FX Markets - Feb 2026
See below for a full listing of the articles in the February 2026 collection of FX Markets
Articles in this issue
CME outage exposed FX market’s futures dependency, says SNB
Study finds EUR/USD spreads widened eightfold as non-bank PTFs blew out by nearly 30 times in November halt
Market-makers seek answers about CME’s cloud move
Silence on data centre changes fuels speculation over how new matching engine will handle orders
Gap risk fears push FX traders into Sunday-night Asia hours
Volumes surge at Singapore open as Trump’s weekend announcements force early risk management
Wild dollar swing upended FX options hedges
Banks chased vol higher as last week’s EUR/USD surge knocked out barrier trades
China acts to slow yuan gains by scrapping FX forward hedge cost
PBoC to remove 20% reserve ratio as it aims for ‘reasonable and balanced’ renminbi
Renminbi options volumes plummet as vol grinds lower
USD/CNH volumes fell 84% in 2025 as PBoC currency management took hold
FX options API trading takes off at quant hedge funds
Systematic players behind surge in direct execution, say dealers
Forex looks to flip the (stable)coin
Friction-free foreign exchange is the prize offered by stablecoins such as Tether and USDC. But the prize remains elusive
CME outage sparks FX soul search
How November’s halt exposed fragile wiring of new futures-led market structure
JP Morgan gives corporates an FX blockchain boost
Kinexys digital platform speeds cross-currency, cross-entity client payments
ISITC’s Paul Fullam on the ‘anxiety’ over T+1 in Europe
Trade processing chair blames budget constraints, testing and unease over operational risk ahead of settlement move
