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The Chinese way

A lot has happened in China since its accession to the WTO in 2001. Arnie Papp, general manager for Asia-Pacific at Calypso, explains the effect the changes have had on FX in the region

Integral completes forex trading offering

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA – Integral, the US technology vendor, has launched FX Inside Plus to streamline and automate the entire foreign exchange trading process, from origination to distribution.

Conference vendor news

This year's New York event has more vendors than ever. Here we present a quick guide to what some of them will be promoting

Electronic FX talent must be rewarded

This week sees the e-FX awards handed out to the best and brightest in the industry. I can't give a sneak preview of the winners as they will be revealed on Tuesday and covered in next week's issue. However, I'd like to share some observations that the…

Trading tech spending to exceed £3bn in UK

LONDON – Trading technology spending by UK financial institutions is set to rise above £3 billion per year, according to a dealing room survey from advisory and consulting company Kimsey Consulting.

How to position in emerging Asia?

Ben Simpfendorfer, Hong Kong-based Asian strategist for the Royal Bank of Scotland, looks at how to gain exposure to emerging markets amid fears that they will sell off

Aegis Software offers algo trading for FX

NEW YORK – Trading technology vendor Aegis Software has added support for FX electronic communications networks (ECNs) to its AthenaTrader multi-asset order execution system for global equities, futures, options and FX.

Saxo hires sales trio in London

LONDON – Saxo Bank has continued its recent aggressive hiring spree by adding three new faces to it institutional sales team in London.

Harnessing e-FX benefits

FXall's Mark Warms, general manager, Europe, says treasuries should consolidate their trading functions.Platforms can help them do this, but flexibility is needed

Creating an algorithmic safeguard

Stuart Crooks, vice-president, sales for FlexFX in London, points to algorithmic trading as a way to keep up with the increasing speed at which the market moves

Currenex signs two STP deals

LONDON – Currenex, the FX platform and technology vendor, has signed two straight-through processing (STP) deals with technology vendors BT Radianz and Wall Street Systems (WSS).

CLS in MarketSpace talks

NEW YORK – CLS is in discussions with Reuters and CME about the clearing element of the MarketSpace initiative, as the settlement system seeks to ensure its long-term sustainability.

CLS in MarketSpace talks

NEW YORK – CLS is in discussions with Reuters and CME about the clearing element of the MarketSpace initiative, as the settlement system seeks to ensure its long-term sustainability.

Orc adds FX coverage

STOCKHOLM – Swedish technology vendor Orc Software is expanding its multi-asset trading capabilities to the forex market by providing direct access to FXall and Hotspot FXi.

Reuters ties to Standard Bank

NEW YORK & JOHANNESBURG – Standard Bank of South Africa has gone live with Reuters trading technology. The deal makes Standard Bank the first South African bank to make use of Reuters e-trading technology to power its FX e-commerce trading platform for…

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