Electronic trading
Shhh, don’t tell: the struggle to keep skew under wraps
Liquidity recycling by clients has made it more difficult for banks to keep skews quiet
Best connectivity, hosting and co‑location service: smartTrade Technologies
As regional market participants have upmarketed their workflows, smartTrade Technologies has reinforced its offering with more advanced and bespoke services and modules, incorporating such tools as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in…
CME and Digital Vega to offer joint solution for block FX options
Tie-up aims to enable buy-side firms to tap benefits of central clearing via OTC-style workflows
EBS unveils incentives to boost liquidity post-Globex move
Focus is on brokerage discounts and product expansion following replatforming
Analyse this: why the buy side is hungry for FX trade data
TCA data from vendors is just the start as buy-side firms enlist quants to analyse execution
FX Markets Asia FX Awards 2023: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse operates an automated market-making business in principal FX and precious metals, which attracted the judges’ attention in the Best e-FX trading house category
Buy-side firms eye perks of being a liquidity provider
Larger players increasingly see themselves as LPs and are asking for more in return
e-FX Awards 2023: The winners
JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank win two categories each, while UBS is best for spot
Fast LPs accuse rivals of maxing out last look response times
Firms with sub-10ms checks complain of losing volumes to slower rivals, prompting one to ditch ECNs
SG1 growth slower than expected, say LPs
Despite sluggish take-up of Singapore FX matching engines, some hope a new NDF venue will offer a boost
US court greenlights most claims in Currenex class action
Civil lawsuit brought by XTX and two other financial firms advances to next stage before trial
Barclays’ global co-head of EM and G10 flow trading departs
James Hassett leaves UK bank after 17 years in various senior FX trading roles
BNPP, BofA and Nomura ditch last look add-on
Majority of top 25 LPs have now removed hold times as regulators step up scrutiny of controversial practice
BNP Paribas recognised in three categories at the 2022 Best Banks Awards
Amid the market commotion of the past several years, BNP Paribas’ FX franchise has weathered the storm and proven its scope and strength to become one of the top liquidity providers in the industry
Fenics’ Kace launches FX options OMS
The system will help regional banks tap white-labelled liquidity from a single access point
EBS ventures into crypto market with upcoming NDF
The move could be a big step forward for mainstream adoption of crypto NDF trading
It’s not easy being green: why the FX market is lagging on ESG
And what’s being done to fix it
Credit Suisse shakes up top line in new-look FX division
Swiss bank draws on electronic macro business for FX leadership roles
New year, new disclosures: more banks publish GFXC cover sheets
A further swath of banks ditch controversial additional hold times
Review of 2022: the return of volatility
Russia and the Fed set markets ablaze, while SA-CCR shook up FX swaps
Regional banks beef up FX pricing tools
TraderTools’ PriceOn tech enables regional banks to internalise FX flows similar to top-tier dealers
Sterling shocks have traders back on the phones
FX Markets USA: liquidity shocks herald a shift back to voice trading
SGX launches new Clob for FX spot and NDFs
CurrencyNode to tap into new matching engines in Singapore, and eventually will look to offer futures-spot spreads
BNP’s new macro trading unit to make greater use of FX algos
French bank plans to bring FX algos to US Treasuries for combined currencies and rates trading unit