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Enigma – a cracking good model
Pete Eggleston, head of quant solutions at the Royal Bank of Scotland, financial markets, in London, discusses systematic trading of FX implied volatility using the 'Enigma' model
M&G to sign with FX Connect
LONDON – M&G is set to sign up with FX Connect in the early part of next year, as it looks to take its FX transactions onto an electronic basis.
Gain launches new research offering
BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY – Gain Capital, provider of FX trading and asset management services, has launched a new research offering and enhanced its proprietary FX trading platform, ForexTrader.
Hedging profits effectively
Daniela Asikian, Senior Structurer At Hsbc In London, Shows How Companies Can Hedge Exposure From Overseas Profits Taking Advantage Of Current Forwards Rates
Swiss e-swaps from ABN Amro
LONDON AND ZURICH – Dutch bank ABN Amro last week launched electronic trading in Swiss franc-denominated interest rate swaps (IRS), moving it across from the previous voice-only service.
Citigroup launches flow-weighted currency indexes
LONDON & NEW YORK – Citigroup has launched 10 indexes that measure currencies' value using customer flow data.
A towering rate of return
Sara Sullivan, head of currency solutions at ANZ Investment Bank in London, presents a way of enhancing returns on deposits by taking a view on exchange rates
Deutsche Bank FX desk signs up to Iokio data navigation service
LONDON – Deutsche Bank's FX sales desk has signed up to a new data navigation service from Iokio.
FX next big thing for algorithmic trading
LONDON – FX is set to be the most actively traded asset class using algorithms, according to an audience at an event on the subject held last week.
EBS hits the pause button
LONDON – EBS has stopped new customers going live on its platforms until early December as it faces a surge in demand for its services.
EBS hits the pause button
LONDON – EBS has stopped new customers going live on its platforms until early December as it faces a surge in demand for its services.
The benefits of petro-dollar diversification
The latest data suggests that Opec members have not been recycling oil revenues into US assets. This implies that diversification is likely to start soon, putting the dollar under significant pressure, however the timing is still uncertain, says Ian…
Reuters revenues up third successive quarter
LONDON – Global news and information provider Reuters has reported third-quarter revenues of £611 million, up 8% on the £566 million for the same period last year.
Reuters opens post-trade service
LONDON – Reuters this week moves into the post-trade market with the launch of Reuters Trade Notification System (RTNS).
Bloomberg enters FX options market
NEW YORK – Bloomberg is continuing to build up its portfolio of FX tools with the planned introduction of FX options trading.
Yuan for the money
With the growing importance of the Chinese market, James Malcolm, senior currency strategist at Deutsche Bank in Singapore, suggests range-trading USD/CNY NDFs from the short side, to capture gains
Logiscope speeds up messaging
LONDON – Logiscope, a provider of market data and post-transaction messaging to the financial community, launched the TradeSTP Vendor Partnership Program last month. The new initiative is set to expand and speed up the certification of Logiscope's deal…
Interactive to switch FX feed
BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS – Data vendor Interactive Data is to switch off an old forex data feed from its ComStock division and replace it with a new one from another part of ComStock, GTIS.
Dow Jones adds to forex coverage
HONG KONG – Dow Jones Newswires has launched a website to complement its 'CommentaryPlus' real-time commentary and analysis service.
All this and more
In the final multibank platform focus, FX Week looks at the prospects of FXall in its bid to continue the growth it saw in its first four years
GFI and Traiana offer processing boost for forex options trading
NEW YORK and LONDON – FX options trading is to get a boost, with broker GFI and technology vendor Traiana both launching automated processing services in the market.
GFI and Traiana offer processing boost for forex options trading
NEW YORK and LONDON – FX options trading is to get a boost, with broker GFI and technology vendor Traiana both launching automated processing services in the market.
