Opinion
FXCM: tough questions for Deutsche
The fact that four banks have shown interest in acquiring a 35% stake in online currency trading platform FXCM has led many to question what this means for Deutsche Bank, which is understood not to be bidding for FXCM despite the white-label deal for…
Hear no evil?
Retail punters and cross-border institutional investors have adopted strong risk-seeking positions despite warnings of a Chinese stock market bubble, find Andrew Capon, editor-in-chief, and Michael Metcalfe, head of macro strategy at State Street Global…
To net or not to net? That's CLS's question
He who shouts loudest will be heard? If the old adage is true, then settlement platform CLS should be moving into netting.
BoE rate hike should have been higher
Commenting on last week's widely anticipated 0.25% rise in UK base rates, London-based fund manager Ted Scott of F&C Investments believes the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee should have done more to stamp out inflationary expectations
Does one platform really fit all?
Do clients even want to trade multiple asset classes from a single platform? That's an interesting question.
Avoiding corporate cable complacency
UK corporates need to keep their eyes on hedging policies as city analysts debate the sustainability of the current cable price, says John Haines , managing director, financial markets sales at Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets
Feeling the strain of high-volume trading
The decision to roll out netting services by electronic communications network Hotspot FXi demonstrates initiative on the platform's part.
Extending forex market reach
There is great scope for further integration between FX and interest rate swap markets, says Philip Whitehurst of independent developer MID Analytics in London
Opening up can be so hard to do...
Reuters' decision to open up its desktops to other platforms is clearly a sign of the changing tides in the foreign exchange industry.
Picking the bones of the Refco carcass
The Refco saga has finally come to an end for one online currency trading platform – ACM Markets.
Examining emerging market currencies
NEW YORK-based Merrill Lynch currency strategists Daniel Tenengauzer and Parag Ramaiya explain why the bank's valuation model views most emerging market currencies as undervalued
Ugly rumours are not a pretty picture
One rumour that's spread like wildfire in the last month has concerned the future of ODL Securities' US operations.
When volatile waters grow calmer
How should one prepare for a return to more normal levels of volatility? Neil Mellor , currency strategist at The Bank of New York in London, evaluates expectations for record lows.
The move to a multi-asset class approach
Last week in Chicago, we hosted our first event targeted at the buy-side, FX Invest . One of the recurring themes during the day was the shift to cross-asset trading and sales.
All eyes are on Chicago this week
FXMarketSpace has finally gone live, and apparently things aren't going too badly.
Russia continues dollar shopping spree
Russian foreign exchange reserve growth is led by dollar buy-up, says Chris Turner , head of FX strategy research at ING wholesale banking in London
Preparing for a decline in cable
WHAT STRATEGY SHOULD BE ADOPTED AHEAD OF STERLING'S FALL AGAINST THE US DOLLAR? BEN TYLER , ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STRUCTURED FX AT LLOYDS TSB CORPORATE MARKETS IN LONDON INVESTIGATES
Banks gear up to fight online traders
Last week provided some interesting insight into the insecurities some banks are suffering from vis-à-vis online trading companies.
When opportunity comes a-knockin'
In the past few weeks, FX Week has looked at opportunities the retail forex market presents for banks.
The beginning of a long-term decline?
The carry trade environment for GBP/JPY is scrutinised by Simon Derrick, managing director, global markets at Bank of New York in London
The risky business of trading
The case for banks entering the retail market with trading platforms of their own seems to be getting stronger.
Slovakia braced for euro arrival
What factors will determine the conversion rate of the Slovakian koruna when it joins the euro, asks Jan Toth, ING's chief economist in Bratislava
Why retail FX should be taken seriously
According to research from client strategy firm ClientKnowledge, profits from retail FX traders can be anywhere between $1 billion to $2 billion a year.
Where there's change, there's opportunity
The financial markets are exceptionally good at thinking up new and innovative ways of getting things done when hurdles emerge.