Technology
New LLMs are proving to be surprisingly good quants
Strides in AI’s ability to do maths mean models can plausibly help with research
Rethinking FX sales – unlocking margin and client value through modern technology
Understand why legacy FX sales tools have become a commercial liability and how modern, human-centred platforms can improve productivity, reduce risk and enhance client outcomes
FX Trading Leaders’ Network: FX liquidity – a ‘hall of mirrors’
The inaugural FX Trading Leaders’ Network examined how market participants can best adapt to an increasingly complex FX ecosystem
CME futures outage caused FX spot pricing problems
At least one non-bank was forced to pull prices, and NDFs also affected
Inside Citi’s FX refresh
Flavio Figueiredo revelas how the bank revitalised its options and e-trading units – and finally tackled SA-CCR
Elizabeth McCaul on supervision, new macro-dynamics and investing in suptech
Former ECB Supervisory Board member speaks about Covid-19 and Credit Suisse shocks, regulation debates, the rise of non-banks and what makes tech projects succeed
Bank FX market-makers ramp up AI usage
Barclays applies tech to predictions, while HSBC and ING look at pricing accuracy
Deutsche Bank takes AutobahnFX on the open road
Proprietary trading platform sets out new workflow-based approach to collaborating with venues
Adoption of standard FX reject code too slow – Schroders trader
Standardised codes aim to improve consistency and transparency around why trades are rejected
For AI’s magic hammer, every problem becomes a nail
Risk.net survey finds banks embracing a twin-track approach to AI in the front office: productivity tools today; transformation tomorrow
Does no-hedge strategy stack up for mag seven mavericks?
At Amazon, Meta and Tesla, the lack of FX hedging might raise eyebrows, but isn’t necessarily a losing technique
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
Amazon, Meta and Tesla reject FX hedging
FX Markets study shows tech giants don’t hedge day-to-day exposures
FX options: rising activity puts post-trade in focus
A surge in electronic FX options trading is among the factors fuelling demand for efficiencies across the entire trade lifecycle, says OSTTRA’s commercial lead, FX and securities
A tech revolution in an old-school industry
MillTechFX’s Eric Huttman makes the case for doubling down on new technology and embracing automation in FX.
JPM targets tokenised FX swaps on digital assets platform
New intraday currency swaps would cut settlement risk and bring capital benefits, architects say
Automated market-makers create market integrity and stability risks – research
Canadian study warns of real economy impact, depending on level of interconnection
Common FX solution needed for mid-tier banks, says SG’s Estrada
e-FX Forum: Fee compression and costly tech spending should encourage dealer collaboration, he says
FX options’ MDP migration
Volumes on multi-dealer platforms are climbing, but dealers warn pricing may not be optimal
Banks, vendors mine AI for corporate FX hedging
New machine learning algos can help corporate clients adjust hedging ratios, but tech’s effectiveness is limited by data quality, experts caution
FXSpotStream looks to growth products beyond spot
New chief exec Jeff Ward highlights NDFs and FX swaps as next boom area for the venue