Enclosed are the slides of a talk that I gave in context of the launch of the Asia-Pacific operation of OANDA Corp. I hope that you will find the content of the slides interesting. The talk explains, why tick by tick screening of market prices is so important for a successful analysis of market trends. It gives recommendations of how retail and institutional investors and corporations should respond to the current crisis. The foreign exchange markets offer significant return opportunities. For corporations and other institutions with currency exposure, the implementation of currency overlays are essential. I then outline, how the governments and central banks can be pro-active to overcome the current crisis. I suggest that they should launch a global early warning system for financial markets and the economy at large, start a program of dynamic foreign exchange interventions to stabilize volatility and finally launch an effort to digitalize the financial markets to get rid of the outdated business practices. You are invited to comment and ask questions…
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