High-frequency trading (HFT)
Clarifying the murky language of liquidity
Campbell Adams, founder of the Pure initiative that now operates as ParFX, has a grudge against misnomers
Salmon warns of algo risks
BoE's Chris Salmon cautions against lack of transparency brought in by automated high-frequency trading
Bevan switches Citi for ING
Simon Bevan has resigned from Citi after more than six years to become lead electronic quant trader for FX at ING
ECB: bulk of euro trading will stay in London after Brexit
In its annual review of the single currency, the central bank says any shift from the UK to the EU will be gradual
CFTC to boost resources to study HFT impact
Acting CFTC chief hopes to get better analytics to discover the effects of high-frequency trading on the market
Curex introduces microsecond time-stamping
New capability goes beyond the non-HFT millisecond requirement called for by Mifid II
Campbell Adams leaves ParFX
Adams is responsible for randomisation as a practice coming to financial markets
Technancial and Ullink offer solution for clearing brokers
The newly launched product helps to monitor the trading activity of high-frequency trading firms using SDMA in near real-time
More co-operation to come between banks and NBLPs
As liquidity providers increasingly split into the two extremes of risk appetite in both the bank and non-bank liquidity space
Non-banks charge ahead, but HFTs see warning signs
New risk-warehousing models are outpacing non-bank players that rely on latency advantages
Edgewater Markets raises $30m for expansion drive
As part of the deal, the firm's board will gain two new participants from FTV Capital
FXCM study underlines segregated pricing advantages
Retail clients gain better or equal prices than on interbank and futures platforms more than 90% of the time
Electronic trading grows tenfold in some EM currencies
Delegates at the FX Week Asia conference in Singapore heard about the challenges and opportunities Asian electronic trading offers
Citadel expands into FX market-making
One of the largest non-bank players in US equities has joined the ranks of market makers in FX
Black Phoenix glitch highlights PB dangers
A Chicago-based firm's rogue algorithm highlights the dangers of running PB relationships without appropriate credit risk controls
EBS Live moves to 50 millisecond updates
EBS Live set to update twice as fast as previously, while minimum quote lives will be halved
Non-bank market-makers to increase role in FX
Non-bank market-makers to gain ground against banks in the increasingly commoditised business of market-making in FX
Perspectives on 2014: Roger Rutherford, ParFX
With 12 banks now trading on ParFX as members, the platform will open up to the buy side in the coming months, which will test the strength of its business model and trading rules
Thomson Reuters ‘considering’ randomisation on Matching platform
The largest FX trading platform by volume could be the latest trading venue to apply randomised pauses, following EBS and ParFX
FX Week Europe: 'Patchy' liquidity in FX a concern for the future
Concentration in the number of liquidity providers and the reliability of HFT market-making raises concerns for senior industry officials
ADS Securities rolls out multi-asset platform
New platform Orex Optim has now fully launched after two years of development and six months of testing at the Abu Dhabi-based firm
High-frequency firm AienTech shuts up shop
Technology-focused hedge fund made its mark in FX as a top provider of volume to bank platforms
High-frequency traders face up to regulatory clampdown
Regulators have set their sights on high-frequency trading, but some participants believe the industry is already changing
FX platforms encouraged to consider liquidity enhancing pricing models
A proposal made to the FX Joint Standing Committee in July 2012 for a per-order fee that is rebated in proportion to actual executed volume has garnered support among market participants