Market-maker
FXSpotStream looks to growth products beyond spot
New chief exec Jeff Ward highlights NDFs and FX swaps as next boom area for the venue
Inside BGC’s quiet move into agency broking
The interdealer broker’s Caventor Capital arm is pitching a hands-on service for hedge funds, filling what it sees as a gap left by large banks
FX options traders rethink vol drivers amid macro uncertainty
Market-makers believe more and more events will influence options pricing as political risk bubbles up during 2024
Podcast: Barzykin and Guéant on FX market-making
Industry quant teams up with academics to build better risk tools for FX markets
P2P platforms look to bring banks into the fold
The USP of peer-to-peer FX matching venues is that they cut out the middleman. So why are they now inviting them in?
FX primary venues seek reversal of fortunes
EBS and Refinitiv fight to restore market share – but bilateral trading may be too entrenched, dealers say
Should you hedge or should you wait?
New approach introduces quantitative framework for optimal FX hedging
Return of volatility revs up FX options market
Macro disruption hikes volatility for eager dealers, however liquidity and spread compression remain a concern
Dealers advancing electronic FX swaps trading on CME
Deutsche Bank is among a handful of dealers using CME’s FX Link platform to help automate market-making
Refinitiv uses rebates and speed to drive Matching liquidity
LSEG arm takes carrot-and-stick approach to market-making on primary venue
Optiver aims to gatecrash FX options private party
Dutch non-bank hopes to exploit shift to electronic markets in OTC options, following record $7bn trading day
Direction of travel on last look becomes clear
Hold time holdouts likely to fall into line in face of increased regulatory scrutiny
Digital Vega aims to slash FX options fees with new Clob
Traders hope platform can loosen grip of voice brokers, despite concerns over market fragmentation
Last look: who is axing hold times, who isn’t – and who won’t say
Liquidity providers rush to review trading policies as GFXC redoubles call for zero hold times
Platforms on edge as industry eyes progress of Currenex case
Lawsuit’s passage through US courts could determine whether copy-cat filings follow
NatWest’s PB chief on not changing course after Archegos
Marcus Butt believes diversity of clients, both in size and type, is the best way to manage risk
Algo sniffers make a tough business tougher
FX spot is already a hard game for many LPs, and the rise of skew sniping only makes things harder
Banks lure FX algo sharks into shallow waters
Sick of losing out to predatory HFTs, dealers are trying to create liquidity pools they can trust
Internalisation in the spotlight? Don’t hold your breath
Industry relaxed about internal hedging despite BIS warning of potential threat to price discovery
Could private match-making sink public market?
Rise in internal hedging sparks debate over its threat to price discovery
Vanguard extends forwards dominance as Citi dips
Counterparty Radar: Fund giant responsible for more than a third of total forwards volumes and half of EUR/USD in Q4