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“The carry looks best exactly when the currency is most likely to fall.” At 3:15 PM in Tokyo, a global risk-off wave can erase a week of interest accrual in minutes. The rate differential may remain a
--- > "The spread should be zero. In theory." On September 14, 2023, Alibaba's ADR (BABA) closed at $90.79 on the NYSE. On the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, 9988.HK closed at HK$88.65. At that day's USD/H
At 9:30 AM ET on March 14, 2026, Alibaba's ADR (BABA) traded at $92.45 on NYSE while its Hong Kong ordinary shares (9988.HK) sat at HK$745.20. The implied conversion ratio—based on the prevailing USD/
"Price is the effect. The order book is the cause." At 9:30 AM ET on a Tuesday, BABA opens on the NYSE at $85.20. Meanwhile, 13 hours earlier in Hong Kong, Alibaba had closed at HK$658.80. Converted t
Price moves in the time between two economic releases. The order book moves in the milliseconds between two traders. At 8:30 AM ET on the first Friday of every month, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
--- "Traders talk about the bid-ask spread widening. They do not talk about what causes it." At 8:30 AM ET on the first Friday of every month, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Non-Farm P
--- Opening At 9:35 AM ET on a regular Tuesday, Alibaba's ADR (BABA) traded at $82.40 on NASDAQ. Simultaneously, the underlying shares (9988.HK) sat at HK$645.20 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Conve
--- "Trading the NFP is like stepping into a hurricane and trying to count the raindrops." That comparison came from a senior FX trader at a macro fund in Greenwich, Connecticut, who asked not to be n