Pricing
Bank FX market-makers ramp up AI usage
Barclays applies tech to predictions, while HSBC and ING look at pricing accuracy
FX house of the year G10 (Asia hours): Wells Fargo
In just a few years, Wells Fargo’s FX volumes in Asia have strengthened and, with a robust FX product offering, the bank expects to onboard more clients eager for cross-currency swaps and customised pricing
Dealers bullish on Bloomberg chat interface for FX markets
Service expanded its API offering to integrate broker chats into banks’ engines for cash FX pricing late last year
Automated market-making tested by intraday FX vol
Price gaps in spot FX markets could be exacerbated by algos trading on headline risk
Mastering the millisecond market
Leveraging millisecond-level data could unlock FX trading opportunities, says LMAX Group’s Sundaram
Futures gain ground in G10 FX pricing
Some market-makers believe contracts are now primary market price for Commonwealth currencies
Citi rolls out revamped SDP in emerging markets
Unified API will boost electronic pricing and automation for restricted currencies, says bank
Trump’s tariff threats stress London gold market
Cost of funding customer positions has shot up 10,000% as deliverable supplies shift to New York
FX defs look to calculation agents for close-out rates
New Isda rule book also set to streamline ‘impossibility’ standard for disruption events
Bloomberg offers auto-RFQ chat feed – but banks want a bigger prize
Traders hope for unfettered access to IB chat so they can build their own AI-enhanced trading tools
South Korea’s FX reforms working amid political crisis, dealers say
Martial law presented first test for reforms aimed at boosting deliverable KRW market
Consortium-backed FMX eyes push for FX unit
Formerly Fenics FX, the venue has seen growth from dealers and non-banks using its pegged order types and dark pool liquidity
Bilateral streaming relationships set to grow, say LPs
FX Markets Europe: More clients are embracing APIs to access bank liquidity directly
BNPP ups efforts to weed out skew sniffers
French bank deploys skew sensitivity algo to help identify predatory behaviour
Quants dive into FX fixing windows debate
Longer fixing windows benefit clients, but predicting how dealers will respond is tough
UBS taps Averre for electronic FX STIR role
Former BNPP veteran will lead electronification and automation strategy for STIR trading
More disclosure touted to temper pre-hedging ills
Transparency could help investors choose a dealer, but will they use the disclosures?
Jane Street ups its game in FX market-making
High-frequency trading firm now streaming bilateral spot FX liquidity to clients
Full amount trading picks up as dealers improve pricing
As much as 70% of volumes at some FX venues are now traded as full amounts rather than in slices
Best liquidity aggregation service: smartTrade Technologies
With more sophisticated workflows at their fingertips, second-tier market participants are capitalising on smartTrade Technologies’ bespoke services and modules to gain a competitive edge
FX venues improve ‘stickiness’, Citi review finds
Improvements in tech stability, execution quality and bespoke services appease users