FX options API trading takes off at quant hedge funds
Systematic players behind surge in direct execution, say dealers
In the fast-paced world of spot foreign exchange trading, dealers send a constant stream of prices to some of the most active market participants directly. And in most cases, clients secure the best prices by going directly to a dealer instead of using a multi-bank platform.
Direct application programming interface (API) price streams have been readily adopted in the spot FX world due to that market’s electronic sophistication. But dealers are now seeing certain sophisticated hedge funds seeking
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