News
Digital Vega to add spot to Medusa options platform
FX options platform to add spot trading functionality this week in response to client demand, assisted by State Street-owned Currenex platform
Trading places, February 11, 2013
New hires in FX at Brevan Howard and Stone Milliner, while EBS appoints a sales manager in London and the WMBA elects a new chair for the Americas
Ruble poised for growth after bond market liberalisation
As the bond market continues to open up and Moscow Exchange prepares to go public, FX market participants are eyeing potential opportunities for the ruble
FXCM recruits ex-sales head after Alpari stint
Mark Davison has rejoined FXCM after two years at rival Alpari where he headed institutional sales globally
Euro outlook 'unpredictable' after recent strength
Despite the resurgence of confidence in the euro since the turn of the year, participants appear to be following the caution expressed by Mario Draghi yesterday over whether the trend is sustainable
US National Futures Association adopts recommendations from an independent analysis of NFA's Peregrine Financial Group audits
Futures industry regulator to roll out new procedures to tighten scrutiny of futures brokers following report
SurfacExchange in acquisition talks
Multibank FX options platform confirms it has seen an 'uptick' in conversations over a potential acquisition, as rivals make tweaks to their ownership structures ahead of Sef registration race
New Zealand to increase supervision of margin foreign exchange brokers, says government official
180 companies come under fire by regulators for failing to meet rules for operating as a financial services provider
Exchanges poised for further volume growth in FX
Both exchanges and ECNs have reported an uptick in FX trading volumes in January, but some suggest exchanges might be the biggest winners as activity rises in forex futures and options
Barclays staff cuts claim FX roles
At least eight staff members have left the FX division at Barclays this week as part of the latest round of cuts at the bank
UK institutional sales head exits UniCredit
David Rosenberg has left UniCredit after six years and will take time out of the industry
CLS appoints chief financial officer
Alexander Filshie will become chief financial officer at CLS, starting February 6, the settlement risk utility announced today
Japan institutional investors start unwinding dollar/yen hedge after steep yen drop
While foreign hedge funds have been driving down the value of the yen, now Japan insurers may strengthen the trend
FX Concepts moves execution to MarketFactory aggregator
New York-based currency hedge fund switched from Thomson Reuters to MarketFactory last month as it seeks to rationalise and simplify the process of aggregating liquidity
Trading places, February 4, 2013
Morgan Stanley hires in FX sales, while Legal & General unveils a management reshuffle
Increased risk appetite causes spike in relative value FX trades
Investors are turning to relative value trades to provide low-premium, guaranteed downside and good leverage to the upside, traders say
Traders prepare for HFT shift into emerging markets
Better infrastructure and deeper liquidity is attracting high-frequency traders to exploit EM currencies, say traders and technology providers
Currency managers up in December
Index of 43 managers makes minor gains as political uncertainties and accommodative pro-growth monetary policies drove FX trends
CME reports four days of record open interest in yen
Investors continue to pile into yen options to capture gains from further yen weakness
EMFX options head exits UBS in Asia
Manu Tripathi has left UBS in Singapore after less than a year as head of EMFX options for Asia
TraFXpure adds Nomura and BTMU ahead of launch
Tradition's new platform now has 11 founder members and has been renamed ParFX as it moves towards 'imminent' launch
Regulators divided over collateral exemption for FX
Delays to the WGMR’s final standards on margin are due in part to disagreements over the treatment of FX, while the Financial Stability Board has called for variation margin to be tackled by a separate standard-setting body
National Futures Association announces timeline for client fund reporting
Bank and trust company depositories to begin reporting end-of-day balances from February
ThinkForex registers under new Asic rules in move to target large accounts
Broker abandons lax registration in New Zealand to gain larger clients in Asia-Pacific