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Non-banks drive up Hotspot volumes

JERSEY CITY, NJ - HotspotFX reported a 107.9% rise in average daily volumes to $35.2 billion - double count - in April, versus $16.9 billion last year.

Fixnetix Launches FX Trading and Data Services

LONDON - UK-based low-latency data and trading technology vendor Fixnetix has launched packaged services for firms trading foreign exchange, targeted both at pure FX traders and market makers, as well as high-frequency trading firms trading FX as part of…

Euro crisis sparks record e-trading

LONDON & CHICAGO - Heightened concerns over the contagion risks of the Greek fiscal crisis to periphery economies last week led to record trading days on electronic trading systems.

Nomura to launch multi-asset trading

Nomura plans to add trading in interest rates swaps, credit and cash bonds onto its upgraded proprietary trading platform this year, as it introduces multi-asset trading capabilities, officials tell FX Week.

Morgan Stanley: Prioritising FXPB

Competition in the foreign exchange prime brokerage market remains competitive, as new businesses fill the vacuum left by the withdrawal of incumbent providers and clients spread counterparty risk following the 2008 credit crisis.