Best execution
OTC FX options market gears up for faster electronification
Share of electronic trading remains low but host of factors promise to change that for good
Banks boot up next-gen hedging bots
Automated FX hedging can save money and time, proponents argue. But corporates have qualms
Mifid best execution relief for buy side hangs by a thread
Largest grouping in European Parliament faces uphill battle to suspend RTS 28 reporting
Banks rent ready-made algos for FX trading
NatWest, XTX Markets and others develop new outsourcing model for tech
Swaps platform aims to cut out the banks – but not entirely
Peer-to-peer newcomer FX HedgePool targets asset managers’ month-end hedging activity
Buy side hopes for best execution reporting carve-out
After EC exempts venues from best execution reporting, Aima argues funds' RTS 28 reports should follow
Buy-side firms reject EMS brokerage charges
Some users favour licence fee over per-trade charging – and have forced vendors to switch
Five’s company, six is a crowd
Simon Nursey at Digital Vega explores the optimum number of RFQs for FX options trades with a little game theory
Scrutiny and frictions follow EMS vendors into fixed income
Aggregators are facing resistance from venues and attracting the attention of regulators
Algo choice: how to implement a market impact/volatility trade-off
Quantifying how macroeconomic announcements affect market reaction is key to deploying the right FX algo, writes Alexei Jiltsov of Tradefeedr
Fee fight: dealers take aim at brokerage costs
Old tensions have new edge as banks urge clients to bypass platforms
Execution data: are month-end moves still predictable?
Trading ahead of month-end index hedging has been a reliable strategy – until recently, writes Alexei Jiltsov of Tradefeedr
FX aggregators flirt with scrutiny over brokerage charges
Making dealers pay for trades raises ‘payment for order flow’ questions