Trading
European corporates see rise in hedging costs
Corporate treasurers are moving towards shorter tenure contracts to hedge FX risks
Lucera launches FX trading platform
Clients have separate servers to avoid crowding and improve failure management
Voice brokers in full support of EBS eFix Matching
The balance of power between voice brokers and e-teams reaches a new equilibrium
Yen weakness unlikely in near term, says ING IM
Long USD/JPY positions predicted to suffer over next few months, according to ING Investment Management
EM currencies going from "doom to bloom"
EM currencies on the up, says SocGen strategist
EMFX panellists clash over futurisation of FX market
Exchanges will compete "fiercely" for FX market share, says CME’s Patrick
RMB growth offers ‘huge opportunity’ for London
Capital in position to benefit from RMB growth
CLS sees 9% revenue growth
FX settlement service has successful 2013
Industry united over spot FX definition after EC consultation
Industry wants nuanced position of FX spot settlement length
EBS Live moves to 50 millisecond updates
EBS Live set to update twice as fast as previously, while minimum quote lives will be halved
Corporates worry over post-clearing NDF liquidity
Corporate treasurers fear likelihood of higher costs for cleared NDFs, reducing liquidity in the sector
FX dealers work with Nasdaq OMX to launch trade monitoring service
Nasdaq OMX and six major currency trading banks collaborate on further transparency efforts
FX Focus Q&A - Francois Masquelier
The renminbi may be looming large in the minds of FX market-makers, but many corporates with exposure in China are still some way behind the curve when it comes to hedging, according to Francois Masquelier, chairman of ATEL, Luxembourg’s association of…
Market participants lose out as renminbi volatility increases
The renminbi’s depreciation in early 2014 caused a scramble among FX users, and there may be more volatility on the way
NDF liquidity in doubt as clearing approaches
Central clearing has been a long time coming for the non-deliverable forwards market and participants worry its eventual arrival may damage liquidity. By Robert Mackenzie Smith
Non-bank market-makers to increase role in FX
Non-bank market-makers to gain ground against banks in the increasingly commoditised business of market-making in FX
StanChart looks to cut reliance on human traders
Changes come amid wider refocus of FX operations, including moving some FX derivatives to London and Singapore
State Street centralises Currenex liquidity access
Firm aligns trading and clearing processes across asset classes
The squeeze on spot FX
Market-makers battle compressed margins in spot currency trading
Suspended traders prepare to fight back
Traders prepare to defend actions that have led to suspension of dozens in connection with the global FX probe
Three-quarters of RMB participants feel depreciation pain
RMB volatility rises as PBOC forces currency down against USD
European Court of Justice knocks back UK Treasury’s FTT challenge
Treasury must wait until FTT is properly fleshed out before challenging again
Best execution driving demand for pre-allocation aggregation, says Traiana
Settlement and reporting of block trade made easier under new service
Buy side needs to attach costs for execution
Investigation into currency benchmarks is the result of asset managers outsourcing execution to banks at no cost