Eurex’ extension of trading hours to cover the Asia Pacific time zone for liquid Benchmark Fixed Income Products are an  opportunity to generate alpha for both the sell and the buy side says our Deputy Global Head, Fixed Income Trading & Clearing Sales, Byron Baldwin.

Without knowing in how far temperatures and trading volumes are negatively correlated, Eurex notes that, while the month of July was dominated by extreme heat in large parts of Europe, trading activity was rather modest. 

When it comes to blockchain technology and digital currencies countries like Japan and Singapore are at the forefront. Roland Schwinn, our regional head of Asia, talks about growth, times zones and new technologies that keep our Asia team busy.

Reflecting on July, European Fixed Income markets were left largely treading water with low levels of realized volatility across the core benchmark products. Implied volatility was sold lower as the underlying markets failed to break out in either direction.