Foreign exchange
Credit crisis wipes out FX gains
NEW YORK - Bear Stearns confirmed it was the US securities dealer with the most damaging exposure to the troubled US mortgage market when it unveiled a third-quarter net profit of $171.3 million, a year-on-year drop of 61%.
Standard Chartered offers ESP
Standard Chartered has begun offering executable streaming prices (ESP) on the Bloomberg forex dealing platform.
Credit crisis wipes out FX gains
NEW YORK - Bear Stearns confirmed it was the US securities dealer with the most damaging exposure to the troubled US mortgage market when it unveiled a third-quarter net profit of $171.3 million, a year-on-year drop of 61%
Oanda receives $100 million injection
TORONTO – Online trading company Oanda has received $100 million in venture financing from a consortium of investors, led by Californian venture capitalist New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
FX Solutions launches new platform
NEW JERSEY – Online retail trading company FX Solutions is releasing version two of its trading platform FX Solutions Trader today (September 17).
Retail forex traders will bounce back
Retail foreign exchange traders were among the hardest hit in the August turmoil, where risk aversion led to a sharp reversal in carry trades. But it looks like many market participants haven't been deterred from pursuing the potentially lucrative…
ABN Amro reshuffles e-business operations
LONDON – ABN Amro has handed over management of its European e-business operations to two senior managers at the bank in London, market sources say.
Japan's EBank ventures into forex market
TOKYO – Tokyo-based online bank EBank is breaking into the foreign exchange market with plans to enable FX margin trading at the Tokyo Financial Exchange in the next three months.
JP Morgan's NY headcount falls
NEW YORK – JP Morgan has lost two foreign exchange salespeople in New York, market sources tell FX Week .
Icap and CME Group report bullish trading in August
LONDON & CHICAGO – Interdealer broker Icap and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) have posted record volumes in foreign exchange trading for August, amid continued high volatility in the currency markets.
Market-makers need to get technical
The recent weeks of volatility have highlighted the need for dealers to have appropriate systems in place to manage and assess FX trading activity. As a number of dealers experience record volumes in August, others question the profitability of these…
BoA grows in London
LONDON – Bank of America (BoA) has made three hires in London as it expands its trading capabilities in the city, a spokesperson for the bank in New York told FX Week .
FXMarketSpace regains lost ground
LONDON & CHICAGO – Average daily volumes on FXMarketSpace (FXMS) rose 102% from $539 million in July to reach $1.09 billion in August.
HSBC bids for South Korea's FX bank
SEOUL – HSBC plans to boost its foreign exchange capabilities in South Korea with a bid to acquire the country's leading foreign exchange bank, Korea Exchange Bank (KEB).
Bear Stearns raids BNP Paribas
LONDON & PARIS – Bear Stearns has boosted its foreign exchange sales team in London with two hires from French rival BNP Paribas, market sources tell FX Week .
Dresdner hit by senior departures
LONDON – Dresdner Kleinwort has witnessed two senior management departures from its foreign exchange and commodities business, sources tell FX Week .
CME Group intensifies electronic forex trading
CHICAGO – Trading in seven foreign exchange and rates futures contracts will become fully electronic, as part of a reorganisation at the recently merged Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) entity, CME Group.
Another instalment in the Refco saga...
NEW YORK – Trusts representing Refco creditors and customers have filed a lawsuit for more than $500 million against the defunct futures broker's legal and accounting advisers.
BoA shuffles top level
LONDON – Greg Kaldor has relinquished his role as managing director and co-head of foreign exchange institutional sales at Bank of America (BoA), less than two months after the departure of colleague Max Leffen.
RBC and Citi raid BNP
LONDON – The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Citi have poached two foreign exchange salespeople from BNP Paribas in London, market sources say.
CLS settles record volumes in August
LONDON & NEW YORK – CLS Bank International has posted record volumes for foreign exchange payment instructions settled in August, amid heightened activity in the FX markets.