https://fxww.com/macro-fund-behind-the-nikkei-sell-off/ The Professional Source Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:10:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://fxww.com/macro-fund-behind-the-nikkei-sell-off/#comment-24946 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:10:23 +0000 http://381c099c8f.nxcli.net/?p=9626#comment-24946 Hardly ever would a fund even have such large position to move Nikkei by that much let alone be stupid enough to accept such market impact. Keep in mind that start arb programs would force the whole 225 names to be traded down in case someone just sold the futures alone. There must be much broader squaring of positions going on than just by a macro fund.

]]> https://fxww.com/macro-fund-behind-the-nikkei-sell-off/#comment-24944 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:15:54 +0000 http://381c099c8f.nxcli.net/?p=9626#comment-24944 why wud they do it in a way that takes Nikkei down 600 points? maybe because last 2wk rise was based on light volumes, and it shows disprepancy with fundamental situation with economy, in particularly Japan’s , and generally Global

]]> https://fxww.com/macro-fund-behind-the-nikkei-sell-off/#comment-24943 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:34:21 +0000 http://381c099c8f.nxcli.net/?p=9626#comment-24943 If it was just unloading a position, why would they do it in a way that takes the Nikkei down 400 points? Even a fairly large position could have been unloaded in a more orderly fashion before the weekend.

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