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Institutional Insights: The JPM Collar & It's Market Implications
Institutional Insights: The JPM Collar & It's Market Implications

The JPMorgan Hedged Equity collar is the single largest systematic options structure in the U.S. equity market. It is updated every three months with about 35,000 SPX contracts and around $22 billion...

Institutional FX Insights: JPMorgan Trading Desk Views 31/3/26
Institutional FX Insights: JPMorgan Trading Desk Views 31/3/26

JPM G10 FXEURWe are negotiating with a new regime, but it is still the same old regime. This likely continues until the Strait reopens. The war can end with the Strait still closed, but until there is...

Institutional Insights: Goldman Sachs 'US Equity Markets Positioning & Key Levels'
Institutional Insights: Goldman Sachs 'US Equity Markets Positioning & Key Levels'

CTAs have been major sellers, with an estimated $184bn of global equity selling over the past month, leaving the cohort currently short approximately $47bn. Fundamental L/S managers underperformed...

FTSE 100 FINISH LINE 30/3/26
FTSE 100 FINISH LINE 30/3/26

FTSE 100 FINISH LINE 30/3/26 London's FTSE 100 climbed on Monday, buoyed by gains in mining and energy stocks as commodity prices rose, although market sentiment remained fragile with the Middle...

Institutional Insights: UBS 'SPX Short Gamma Into Month End'
Institutional Insights: UBS 'SPX Short Gamma Into Month End'

Short Gamma Into Month-EndThe market is entering month-end in a short-gamma regime, meaning dealers and other market participants are forced to sell into weakness and buy into strength, amplifying...

Institutional Insights: Goldman Sachs 'Weekend' Thoughts From The Trading Floor'
Institutional Insights: Goldman Sachs 'Weekend' Thoughts From The Trading Floor'

The quotation marks around “weekend” are intentional. Investors and traders haven’t had a real break in months, with “Green Dot Sunday” evolving from a one-off into a 2026 non-negotiable. The upcoming...

US500 Trading Update
US500 Trading Update

US500 Trading Update***QUOTING ES1! FOR CASH US500 EQUIVALENT LEVELS, SUBTRACT POINT DIFFERENCE***WEEKLY BULL BEAR ZONE 6510/20WEEKLY RANGE RES 6748 SUP 6369April OPEX Straddle: 328.55pt range implies...

Institutional FX Insights: JPMorgan Trading Desk Views 20/3/26
Institutional FX Insights: JPMorgan Trading Desk Views 20/3/26

JPM G10 FXWhere do I start? First of all, resting liquidity has all but disappeared and we are still trading a random, headline-driven tape where conviction can evaporate in minutes. Rather than...

Institutional FX Insights: JPMorgan trading Desk Views 19/3/26
Institutional FX Insights: JPMorgan trading Desk Views 19/3/26

19 March JPM G10 FX note shifts back toward a more defensive USD-supportive tone after three developments hit together:higher US PPIrenewed Middle East escalationa slightly hawkish PowellThat...