Tech and data
Wheels on fire: automated algo selection takes off in FX
Embrace of workflow automation and data analytics is driving asset managers’ adoption of FX algo wheels
Fenics’ Kace launches FX options OMS
The system will help regional banks tap white-labelled liquidity from a single access point
Dealers eye benefits of ‘on-chain’ FX
Automated market-makers are already used for EUR/USD trades – now can they tackle settlement risk?
Blockchain startup Symbiont files for bankruptcy
Clients included American Century, Citi, Franklin Templeton, State Street and Vanguard
Proactively managing volatile market data with the rule of three
Data volumes have spiked on the back of increased market volatility, and many systems across the front and back offices have struggled to keep up. KX explores how financial institutions can optimise data management and analytics platforms to cope with a…
Regional banks beef up FX pricing tools
TraderTools’ PriceOn tech enables regional banks to internalise FX flows similar to top-tier dealers
Vendors urged to curb toxic FX flows
FX Markets USA: Dealers may reward vendors that ‘self-regulate’, says Goldman Sachs’ Chattaway
Goldman brings ‘self-service’ pre-trade analytics to FX options
Mobile-based tool allows users to structure and price trades dynamically using data from the cloud
GFXC set to focus on FX market data access
Costs of data needed for buy-side benchmarking exercises under spotlight
CMC Markets’ 2021 technology drive
Richard Elston, group head of institutional sales at CMC Markets, discusses the highlights of recent technical developments, illustrating what that means for the company and its growing institutional client base
Offering institutions a full digital asset service in a secure environment
With institutional clients increasingly interested in the opportunities that cryptocurrencies can offer, Swissquote has built a complete digital asset offering to match their requirements.
How big data has changed dealing for good
Artur Deliergiev, algorithmic quantitative trading manager at CMC Markets, looks at the changes brought about by automation on the trading floor and why he considers it a step in the right direction
The ongoing electronification of FX in Asia
Martin Haines, managing director, Asia, at KX explains how KX Insights – a cloud-first, real-time analytics platform – can add scale and efficiency to real-time analytics programmes for customers in Asia to adapt to different trading environments and…
Time trials: how fast can you trade FX?
XTX calculations reveal how long different pairs take to trade throughout the day
Deep XVAs and the promise of super-fast pricing
Intelligent robots can value complex derivatives such as exotic options in minutes rather than hours
Carney warns CBDC delays play into hands of big tech
Delays risk entrenching the power of tech firms, former BoE governor says
Quantum trading and the search for the perfect clock
Government push to overhaul satellite technology could improve time-stamping accuracy for trading firms – and for regulators
Dealer concentration in FX forwards
Counterparty Radar: data shows panel depth and top bank share correlated to size of manager’s book
Quantum kit offers HFTs ‘100-fold’ speed boost
After spotting FX arbitrage opportunities, new tech faces real-world test in Japanese stocks
Vanguard, FX forwards kingmaker
Counterparty Radar: How the fund giant influenced banks’ overall forwards fortunes in 2020
US funds’ FX forwards settlement dates show clustering effects
Counterparty Radar: Analysis shows concentrations appear on certain dates, which can differ by currency
New benchmark aims to break 4pm fix hegemony
Siren uses 20-minute trade window in a bid to combat fears of manipulation
Passive algos and patient traders
Are all passive fills worth having? XTX’s Matt Clarke says not
Bloomberg’s new data retention policy vexes buy-side firms
Impacted users will have to pay extra to retain communications data for longer than two years