Infrastructure
Full amount trading picks up as dealers improve pricing
As much as 70% of volumes at some FX venues are now traded as full amounts rather than in slices
FX HedgePool extends credit intermediation beyond FX swaps
New service lets buy side trade spot and forwards with LPs without prior credit ties, including non-banks
Automation the answer to costly fat finger errors
e-FX Forum: BNP FX exec says trading and booking problems can create up to 4% hit on P&L
Gearing up for FX’s blockchain resurgence
FX markets can benefit from the digital asset revolution but need to pay attention now, says LMAX Group’s Mercer
State Street hires FactSet’s Matsko for GlobalLink business
New hire to take on global sales head role
Bloomberg to launch T+1 FX fixing
Index arm to offer benchmark for value tomorrow outrights that settle in line with new US securities timeline
SpectrAxe fires up OTC FX options Clob
Go-live marks first electronic all-to-all venue for buy-siders trading the instruments
FX futures momentum challenges primary venues’ pricing role
Panellists suggest spot FX primary markets’ importance in models has “diminished”
Isda pushes to ‘decouple’ Simm calibration from model changes
Emir 3.0 prompts effort to separate risk-weight revisions from methodology updates
Banks mull whether to stick or twist with SDPs
Fewer providers are going all-in on single-dealer platforms, as consolidation and outsourcing are on the cards
Hidden Road ready for rush hour after FCM approval
Prime broker is trading “trillions” of notional with “a few hundred” counterparties in FX and crypto
Vanguard begins clearing NDFs on LCH
Addition of mutual fund giant gives big boost to client-cleared activity on ForexClear
Banks face tough choices over single-dealer platforms
Costly upgrades and shifting execution methods by corporates could challenge SDPs
Philippine central bank may issue wholesale CBDC in two years
However, governor rules out using blockchain-based technology for digital peso
Dealers inch closer to clearing of FX forwards
LCH’s ForexClear aims to ease capital charges and margin constraints on banks, but will it kick-start clearing?
Bloomberg’s Figi extends crypto inroads
Identifiers rolled out for almost 8,000 crypto assets as institutions seek structure and uniformity
LoopFX nears launch with Factset’s Portware partnership
New dark pool matching platform aims to integrate with existing buy-side workflows
LMAX taps real money clients with Cürex deal
Acquisition aims to offer liquidity providers diverse flows from asset managers
CME unveils upcoming FX Spot+ trading platform
New Clob aims to bridge futures and spot FX liquidity
Citi’s head of FX electronic platforms departs
Ala’a Saeed, who oversaw its single-dealer platform, leaves US bank
More, not fewer, FX platforms perplexes dealers
Predictions of consolidation have been wide of the mark