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Standout FX option strike expiries this week

BUZZ-COMMENT-Standout FX option strike expiries this week Sept 9 (Reuters) - The cash hedging of soon-to-expire FX option strikes can have a magnetic effect on FX price action, adding to nearby support/resistance. There are some huge strikes expiring on Monday and for the week ahead. The closest and largest EUR/USD strikes expiring on Monday are at 1.1050 on 2.4 billion euros and 1.1100 on 1.3 billion euros.
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Here's why SocGen think USD/CHF topside options are cheap

RPT-BUZZ-COMMENT-Here's why SocGen think USD/CHF topside options are cheap Repeats with no changes Sept 4 (Reuters) - Societe Generale advocates an option trade that would benefit from USD/CHF gains, with their rationale being that CHF does not reflect dovish SNB pricing. The biggest central bank repricing over the last month was by Switzerland, with the Swiss interest rate for December seen 25bps lower than it was a month ago - a bigger dovish repricing th an for U.S.
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Here's why SocGen think USD/CHF topside options are cheap

BUZZ-COMMENT-Here's why SocGen think USD/CHF topside options are cheap Sept 4 (Reuters) - Societe Generale advocates an option trade that would benefit from USD/CHF gains, with their rationale being that CHF does not reflect dovish SNB pricing. The biggest central bank repricing over the last month was by Switzerland, with the Swiss interest rate for December seen 25bps lower than it was a month ago - a bigger dovish repricing th an for U.S.
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Swiss franc carry trade comes fraught with safe-haven rally risk

ANALYSIS-Swiss franc carry trade comes fraught with safe-haven rally risk Swiss franc more appealing in carry trades after yen blow-up Investors hope for stability, aided by central bank Yet safe-haven status can lead to big rallies By Harry Robertson LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - As investors turn to the Swiss franc as an alternative to Japan's yen to fund carry trades, the risk of the currency staging one of its rapid rallies remains ever present.
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Sterling's stunning rally keeps twitchy currency markets on edge

RPT-ANALYSIS-Sterling's stunning rally keeps twitchy currency markets on edge Repeats Thursday's story without changes Sterling up almost 4% this year vs dollar Momentum could now stall, say analysts Pound vulnerable to carry trade risks and rates views shifting Pound vulnerable to change in interest rate bets, say analysts By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Sterling has hit roughly 2-1/2 years highs against the dollar and is flying high versus the euro, in moves analysts warn are under
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