Interview
Best e-surveillance provider of the year: Ideal Prediction
Ideal Prediction voted Best e-surveillance provider
Best FX connectivity provider of the year: MarketFactory
MarketFactory voted Best FX connectivity provider
Best retail FX platform of the year: IG
IG voted Best retail FX platform of the year
Best prime-of-prime provider of the year: IS Prime
IS Prime voted Best prime-of-prime provider
Independent algorithmic trading technology provider of the year: Pragma Securities
Pragma voted Best independent algorithmic trading technology provider
Best FX ECN of the year: Cboe
Cboe voted Best FX ECN
Best FX market data provider of the year: CLS
CLS voted best FX market data provider
Crypto to look more like FX market in 2019, says B2C2
Over-the-counter tipped to gain in importance, but faces funding and credit constraints, says cryptocurrency market-maker
How the MAS is using AI to spot rogue trading behaviour
Trained using machine learning, the Apollo tool scours trading data for suspicious patterns
How Brexit gives FCA a tech mountain to climb
FCA international head says regulator faces huge reporting and data-sharing challenges
Doing more with less in a post-Mifid II environment
In their quest to reduce costs, market participants look to automate more processes in 2019, says smartTrade CEO
BNY Mellon: 2019 will see support-side innovation
Get excited about innovation, but don’t take your eye off the fundamentals
Evia: rising capital costs to encourage mergers in 2019
Trend of mergers and acquisitions in FX industry set to continue, says Alex McDonald
Citadel Securities: algo trading to rise, buy side seeks broader liquidity provision
As TCA metrics highlight the benefits of non-bank liquidity provision, Citadel Securities expects more participants will be drawn to its offering
Barracuda FX: technology spend will drive innovation in FX
A lot of technology spend in 2019 will focus on upgrading outdated processes, increasingly driven by the FX Global Code’s principles
Market Synergy: infrastructure ready for banks to trade digital assets
With fast and reliable Fix connectivity, the stage is set for financial institutions to enter the crypto market
Pragma Securities: algorithmic trading ripe for growth
Pragma is building a new generation of algo that incorporates the latest artificial intelligence
MarketFactory: fragmentation, credit innovation and Singapore matching
Mergers between FX trading venues have led fragmentation to spill into other asset classes
EM forecaster of 2018: City Index sees range-bound dollar in 2019
Despite ongoing rate hikes, the dollar is not expected to appreciate substantially in 2019, as the Fed tones down its hawkish stance
Cobalt: bringing greater efficiency to the back office
Market participants will look to bring back-office operations in line with modern electronic trading practices
ParFX: transparency to drive trading practices as Code adoption grows
FX Global Code will spur market participants to amend execution terms and conditions
G10 forecaster of 2018: CIBC sees weaker dollar in 2019
As the US economy slows and Fed tightening ends, the dollar will lose some ground, the bank says
CLS: mitigating settlement risk is crucial as volatility rises in 2019
Geopolitical factors expected to drive markets this year
FireApps: digitalisation of financial markets will accelerate
Banks are no longer just talking about digitalising their business; they have allocated hundreds of millions to it, says Wolfgang Koester