FX Markets - 21 Oct 2019
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Articles in this issue
Former JP Morgan FX trader faces trial for price fixing
New York resident Akshay Aiyer is accused of conspiring to manipulate prices in CEEMEA currencies
Kace to offer electronic distribution of FX options in China
Huge potential for China’s FX options market, but regulation and digital transformation are key
OpenFin: user experience is new differentiating factor for banks
Market participants want agile applications that interact easily with other software
Sterling option volatility spikes on Brexit deal news
Trading reaches crescendo on Friday; insiders warn of further volatility
Money managers won’t trade digital assets soon, say crypto experts
Few institutional market participants willing to take on reputational risk associated with crypto trading
FSB raises pressure on stablecoins as firms abandon libra
Several major payment firms have distanced themselves from the project amid intense regulatory scrutiny
Bahamas takes steps towards digital currency as legal tender
Central bank proposes changes to governing law to give itself authority to issue a CBDC
The significance of a well-capitalised prime broker
Andrew Wood, business development manager at CMC Institutional, explores the pivotal connection between capitalisation and the future success or failure for funds starting up, and the importance of minimising order rejection.
Citi’s head of FX Greater China joins Millennium
Yiang You spent more than 18 years at the bank in Hong Kong
Macleod and Khan exit UBS
New York-based traders recently left the bank
MAS makes rare policy tweak amid slowing global economy
MAS targets slower appreciation of Singapore dollar, the first such easing in more than three years
Euronext FX looks to derivatives for diversification
Euronext unveils new three-year strategic plan to invest in FX, data and analytics
Monex Europe: watch for further cracks in the dollar
US is slowing with the rest of the world, as trade uncertainty and external conditions begin to bite