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Anticipation builds for final Treasury decision
US Treasury reviewing comments on its proposed exemption as market participants expect the decision to be confirmed early next month
Deutsche merges OTC and listed derivatives clearing
Markets Clearing will combine the bank's existing clearing capabilities across FX, rates, credit, commodities and equities
Thomson Reuters to quit FX options matching business
Resources will be diverted to Eikon platform upgrade, with new trade capabilities to be offered in FX options
Econ in favour of FX exemption
European committee favours US plans to exempt currency derivatives from clearing requirement
Saxo targets new traders with ForexTrading.com
Danish bank says it wants to cater for 'more self-driven' clients
Social FX trading grows, brings more transparency to retail market
After the success of its 'trade leaders' programme, Currensee looks with interest at other asset classes
Renminbi set to outdo yen in offshore trade, brokers say
Liberalisation of Chinese currency laws is attracting investors to a fast-developing market
Spotlight on: Fabrizio Russo, Nomura
Nomura's head of FX sales for EMEA talks to Chiara Albanese about the challenges of growing the FX business after the Japanese bank acquired foreign exchange operations from Lehman Brothers in 2008
Morgan Stanley downplayed market sensitivity to European peripheral crisis
Currency markets have become less reactive to the European peripheral crisis and more correlated to growth prospects
Citi goes live with Fix API
Bank announces first customer for spot FX pricing plug-in
Saxo steps up options pricing on SaxoTrader
Danish investment bank reduced spreads on FX options in mid-May and created new standardised account structure
Two sides to every argument
May in perspective: participants hope the US Treasury will hold by its proposed exemption, despite several calls for further independent analysis of the FX market
Spotlight on: Claes-Henrik Claesson, Claesson Capital Introduction
SEB’s former head of FX prime brokerage talks to Joel Clark about his new firm, Claesson Capital Introduction, and the value FX managed accounts can offer for investors seeking greater transparency and liquidity
Danske Bank's rates-based forecast comes up trumps
Danish bank tops three-month rankings after basing forecasts on interest rate differentials between US and Europe
AUDIO: Is the European Monetary Union bound to fail?
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, looks at the key developments in the unfolding sovereign debt crisis and the political will of the Union's architects.
Deutsche Bank launches DXY ETNs
Now listed on NYSE Arca as UUPT and UDNT
Industry welcomes European Parliament recognition of FX
Amendments in Econ version of regulation stress the importance of settlement risk and existing market infrastructure
Sahni sabbatical creates vacancy at BAML
Possible replacement could be ex-Goldman Kevin Connors
Gain Capital targets mid-tier investors with prime-brokerage offering
Online FX broker steps into prime brokerage with GTX Direct platform
Ogg’s new venture to tap 'huge' demand for best execution in FX
Industry veteran targets lack of technology to allow institutions to be sure of achieving best execution in foreign exchange
Trading platforms prepare for Sef arms race
As the CFTC prepares to close the consultation period on its Sef rulemaking next week, it is still unclear exactly what changes FX trading platforms might need to make to comply with the Sef criteria. How are the potential Sefs preparing? Chiara Albanese…
South Korea imposes cap on FX forward positions
Joint statement made by Korean authorities on May 19
Bank race for offshore renminbi gathers pace
RBC Capital Markets goes live with CNH platform as Deutsche Bank claims new records
Spotlight on: James Taylor, JP Morgan
JP Morgan’s global head of e-FX distribution talks to Joel Clark about the development of the bank’s MorganDirect electronic commerce platform and how he has leveraged his experience at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank to build a global sales team for…