Broker-dealer
Dealers bullish on Bloomberg chat interface for FX markets
Service expanded its API offering to integrate broker chats into banks’ engines for cash FX pricing late last year
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Rise of the algo wheel
How the buy side is embracing algorithm wheels and where challenges still remain
Virtu Financial to acquire ITG for $1bn
Cash deal comes little over a month since reports of potential merger
Sell-side shift creates opening for OMS vendors
With the buy side moving in a multi-asset direction, sell-side firms are tailoring their desks to meet new demand. Broker-dealers now want their order-management systems to do more
Eagle and Holmes launch agency broker Aquila Markets
Firm will focus on providing high-quality coverage and execution services for FX
Monex Europe expands with Madrid opening
The currency broker opens a new office in Spain in a bid to widen its presence in mainland Europe
Agency desks take on risk to raise revenues
Decreasing volumes and volatility this year have helped the trend
CME Fenics purchase sheds light on broker struggles
Need for a cash injection to ride out current low volatility may lead to further sales, say participants
Brokers concerned by 15-second rule for Sefs
CFTC's 15-second crossing delay rule for Sefs could put participants in a risky position and make it more difficult to use a voice broker, dealers warn
Retail foreign exchange brokers continue to diversify into CFDs as volumes fall
Online trading companies move to expand revenue streams as low volatility hits volumes
CRT Capital hires senior trio to run FX desk
The Stamford-based broker-dealer has been developing its FX business for the past year, and hired three experienced professionals to run it
CFTC could force funds to break US or European law
The CFTC's broad definition of a US person could leave European hedge funds facing conflicting rules
Icap, Tullett Prebon and Thomson Reuters come out on top in broker awards
All three brokers have invested in emerging markets as well as capacity and resilience, rendering them more successful in challenging market conditions
Spotlight on: Philippe Ghanem, ADS Securities
The Abu Dhabi-based brokerage’s managing director talks to Joel Clark about the launch of ADS Securities, and his hopes that it will compete internationally with electronic brokers across FX, commodities and other asset classes
Morgan Stanley: Prioritising FXPB
Competition in the foreign exchange prime brokerage market remains competitive, as new businesses fill the vacuum left by the withdrawal of incumbent providers and clients spread counterparty risk following the 2008 credit crisis.
Ariel to launch iPhone app
Margin forex trading? There's an app for that
SEB signs on four account managers
Bank says demand for institutional allocations via managed account structures remains robust