Equity Derivatives Broker - Delta One Japan, Vantage Capital Markets Japan

François-Xavier Pustoc'h

Equity Derivatives Broker - Delta One Japan

Independent Financial Broker

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

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Our services include capital market offerings and placements, wholesale brokerage and execution of cash and derivative products (both listed and OTC) across a range of asset classes.

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Equity Derivatives

<ul><li>Lower USDJPY from 155 to 151 pushed the Nikkei 225 down to 38,500.</li><li>NKY 1M implied volatility spiked 4.15 to stabilize around 21.7%.</li><li>Low volumes and new open interests despite a higher realized volatility.</li></ul>

Lower USDJPY from 155 to 151 pushed the Nikkei 225 down to 38,500.NKY 1M implied volatility spiked 4.15 to stabilize around 21.7%.Low volumes and new open interests despite a higher realized volatility.

EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 31st – Jan 7th)

Macroeconomics

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<li>Housing prices are increasing across Japan, especially in big cities</li>
<li>Inflationary pressure on housing rents                                </li>
<li>Transaction volumes in Tokyo and housing starts are slowing down.</li>
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Housing prices are increasing across Japan, especially in big cities
Inflationary pressure on housing rents                                
Transaction volumes in Tokyo and housing starts are slowing down.


Japan Weekly Economic Data: Housing, Lands, Industrial Constructions

<ul><li>Nikkei implied volatility spiked and reverted as NKY index stabilized quickly after the technology sell-off.</li><li>Nikkei 1M volatility is slowly going lower as NKY index trades in a range.</li><li>Volumes and new open interest focused on downside and short-term expiry this week.</li></ul>

Nikkei implied volatility spiked and reverted as NKY index stabilized quickly after the technology sell-off.Nikkei 1M volatility is slowly going lower as NKY index trades in a range.Volumes and new open interest focused on downside and short-term expiry this week.

EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 24th – Jan 31st)

<ul><li>Strong data from Japan Imports (+1.8%) and Exports (+2.8%). BOJ raised its target rate from 0.25% to 0.50% on strong inflation data.</li><li>Manufacturing activity is slowing down.</li><li>Japan Exports came out better than expected at +2.8% vs. 2.4% (survey) whereas the Imports were lower than survey at +1.8% vs. an expected 3.2%.</li></ul>

Strong data from Japan Imports (+1.8%) and Exports (+2.8%). BOJ raised its target rate from 0.25% to 0.50% on strong inflation data.Manufacturing activity is slowing down.Japan Exports came out better than expected at +2.8% vs. 2.4% (survey) whereas the Imports were lower than survey at +1.8% vs. an expected 3.2%.

Japan Weekly Economic Calendar (Jan 23rd – Jan 29th)

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FX & Rates

<ul><li>CFTC data for the week through January 21st reflects the first pullback in USD bullish positioning since the start of December, with net Non-Commercial (speculative) traders trimming just under USD1 bn off their dollar longs.</li><li>Additional data shows Real Money (institutional) traders cutting around USD2bn off their net USD long positioning while Leveraged (hedge fund) traders held net longs unchanged.</li><li>The combined USD long positions across these three trading groups eased to approximately USD59bn—lower than the recent peak but still looking quite extended.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

CFTC data for the week through January 21st reflects the first pullback in USD bullish positioning since the start of December, with net Non-Commercial (speculative) traders trimming just under USD1 bn off their dollar longs.Additional data shows Real Money (institutional) traders cutting around USD2bn off their net USD long positioning while Leveraged (hedge fund) traders held net longs unchanged.The combined USD long positions across these three trading groups eased to approximately USD59bn—lower than the recent peak but still looking quite extended.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Speculative Traders Pare USD Longs

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EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 31st – Jan 7th)

Lower USDJPY from 155 to 151 pushed the Nikkei 225 down to 38,500. NKY 1M implied volatility spiked 4.15 to stabilize around 21.7%.

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

Japan Weekly Economic Data: Housing, Lands, Industrial Constructions

Housing prices are increasing across Japan, especially in big cities. Inflationary pressure on housing rents. Transaction volumes in Tokyo and...

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 24th – Jan 31st)

Nikkei implied volatility spiked and reverted as NKY index stabilized quickly after the technology sell-off. Nikkei 1M volatility is slowly going...

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

Japan Weekly Economic Calendar (Jan 23rd – Jan 29th)

Strong data from Japan Imports (+1.8%) and Exports (+2.8%). BOJ raised its target rate from 0.25% to 0.50% on strong inflation data.

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Speculative Traders Pare USD Longs

CFTC data for the week through January 21st reflects the first pullback in USD bullish positioning since the start of December

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