Trading
ECN volumes slide in becalmed FX markets
Subdued volatility appears to be weighing on trading activity
HKMA interventions may help open new USD/HKD carry trades
Repeated defences of peg should keep HK dollar weak; it could be used to buy assets in currencies other than US dollar
Where prosecutors stumbled in Bogucki and Cartel cases
Courtroom losses suggest failure to read the FX industry correctly before jumping into action
Refinitiv takes deal-tracking service into cloud
Cloud-based FX post-trade product provides data archiving, aimed at easing compliance and cost burdens
How Brexit is set to muddy Mifid transparency data
Market participants say duplicate reports in UK and EU will result in misleading public data
LCH adds five currencies to non-deliverable swaps offering
Expansion in response to customer demand in Asia and Latin America
CME Group gets Dutch approval for Amsterdam entity
Some businesses will transition to CME Amsterdam BV to continue serving EU27 clients
Citi sets up pricing engine in Singapore
Move by US bank consolidates city-state’s position
Barclays launches new algo on Barx platform
Barx Peg offers access to the bank’s franchise liquidity pools
Godall joins Mizuho in London
Asif Godall spent 17 years at HSBC in various senior roles
Torrey heads to Genesis in institutional sales
Dan Torrey joins the firm from Northern Trust
Robert Bogucki acquitted of fraud charges
Judge throws out case against former Barclays trader, citing insufficient evidence to convince a jury
Karnik and Schlesinger out at BNP Paribas
Bank makes three new hires on its FXLM desk this week
US and UK regulators strike deal to protect derivatives trading post-Brexit
Joint statement indicates ongoing co-operation, “whatever form” Brexit takes
The ‘Cartel’ three: not guilty, but still paying a penalty
Despite their acquittal, the former FX traders face obstacles in trying to rebuild their careers – meaning the DoJ didn’t fail, says one expert
Zimbabwe sets up interbank FX market with new dollar-pegged currency
Central bank governor pledges stability, but analyst says initiative is “cancerous”
USD/CNH futures trading hits record high in Singapore
Trade dispute-driven volatility sustains momentum as overall FX futures trading peaks
Esma renews ban on binaries once again
European regulator still sees risks for investors, can keep renewing as it likes
Cleared swaps grow 10 times faster than bilateral at HSBC
FX derivatives notionals rise $1.3 trillion (21%) to $7.6 trillion
Esma to recognise three UK clearing houses in no-deal Brexit
EU derivatives traders will gain unbroken access to UK CCPs, even with no withdrawal deal
How publishers are still falling short on Mifid II post-trade data
Four publishers yet to align post-trade data format with Q&A issued eight months ago
JP Morgan rolls out algo workflow tool on Bloomberg App Portal
The integration should make the bank’s Algo Central software and FX trading services more accessible
BNY Mellon opens Program Trading Desk in FX business reshuffle
Bank adds segregated execution desk to boost confidentiality for clients with high-level transactions
LMAX adds credit intermediation for spot FX trading
BNP Paribas and JP Morgan are working with the firm as credit intermediaries