FX Markets - Sep 2020
See below for a full listing of the articles in the September 2020 issue of FX Markets, or click here to download the PDF.
Articles in this issue
Tackling settlement risk is a serious business
Unless market participants comes together, the risk in the system is here to stay
Baton to launch payments system for emerging currencies
Fintech company joins efforts to tackle rising settlement risk
Dealers divided over paring FX spot venue connections
Some liquidity providers aim to follow Citi’s lead and cut platforms, but others are wary
Boston Fed and MIT collaborate on digital currency research
Research results on software architecture will be released as open source
Nomura targets US in FX rebuilding effort
Return of volatility sees Japanese bank rehire in New York and focus global business on Asian pairs and FX options
Goldman signs up as NDF client clearer at LCH
US bank expecting jump in cleared trades when initial margin rules hit buy side
Integral goes live with new UX for FX platform
Seventh generation of single-dealer platform built on HTML5 to allow for more customisation
Facebook’s libra could disrupt collateral markets – IMF paper
Collateral used to back ‘stablecoins’ such as libra will be unavailable for reuse
Indonesia eyes netting changes to enable derivatives CCP
Central bank says legal amendments will pave way for locally cleared NDFs and interest rate swaps
The importance of minimising market impact
Market impact is a nuanced subject – one industry veterans are well aware of. But, with fundamental changes over the past decade shifting how FX markets function, a swath of new service, technology and liquidity providers has emerged. David Fineberg,…
FX swap volumes set to rise on China govvies index inclusion
Traders expect greater use of FX derivatives if FTSE Russell adds bonds to the WGBI this week as expected
LCH to accept Sing dollar bonds as collateral
Singapore’s banks hope move will ease margin funding burdens, and speed direct membership
AFM seeks ‘level playing field’ for venues and aggregators
Dutch regulator suggests some liquidity services should be classified as OTFs
Euronext launches NDF trading in Singapore
Platform’s move brings spot-style execution methods to the non-deliverable market
Unsettling times: why is settlement risk on the rise?
Regulators and market participants searching for answers after BIS figures show substantial increase
Signs of consolidation in shattered FX market
Winners of this year’s e-FX Awards discuss shifting strategy among multi-dealer platforms
e-FX Awards 2020: The winners
Citi takes three categories in 18th annual awards; XTX picked as best LP for spot, while Goldman wins algo crown
Do macroeconomic releases still matter?
Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov explores how FX and other asset classes react to macroeconomic reports
Brexit, Hong Kong tensions revive FX options market
Political wrangles have helped boost FX options volumes in Hong Kong dollar and sterling
Filings reveal biggest FX forwards dealers
Counterparty Radar: Group of four banks executed 47% of sector’s trades during second quarter
