Looks-To-Ratchet-Up-Derivatives-Usage.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:18:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Indian FinMin Advises Opening FX Futures To FIIs</title><description>An Indian Ministry of Finance’s working group on foreign investment is recommending that foreign institutional investors be allowed to buy fx futures. </description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2661005/Indian-FinMin-Advises-Opening-FX-Futures-To-FIIs.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:22:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crédit Agricole Shuffles Asia Ex-Japan Chiefs</title><description>Crédit Agricole CIB has named Frédéric Lainé as head of the firm’s financial institutions group for international client coverage in Asia ex-Japan. </description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2660001/Crdit-Agricole-Shuffles-Asia-Ex-Japan-Chiefs.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Corporates Buy USD/CNY Bonus Forwards</title><description>Corporate end-users are hedging against a rise in the U.S. dollar/Chinese yuan using bonus forwards in an otherwise quiet Asian fx market. </description><link>http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2658810/Corporates-Buy-USDCNY-Bonus-Forwards.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:29:25 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
