Trading

• Regulation

A peek inside GFXC’s algo cover sheets

Order priority and segregation policy among the items under discussion

• 21 Jan 2021

• Our take

Asset managers hold the key to any FX revival

For a regime shift to truly occur, long-term investors need to get on board

• 14 Jan 2021

• Regulation

Guy Debelle on the FX Global Code and the rise of the buy side

Code’s creators considering updates to sections on last look and pre-hedging

• 23 Dec 2020

• Our take

Benchmark rigging scandal: a remake in the making

Regulators should act now to prevent any repeat of the fixing scandal of 2013

• 20 Nov 2020

• Awards

FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best FX exchange – Singapore Exchange

High volatility and liquidity in FX markets caused soaring demand for risk management and record trading volumes when the Covid-19 pandemic struck. KC Lam, head of rates and FX at Singapore Exchange, describes how the firm avoided disruption as the…

• 18 Nov 2020

• Awards

FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: FX house of the year, Hong Kong and FX house of the year, Singapore

In a challenging year, OCBC’s teams in Hong Kong and Singapore have continued to grow the bank’s franchise, deepen client relationships and drive engagement. We spoke to the global treasury team’s Wee Wei Min, global head of sales and structuring, and…

• 11 Nov 2020

• Trading

Big moves, but no panic after tumultuous US election

Treasury market saw its largest post-election move since at least 2000 – but liquidity held up

• 05 Nov 2020

• Tech and data

Why bigger can be better with FX options

Large notionals often trade at significantly tighter spreads than smaller ones. Simon Nursey at Digital Vega explains why

• 04 Nov 2020

• Our take

Unleashing the potential of NDFs

Rocketing trading volumes in non-deliverable forwards are driving the market’s electronification, and that could be just the beginning

• 03 Nov 2020

• Trading

FX volatilities fall on receding US election fears

Polls point to a decisive Biden win – though some worry market is being complacent

• 29 Oct 2020

• 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