Opinion
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.
Carry on... with a difference
There are many ways to take advantage of uncorrelated carry trades, says Marios Maratheftis, FX strategist at standard chartered in London
Loonie should rise against greenback
The languishing Canadian dollar has the potential for a stronger close to the year, says Camilla Sutton, currency strategist at Scotia Capital in Toronto
Cognotec email gives mixed messages
In an email sent out to key clients last week, Cognotec said it is going through yet another corporate restructure. It said the headcount at the company had significantly increased over the past 18 months, doubling its development resources, primarily…
ECB, BoE leave rates unchanged
Daragh Maher, senior FX strategist at Calyon in London, evaluates the European Central Bank and the Bank of England's inaction on rates last week, and what lies ahead
Is all well between Cognotec and UBS?
If market rumours are anything to go by, Cognotec could be facing a bit of a bumpy road ahead.
New platforms: ready, steady, go
And it's all systems go, literally. FXMarketSpace is very close to testing in a live environment, with final details being put in place. Meanwhile others, such as FXall's new anonymous trading platform, should have begun piloting by now.
Charting the rise of the ruble
Dmitri Fedotkin, economist at VTB Bank Europe, says the Russian ruble is set to rise further against the dollar and euro this year
The importance of best execution
The biggest piece of news to come out of last week is the sale of Currenex to State Street for $564 million.
Banks gear up for emerging markets push
The competition for emerging market business is hotting up, with US banks preparing for a push.
The forint faces an imminent setback
Meg Browne, senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York, warns of the perils facing the Hungarian currency
G10: a roadmap for 2007
Teis Knuthsen, head of FX research at Danske Bank in Copenhagen, outlines a roadmap for G10 currencies in the first half of 2007
Consolidation is the key theme
The theme of consolidation in the brokerage industry continues this year, with Société Générale and Calyon confirming exclusive negotiations to merge their brokerages Fimat and Calyon Financial. But what happened to all that talk about consolidation in…
The USD resurgence may only be temporary
Simon Derrick, head of currency strategy at Bank of New York in London, warns that it may be too soon to be revising those dollar forecasts
Algorithmic trading's new frontier
Happy new year! We're two weeks into 2007 and are already seeing some exciting new developments.
Sterling and the phantom menace – EUR/GBP will rally in 2007
Adrian Hughes, currency strategist at Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking in London, assesses the prospects for sterling in 2007
New Year and new beginnings
This is my final issue of FX Week. After more than two years in the editor's chair, the time has come for me to move on. It's been an interesting and challenging job and one which has taught me a lot about global markets.
The evolution of the market-place
The end of 2006 has brought some welcome relief to FX traders, with volatility rearing its head for the last two months of the year.
Weighing up the alternatives
Jeffrey Lins , Executive Director of Quantitative Analysis at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen, evaluates the pitfalls of using maximum drawdown-based performance measures, and points to recent advances that may help to expand opportunities for investment…