GFI Group
Swain to manage GFI's new Swiss office
New office in Nyon will focus on emerging market products
Trading places, October 10, 2011
Appointments announced last week at London Stock Exchange, UBS, GFI and Société Générale CIB
GFI Fenics hires LatAm sales head
Appointment of Deborah Bonfield in New York comes months after four new hires in Asia
Multibank options platforms proliferate
Alpari’s Daniel Skowronski admits sourcing liquidity has been a challenge since the firm’s options trading platform went live in March
FXCM and SuperDerivatives to launch options platform within days
Deal-X platform will launch with three liquidity providers on July 14, to be followed soon after by SurfacExchange's Surface Wave venture
Trading platforms prepare for Sef arms race
As the CFTC prepares to close the consultation period on its Sef rulemaking next week, it is still unclear exactly what changes FX trading platforms might need to make to comply with the Sef criteria. How are the potential Sefs preparing? Chiara Albanese…
Alpari launches FX options platform
Platform launched on March 9 to execute vanilla options trading strategies
Banks raise concerns over liquidity in new FX options ventures
New York-based interdealer broker GFI Group last week completed the launch of its FX options trading platform, joining a handful of entities rolling out such platforms. Will banks provide liquidity to the new ventures? Farah Khalique reports
Digital Vega plans Sef licence to boost options platform
London-based forex technology vendor Digital Vega will attempt to benefit from new regulations by applying to become a swap execution facility (Sef), the firm has told FX Week.
A year of change and opportunity
The regulations on foreign exchange markets have yet to be fully clarified, but indications are already emerging as to who the winners and losers might be.
Eight pilot SurfaceExchange FX derivatives platform
SurfaceExchange is piloting its anonymous FX derivatives trading platform with eight traders and plans to go live at the end of the first quarter.
Triumph in the midst of adversity
The past 12 months have been perhaps some of the most challenging for the foreign exchange market as it pushes to ensure it remains independently governed as an industry with its specific risks, while continuing on the growth trajectory aided through new…
FXCM partners with SuperDerivatives to launch options platform
Retail aggregator FXCM is joining forces with derivatives pricing technology vendor SuperDerivatives to launch an FX options trading platform by March next year.
Digital Vega launches multibank FX options trading platform
LONDON - Digital Vega has become one of the first vendors to fill a gap in the market for a multi-bank forex options trading platform, with the launch of Medusa last week.
GFI Fenics in end-to-end FX options automation
GFI Group aims to transform the electronic FX options business by automating the entire workflow process of pricing, risk management, bilateral trading, structuring and sales, through version 12.1 of Fenics Professional.
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Glory Sky sees potential with GFI Fenics
NEW YORK & HONG KONG - Glory Sky Group, a Hong Kong brokerage house, has chosen GFI Fenics’ Professional to help manage its FX and commodities derivatives business.
GFI upgrades Fenics options pricing platform
Brokers extends options coverage
Global banks cause pricing bother in Asia
SINGAPORE - A change in foreign exchange options pricing convention by global banks is making it difficult for regional dealers to compete, according to Elliott Hann, head of sales in the data and analytics group at GFI.