The differing monetary policies are also contributing to volatility in the foreign-exchange markets, notably bolstering the strength in the U.S. dollar, which could also benefit currency trading revenue among brokerage desks.
Moreover, the fixed-income market could experience greater activity as money managers weigh the effects of Bill Gross’ switch to Janus Capital (NYSE: JNS) from PIMCO. [These ETFs Could Benefit From Gross Joining Janus]
The industry experienced a slowdown in trading action last year for FICC, or fixed-income, commodities and currencies, due to uncertainty over the Fed’s plan to wind down its asset purchase program, along with the government shutdown
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Max Chen contributed to this article.