Electronic trading
Swaps traders spot their e-FX chance – finally
Swaps and forwards dealers are increasingly using spot e-FX techniques for pricing and risk management
Dealers split on best path to electronically hedge FX swaps
IDB costs see banks eyeing Clobs and dark pools, but traders say brokers still have their charms
Algo execution in a conflict: how the FX market held up
FX algo execution proved its resilience once more at the height of the Iran war, argues Goldman exec
FactSet’s Portware expands to tackle complex FX
EMS vendor eyes automation for high-touch FX trades while adding connectivity to new venues
XTX Markets’ US sales head joins rival IMC Trading
Benjamin Klixball takes up new role at Dutch prop trader in New York
Jane Street taps former Barclays e-FX trader
Latest hire comes as HFT firm expands spot FX market-making activities
Electronification hopes rise for FX swaps
Are swaps dealers finally getting out of first gear in the move towards e-trading?
Market-makers give mixed verdict as CME Spot+ turns one
Traders encouraged by depth of liquidity despite wider spreads and passive performance qualms
LSEG’s FXall to launch credit-intermediated FX forwards service
Split Risk to allow buy side to tap best spot and swap prices to create forwards, and unbundle market and credit risk
DB eyes regional bank algo boost from smartTrade tie-up
German bank expects number of banks using its hedging algo suite to double following aggregator integration
Morgan Stanley’s DiTrapano joins DB in top e-FX role
He replaces Benedict Carter as global head of electronic FX spot trading
Deutsche Bank’s head of FX e-trading Benedict Carter retires
Carter spent over 15 years at Deutsche in various spot and electronic trading roles
JP Morgan’s race to simplify FX options trading
Fewer clicks, more automation win systematic clients and boost electronic volumes
Staff exodus sparks questions about LMAX’s FX swaps venue
At least nine execs that joined from FX HedgePool – including CEO Jay Moore – have left the company
Crypto for normies: EDX puts old twist on new asset class
Citadel-backed venue applies trad risk concepts to digital assets – now it’s trying to snag the banks
Should buy-side execution teams stay in their lane?
Does loading more responsibilities onto trading desks dilute their edge, asks Record’s Nathan Vurgest
Can AI be the great equaliser in e-FX?
FX market-makers see real benefits for agentic AI in code generation and data analysis
Wheels in motion: AB fully automates forex trade execution
US fund manager claims to save time and money with hands-free trading
Offshore speed, onshore depth: a new reality for FX liquidity
Stark differences emerge between onshore and offshore pricing during macroeconomic news events, finds LMAX Group’s head of data
CME outage sparks FX soul search
How November’s halt exposed fragile wiring of new futures-led market structure
CME outage exposed FX market’s futures dependency, says SNB
Study finds EUR/USD spreads widened eightfold as non-bank PTFs blew out by nearly 30 times in November halt