Trading

• Tech and data

NDFs: how algos can make sense of the fragments

The scattering of liquidity in non-deliverable forwards calls for new execution tools, argue HSBC execs

• 20 Oct 2020

• Regulation

UK’s FCA bans crypto derivatives for retail investors

FCA says retail crypto assets have no reliable valuation basis and could increase financial crime

• 12 Oct 2020

• Trading

Taiwanese central bank asks for smaller dollar trades

Large dollar orders may slow down foreign exchange transactions, central bank says

• 29 Sep 2020

• Tech and data

Do macroeconomic releases still matter?

Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov explores how FX and other asset classes react to macroeconomic reports

• 29 Sep 2020

• Trading

An end to the loveless marriage with the US dollar?

Covid-19 represents an unexpected shock that could cause further US dollar decoupling, writes Gary Smith of Tabula Investment Management

• 28 Sep 2020

• Tech and data

Brexit, Hong Kong tensions revive FX options market

Political wrangles have helped boost FX options volumes in Hong Kong dollar and sterling

• 25 Sep 2020

• Trading

How Shell integrated FX algos into its corporate treasury mix

Interview: oil giant puts up to 50% of spot flows through algos, explains FX head Michael Dawson

• 02 Sep 2020

• Tech and data

Market regimes: how to spot them and how to trade them

Analysing how currency pairs behave in different market regimes can improve execution, writes Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov

• 12 Aug 2020

• Trading

FX research bounces back amid volatility

Dealers report sharp rise in client demand for research

• 22 Jul 2020

• Tech and data

WM/R fix and the curse of predictability

Investors should renew their focus on execution strategies around the 4pm fix, writes Alexei Jiltsov of Tradefeedr

• 16 Jul 2020

• Tech and data

Avoiding market impact – it takes two

Dealer hedging practices have a big part to play in quiet execution, but so does client behaviour, writes UBS's Ciara Quinlan

• 14 Jul 2020

• Tech and data

UK watchdog has competition concerns over Ion-Broadway deal

Trading tech giant has five days to address issues, or face months-long investigation

• 07 Jul 2020

• Regulation

Johnson seeks US Supreme Court hearing

Ex-HSBC trader would not have been convicted in civil case, petition argues

• 22 Jun 2020

• Our take

Games of tag need to end

Growing focus on platform disclosures should spur more transparency

• 18 Jun 2020

• Trading

How did markets fare with volatility in the new liquidity landscape?

By all accounts, markets have been relatively subdued for the past few years. Simon Campbell, group head of trading at CMC Markets, discusses how – while there have been occasional flurries of volatility around Brexit, the US elections and the trans…

• 16 Jun 2020

• Tech and data

Sell at dawn and go away – but come back after lunch

Historic and well-known intraday seasonal patterns can deliver return-to-risk ratios in excess of 1. Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov explores whether execution desks should employ these factors

• 15 Jun 2020

• Tech and data

Five’s company, six is a crowd

Simon Nursey at Digital Vega explores the optimum number of RFQs for FX options trades with a little game theory

• 09 Jun 2020

• Trading

Behind the mask: FX market raises fears over tagging ‘abuse’

Front running and tag refreshing concerns abound on semi-anonymous trading platforms

• 04 Jun 2020

• Trading

BLTs and glitchy Wi-Fi: lockdown life for FX execs

With traders transacting trillions from their living rooms, currency markets are adapting to new normal

• 26 May 2020

• Our take

A gradual return from shorts to suits

Market moved to home-working for resilience – it may linger for convenience

• 21 May 2020

• Trading

Investors trade the drama out of the crisis

How LGIM, Axa IM, Manulife and other buy-siders tackled the toughest markets since 2008

• 13 May 2020

• Tech and data

Assessing execution quality and slippage in volatile times

Market participants must focus on how their evaluated execution costs vary in different market regimes, writes Tradefeedr’s Alexei Jiltsov

• 07 May 2020

• Trading

Forwards spreads fall but won’t hit January levels, say traders

While bid/offers have shrunk since March’s highs, dealers expect them to remain elevated

• 06 May 2020

• Trading

NDF access will help tame rupee volatility, say dealers

Lifting of restrictions stopping Indian banks trading rupee NDFs allows RBI to intervene offshore

• 30 Apr 2020