EBS
Hooker to join Capitolis
Darryl Hooker, former co-head of EBS BrokerTec Markets, is set to join Gil Mandelzis-led Capitolis as a consultant
Hold times collapse on EBS Direct as LPs cut last look
Hold times down 67% and reject rates drop to 3.15%, as FX Global Code of Conduct forces liquidity providers to step away from last look
Nex revenues rise in Q1 2018
The firm reports 7% rise in first quarter of fiscal year and confirms CME transaction on track
Awards: ParFX
ParFX has been voted Best e-FX Trading Venue at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
FX volumes rise in May
Trading platforms continue positive trend that started at the beginning of the year
Nex eFix adds Bloomberg benchmarks
Nex chief Seth Johnson says the platform has seen significant customer demand for BFix rates
Platform volumes dip in April, FastMatch breaks trend
As volatility dampens in April, FX volumes tick lower
Ficc veteran Jeffery joins Mosaic as chairman
Jack Jeffery becomes chairman of data analytics company with over 35 years of experience in the financial markets
Hadingham promoted at Nomura
Clive Hadingham is now the head of FX sales for northern Europe, having joined the Japanese bank in January
Nex appoints Jannece as head of mid-match
Kyle Jannece was formerly an eFix benchmark specialist at the trading platform
Nex’s Cartledge: we’re not asking anyone to pay in advance
EBS Direct to raise brokerage fees following analytics suite launch and single-ticket execution upgrade
Spiteri joins 360T
Lisa Spiteri started her new role on January 15, switching from Nex-owned EBS, where she worked for more than 13 years
Nex promotes SanGiovanni
Brianna SanGiovanni takes on commercial officer duties, reporting to Tim Cartledge
Hamilton joins BNPP as Emea e-FX sales head
London-based Nick Hamilton started his new role three weeks ago and reports to Joe Nash, BNPP's global head of e-FX sales
September brings bumper month for platforms
Some create new records, while others see growth of more than 20% compared with August and 50%-plus year-on-year
Nex Markets launches new analytics tool
Nex Quant Analytics will use benchmark data from the EBS ecosystem to deliver real, measurable insight for clients
Northern Trust: algos give power to clients
The release of an FX algorithm suite in June ushered in a new era for the custody giant
Bogue and Hamilton exit FastMatch
The head of operations for the trading platform and the head of sales for Emea leave the recently-acquired venue
Michelmore to become Apac head of buy-side sales at EBS
Based in Singapore, Michelmore will continue to report to Patrik Nagel, global head of buy-side sales
Cartledge: Direct is moving to single-ticket execution
“We don’t know if the order is for the full amount or not, so we don’t want to call it full-amount trading," says Cartledge
XTX moves to zero hold times
The liquidity provider eliminates discretionary latency buffers in the last look window when trading with direct counterparties on a disclosed basis
EBS Direct is moving to automatic full-amount for some orders
Manual orders of five million base currency or more will be automatically executed as full-amount tickets from September 5
Currenex and EBS mull venue-hosted last look
Platforms consider becoming third-party operators of last look to separate the function from liquidity providers