Electronic trading
BNPP appraisal challenges Katz’s credibility
Former trader’s supervisor highlighted poor performance on FX swaps and bad risk management in 2011 review
Ex-JP Morgan trader on trial for rigging
Justice dept claims fake trades duped market but defence argues against overly simplistic view
FXall bolsters frontier liquidity with new partnership
The alliance will extend liquidity to several currencies in Africa and Asia
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities
Citi reshuffles FX management
Move intends to foster greater alignment of trading across the bank’s major product lines
Goldman Sachs shares algo analytics on FXGO
Bank teams up with Bloomberg for real-time algo order analytics to help client execution
JP Morgan to bring e-FX trading and pricing engine to Singapore
The bank’s scheduled 2020 launch will help consolidate Singapore’s position as Asia’s leading FX trading centre
Nayyar trades Deutsche for Segantii Capital
Varun Nayyar will trade rates, FX and short-term interest rates for Hong Kong-based firm
Best e-FX platform for corporates: Kantox
Kantox voted Best e-FX platform for corporates
Best FX connectivity provider of the year: MarketFactory
MarketFactory voted Best FX connectivity provider
Banks and prop shops expect more trading tie-ups
NDFs and FX swaps will increasingly trade on screen, but latter product gives banks advantage over non-banks
Keeping the robots honest
Human overseers are in short supply in an arena where losses can be crippling within minutes
E-FX specialists highlight algo limits
Algos and automation said to struggle in pricing complex macro events
StanChart to become third bank to set up Singapore pricing engine
UK bank’s e-FX pricing engine in 2020 could consolidate Singapore’s position as Asia’s FX centre
FX surveillance gets personal in hunt for market abuse
Algorithms underpinning today’s platforms are learning traders’ habits – even their voice won’t escape detection
GFXC seeks deeper understanding of anonymous platforms
Committee elects Guy Debelle as new chair to replace Potter
HSBC looks to AI to unearth data patterns around commercial activity
As DLT initiative brings forth more data, the bank is looking to improve services for corporate clients
Electronic trading differentiates dealers competing for market share
Technology and business scope keep JP Morgan and Citi at the top, but selectivity has some dealers gaining momentum
FastMatch sets up matching engine in Singapore
The ECN looks to diversify its product and client base by plugging into the city-state’s FX infrastructure effort
Seed CX adds new crypto pairs, lands ally in Asia
Institutional clients can now trade BCH/USD and LTC/USD, says Seed CX, which has partnered a Singapore fintech
Where prosecutors stumbled in Bogucki and Cartel cases
Courtroom losses suggest failure to read the FX industry correctly before jumping into action
INTL FCStone extends e-trading platform across all frontier markets
The venue brings electronic FX to world’s most illiquid currencies
Lin becomes head of trading products for China at BMO
Martin Lin spent 14 years at BNP Paribas as trading head in China and Hong Kong
Ariesta joins Edgewater Markets in hiring push
Ananda Ariesta employed as part of drive to bolster electronic FX business