eikon top tips for fx users pdf
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FX & MM Views .....................................................2
Reuters FX Buzz ...................................................3
Economic Events Monitor ....................................4
FX Polls .................................................................5
FX Options ............................................................6
Non-Deliverable Forwards ..................................7
Calculators .......................................................... 8
FX Heatmap .........................................................9
Charting ..............................................................10
FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROFESSIONALSWHO ARE LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO PROSPER
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FX & MM Views
A single destination for price discovery and Risk Management in FX and Money Markets.
• Stay on top of the latest developments across your custom view
• Consolidated display of currencies and money market rates
• Assess volatility and risk across multiple regions with up-to-the-second market and economic information
The only place where you can view pricing from primary liquidity venues – Thomson Reuters Dealing, Thomson Reuters Matching.
• Broad coverage across all FX markets’ including 162 spot prices and over 1,500 cross pairs
• Over 70 central banks in both developed and emerging markets, including 18 European central banks and 18 Asian central banks, covering policy rates and open market operations
• Access Emerging Markets FX prices from over 2,000 contributed sources and 175 currencies sourced from leading Global and Emerging Market participants
Monitor ratesAll major currencies in a single view including news, charting and swapsSelect the range view
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Reuters FX Buzz
FX Buzz is an intraday FX analysis and commentary service that offers a complete consolidated view of the latest news impacting currencies
• Written by award-winning FX Analysts with years of experience working in and writing for the FX market
• Based across the key Forex centers in Europe, Asia and America
• Be part of the FX community discussing: flows, trade ideas, technical analysis, rumors & opinion
Open a news object on Thomson Reuters Eikon and use the code FXBUZZ.
Click on each headline to access the concise and technical content
Modify your searchFind FX Buzz under news and research
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Economic Events Monitor
• View the economic indicators due in the coming week, month and/or specific time frame, and set news alerts
• Search for events and announcements
• Compare previous forecasts and actual indicators across countries
Find Economic Indicators by typing EE in Thomson Reuters Eikon search box
Select the type of economic event, eg Labour Market
Click on the name of the event to view the detail
Select the period to view – upcoming or previous events
Economic Events Monitor provides a customizable display of real-time economic indicators from around the world, allowing you to create your own list of favorite indicators.
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FX Polls
• View consensus data (median, mean, range, minimum & maximum forecasts) and individual contributed forecasts from various banks; plot forecasts on the FX forecast chart
• View accuracy of historic forecasted rates by comparing them against the time series of actual spot or actual forward outright rates
• View SmartEstimates to complement Reuters Polls with greater insight into the likely direction of Economic Indicators
Download results into Excel Access Central Bank Polls
Choose the currency pair and update view View forecasted rates at their effective dates
Reuters FX polls, covering FX, economic and central bank movements, provide up-to-the-minute coverage and insight into market activity and anticipated rate moves.
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FX Options
• Implied volatility from leading brokers and sell side institutions including GFI and TFS/ICAP
• Realised volatility in range, close to close, and high frequency form (hourly and 5 min intervals)
• Accurate composite for core currency and cross-currency Volatility surfaces
• Historical volatility and calculated cross-currency Volatility surfaces
• Options calculators for market-standard indicative FX options valuations and analysis for vanilla and a range of exotic and barrier FX options
Spot rates for selected currency group
Monitor select currency volatility surface, historical charts and comparative volatility curves Follow key industry benchmarks
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Non-Deliverable Forwards
Easy to navigate single view of NDFs providing the latest prices by currency pair from a deep source of contributors.
• Find out who quoted the price as well as the timestamp by double-clicking on a price
• Choosing the currency pairs you are interested in
• View deliverable forwards as well as any associated data, such as implied deposits
Full array of onshore and offshore fixing rates and forward curves
Chart historic spot, volatilities and non-deliverable forwards
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Calculate premium for option terms
Calculators
A complete suite of purpose-built FX/MM calculators ready to use.
• Swap Points and Outrights, Carry Trades, Implied Deposit, FX Options, OIS and IRS Pricers
• Entry of forward-forward periods easy and explicit, with details in the results through new interface
• Exclusive ability to provide calculators with proprietary prices or curves
Find Swap Points and Outrights by typing SPO in Thomson Reuters Eikon search box.
Overview of volatility surface and yield curves
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FX Heatmap
The FX Volume Heat Map sources trading activity directly from Thomson Reuters Matching and shows you – at a glance – which currencies are most liquid so you can time your fx trades and get the best price.
The map highlights related economic, news and market intelligence; alerts notify you instantly when currencies become active as liquidity deepens, so you can make prudent FX trading decisions.
• The most active major currency pairs traded
• Currencies which are liquid and which are not
• 36 hours of trading activity in hot/cold color-coded format
• Six months’ history available
Find FX Volume heat map by typing FXHEAT in Thomson Reuters Eikon search box.
Monitor real-time currency transaction activity from Thomson Reuters Matching
Identify trading volume trends by currency
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Charting
State-of-the-art charting capabilities including multi-variable analysis, lines, bars, candles and sophisticated technical overlays
Select targeted currencyLayer multiple additions currencies and other market variables Easily change timescale