Articles by Emma Siponmaa
Futures venues eye growth in BRL trading with Asian investors
CME and SGX see ramp-up in out-of-hours demand for lucrative carry trade
UK’s benchmark rewrite threatens access to Asia NDF fixings
Key offshore rates likely to fall in new regime’s scope, potentially pushing them out of bounds
SocGen FX forwards trading rockets with US fund managers
Counterparty Radar: Surge in French bank’s FX forward volumes propels it to second spot in Q1 2026
Europe ‘lagging behind’ US in crypto markets
Mica made Europe first mover, but rapid US adoption leaves the region trailing, market participants say
Doubts swirl over future of FX cartel case
Group of banks accused of manipulation have filed for the class action to be dismissed
An eye on API: bilateral FX takes hold with some asset managers
Long-term savings in trading costs are tempting buy-siders to explore direct connectivity with liquidity providers
smartTrade eyes role as direct streaming linchpin
Vendor plans to tap growing demand for direct API trading solutions across asset classes
How JPM AM swapped platforms for pipes
Asset manager wanted to cut FX venues – and their fees – out of dealer relationships. Now, it only trades direct
CME futures outage caused FX spot pricing problems
At least one non-bank was forced to pull prices, and NDFs also affected
NatWest retunes options tool to create, not hedge
Auto-hedging algo replicates non-linear exposures in spot for clients that can’t trade options
More interdealer e-trading needed to support FX swap streaming
FX Markets Europe: Dealers say primary venues must gain more traction to allow further electronification on client side
Court ruling challenges ‘fiduciary’ role for pre-hedging
Lawyers suggest overturning of Mark Johnson’s conviction questions dealer-client fiduciary relationship
BNP Paribas eyes selective algo white label tie-ups
The French bank struck its first FX algo white-labelling partnership with Lloyds
Bank FX market-makers ramp up AI usage
Barclays applies tech to predictions, while HSBC and ING look at pricing accuracy
Tariff volatility pushes banks to tighten close-outs
Lawyers say dealers are looking to update playbooks for terminating derivatives trades
New FX swap matching platform aims to bridge voice and e-trading
FXswapX seeks to electronify “the last bastion of voice trading” in the interdealer market
Dealers bullish on Bloomberg chat interface for FX markets
Service expanded its API offering to integrate broker chats into banks’ engines for cash FX pricing late last year
Tech firm OneChronos to offer ‘bundled’ equity-FX trading
New auction algorithms will optimise multi-leg trades; FX roll-out due in second quarter
Citi rolls out revamped SDP in emerging markets
Unified API will boost electronic pricing and automation for restricted currencies, says bank
FX defs look to calculation agents for close-out rates
New Isda rule book also set to streamline ‘impossibility’ standard for disruption events
Isda to finalise drafting updated FX definitions this year
New definitions on disruption events and fallbacks are core focus
Bloomberg offers auto-RFQ chat feed – but banks want a bigger prize
Traders hope for unfettered access to IB chat so they can build their own AI-enhanced trading tools
Doubts raised over new FX platform disclosures
New disclosure sheet template will require platforms to outline how they charge for data
Pimco and Vanguard slash FX forwards trading with BNP Paribas
Counterparty Radar: French bank sees its notional with mutual funds halve