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Trading places, November 19, 2012
New appointments at Turquoise and OpenLink, while Goldman Sachs sales head makes partner
CFTC should allow voice trading for Sefs, says Chilton
CFTC commissioner also hints that 15-second rule will be amended - and says final cross-border rules will include a new definition of ‘US person’
Tullett Prebon hires ex-Faros trading head
The interdealer broker is expanding its resources as it seeks to use the Chapdelaine business it acquired to build an agency desk
New FX roles under Rohrbaugh at JP Morgan
JP Morgan last month appointed a new head of spot and a new head of forwards as part of a management reshuffle under Troy Rohrbaugh
Thomson Reuters targets retail market with niche data and analytics product
Market data vendor responds to speculation that it is extending its flagship Eikon platform to retail traders
CLS adds Swedbank as a settlement member
The Swedish bank is the latest bank to become a settlement member of CLS, after Lloyds was added in September 2011
StanChart launches offshore renminbi index
Dealer launches non-tradable index to track global adoption of offshore renminbi
Citi offers liquidity to Spotware’s cTrader and cAlgo Platforms
Citi extends liquidity offer to margin trading system
PFSoft launches white label solution for FX brokers
Technology vendor ties up with Lmax to offer liquidity to retail market
Bloomberg to offer FX options after six-month pilot
The vendor's FXGO platform is the latest in a long line of electronic platforms to add FX options ahead of forthcoming regulatory requirements for electronic platform trading
Citi hires Ceemea options trader from RBS
Citi has added Daniel Mitchell to its FX options team and made a number of hires in FX sales
EBS to move EUR/CHF away from decimalisation
Icap's EBS will complete the transition back to half and full-pip pricing on November 26 as data suggests the change has enhanced the depth of liquidity on the platform
BNP Paribas hires in sales and strategy in New York
Three new hires to the FX team at BNP Paribas, from Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo
CLS adds to board with Nolop appointment
Bruce Nolop has been appointed to the board of CLS, the firm announced on Friday
Barclays Asia FX strategy head departs
Head of FX strategy for Asia ex-Japan has left Barclays after just 15 months at the bank
Trading places, November 12, 2012
New appointments at Bloomberg Tradebook and RiskBusiness, while JP Morgan's former chief risk officer will retire by the end of the year
Aussie forecasts revised after RBA decision to hold rates
Strategists have revised upwards their expectations for the Australian dollar after last week's RBA decision, but some expect further weakness next year
MarkitServ and Traiana prep pre-trade credit hubs
Post-trade technology providers are vying to build a pre-trade hub that will provide certainty of execution and clearing under new regulation, to be rolled out for rates, credit and FX within months
Roberto Hoornweg exits UBS
Co-head of fixed income, currencies and commodities has resigned from UBS after two years at the bank
New rules designed to kill OTC market, says European regulator
Central Bank of Ireland adviser says reforms will cause an "Ice Age" in the derivatives market
FXall gains ground in options with three new banks
Thomson Reuters' pre-trade capabilities compliment the new options offering, says FXall chief executive Phil Weisberg
EBS volumes hit multi-year low in October
Trading volumes on both EBS and Thomson Reuters fell even further last month, but some traders are expecting a pick-up in volume now that the US elections are over
Sucden Financial builds up Gold service
Institutional broker extends gold trading size to enable hedging in size
FXCM revenues up; gets increase in credit facility
Margin forex broker sees revenues up despite fall in volumes