FX Connect
Why NDF execution algos might still hit the spot
Products have yet to live up to initial hype, but their long-term potential is significant
FX Connect platform gets a significant upgrade
State Street's revamps for interface and order tools lead in 2019 product overhaul
FX Connect rolls out automated order routing
New functionality allows buy-side traders to automate execution according to pre-set rules
Ullrich returns to State Street
David Ullrich will lead North American sales for FX Connect
Alves joins FlexTrade in senior FX role
FlexTrade is building up the leadership of its FX business as the buy side continues to adopt more automation
FX Connect to offer BestX analytics
The platform’s key client base is the core audience for FX TCA
Connors swaps FX Connect for Nex
Client acquisition and retention is key part of her responsibilities
Mifid II is a chance for reinvention – FX Connect’s O’Malley
“We’ve had more interaction with our customers in the past six months than in any individual point in our 20-year history,” says FX Connect’s Emea head
Curex chief: anonymity is key to best execution
Curex and FX Connect sign agreement to provide clients with an alternative liquidity pool
Portware hires Chris Sorensen as FX product manager
His appointment boosts the firm's expanding FX team, which provides global multi-asset execution for top asset managers
FX platforms divided on management of costs and speed
Officials at EBS, LMAX Exchange and State Street Global Exchange debate key issues facing new and incumbent platforms during a live webinar
Internalisation to blame for EBS volume decline
Low volatility in major currency pairs has created an environment in which many banks prefer to internalise trades rather than trading on anonymous platforms such as EBS
Banks eye new protocol to streamline platform connectivity
A working group backed by seven banks is looking to create an automated protocol to streamline the process by which clients connect to FX trading platforms
State Street's Bond fixes sights on new initiatives
Appointed as Cliff Lewis’s deputy last year, Martine Bond has since stepped up to run trading and clearing within State Street’s Global Exchange business, managing both Currenex and FX Connect
Trading kicks off on new platform MoltenFX
Molten Markets launches electronic communications network in first stage of strategy aimed at the investment management market
Fidessa rolls out FX trading on execution platform
Users of Fidessa's buy-side workstation can now trade more than 1,300 currency pairs, following integration of FX trading in Q4
FXall shines as professional electronic trading venue
FXall has claimed the top spot for electronic trading venues, ousting FXConnect, which drops to second place this year.
FX Connect top professional electronic trading venue
FX Connect has claimed top spot in the best professional electronic trading venue category, after trailing behind FXall in second place in the multibank foreign exchange portal category last year.
FX Week's e-FX awards 2005
The following is an overview of our annual e-FX awards, as first published in our e-FX supplement.