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Big banks prepare for retail FX push
SINGAPORE – Major banks are about to enter the online retail FX trading market-place "with a vengeance", said Brian Maccaba, chairman of FX dealing platform vendor Cognotec.
Flextrade to launch block trading platform
NEW YORK – Trading technology vendor Flextrade plans to launch the first block FX trading platform for the sell-side and buy-side next month, FX Week has learned.
Managing exposure to forex volatility
Manuel Deijk in the structured FX team at UBS looks at a selection of quantitative methods applied in the implementation of FX risk management policies
Vwd expands Tullett package
FRANKFURT – German data vendor vwd has expanded its Data Manager Treasury end-of-day FX and money markets data package with extra information from Tullett Prebon Information, the data arm of broker Collins Stewart Tullett.
Payments industry gathers in Sydney
SYDNEY – Denmark's Sydbank has added an FX order management system from technology vendor Cognotec, as part of an upgrade to its electronic trading platform.
Flextrade to launch block trading platform
NEW YORK – Trading technology vendor Flextrade plans to launch the first block FX trading platform for the sell-side and buy-side next month, FX Week has learned.
Credit Suisse starts algorithmic trading
LONDON – Credit Suisse is developing multi-asset algorithms to complement its Advanced Execution Services (AES) suite of algorithmic trading capabilities, according to an official at the bank.
BarCap joins algo bandwagon
LONDON – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has joined a select group of banks that has started offering algorithmic trading for forex over their single-bank platforms.
Fundtech adds new modules
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Software vendor Fundtech introduced additional modules for its CLS settlement system, PAYplus for CLS, last week.
Currenex ties up with TwoFour
Software vendor TwoFour Systems has linked up with multi-bank portal Currenex to enable clients to consolidate positions across all transactions.
SwapsWire for Nordea
Swedish bank Nordea has started using electronic confirmation system SwapsWire to confirm its OTC interest rate derivatives trades.
Hat-trick for Patsystems in Singapore
Three institutions in Singapore have bought trading technology from software vendor Patsystems.
Bank of America adds to ETS
Bank of America is enhancing its suite of e-trading capabilities to include live options execution, improved pricing and risk management among other new features.
Bloomberg revamps FX Dealing system
NEW YORK – Data and trading technology vendor Bloomberg has released a revamped version of its single and multibank request-for-quote (RFQ) system, FX Dealing.
Old news set to leave China behind
China’s plans to delay the information flow from foreign news agencies by filtering it through Xinhua news agency is worrying, and it is likely to be counterproductive.
A capital adventure
Michael Spencer tells FX Week about how he turned Icap from a four-man business into a £3 billion FTSE 100-listed powerhouse in 20 years, and about his plans for EBS
New Xinhua rules intercept foreign news
BEIJING – Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese government-controlled information service, has issued new rules designed to stop foreign competitors from working directly with their customers in China.
Calypso upgrades technology
SINGAPORE – Calypso Technology has made several enhancements to its FX and FX derivatives software in response to client demand, officials told FX Week.
FNX launches margin trading and client management solution
PHILADELPHIA – Trading technology vendor FNX has rolled out Cayman, a real-time FX and cross-asset solution designed for high-volume margin trading and client management.
Reuters’ system failure disrupts FX trading
ASIA – Reuters suffered a temporary systems failure in its currency matching system Reuters Dealing 3000 Matching Host, causing disruption to trading in Asian hours last Friday. The outage acted as a firm reminder of the competitive landscape for…
Reuters’ system failure disrupts FX trading
ASIA – Reuters suffered a temporary systems failure in its currency matching system Reuters Dealing 3000 Matching Host, causing disruption to trading in Asian hours last Friday. The outage acted as a firm reminder of the competitive landscape for…
Hedging sterling/dollar is best option
Despite GBP/USD rising over 10% so far this year, Ian Stannard, senior currency strategist at BNP Paribas in London, says hedging still makes sense