Trading
TD Securities: Fed holds key to USD recovery
TD Securities continues to be bearish on the US dollar over the short and medium term
New firm Savi targets home traders
LONDON - Former Bank of America spot trader Sachin Shah has founded his own proprietary trading company, Savi Trading, to target the thriving retail foreign exchange market.
Sticking to fundamentals
Callum Henderson, global head of foreign exchange research at Standard Chartered in Singapore, warns of a violent US dollar upside correction in the first half of 2010
Ice joins forex central clearing debate
ATLANTA - Jeffrey Sprecher, chief executive at Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) has become the first major exchange official to call into question the need for central clearing of foreign exchange derivatives trades.
Clients reward UBS for post-trade innovation
Post-trade innovation and development this year has been all about mitigating settlement risk in a market fraught with concerns about counterparty default. And UBS, winner of the award for best post-trade services, has led the way in providing new tools…
Tullett Prebon shines in FX forwards with EM shift
Tullett Prebon has triumphed as the number one broker for currency forwards, holding on to the mantle for the seventh consecutive year.
Making local trading a focal point
This time last year, there was a lot of discussion about the winners and losers out of the financial crisis as it pertains to foreign exchange. Much of it came in to play - dealers with the strongest franchise fared the best overall, while regional…
Citi topples UBS as leading CLS third-party provider
Citi has pipped UBS to the post to become the leading provider of CLS third-party services, in a year where settlement risk management remained the single most significant risk to the foreign exchange market.
FX Connect top professional electronic trading venue
FX Connect has claimed top spot in the best professional electronic trading venue category, after trailing behind FXall in second place in the multibank foreign exchange portal category last year.
ETF Securities lists 18 new forex products in London
LONDON - ETF Securities launched 18 G-10 currency-linked exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) last week.
A changing longer-term dollar paradigm
Pete Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London says the dollar may be reaching a turning point
Saxo Bank's reality check pays off
Saxo Bank topped the 12-month historical index rankings this week by keeping an eye on the disparity between market sentiment and the reality of market fundamentals.
Deutsche unseats UBS for prime brokerage
Customers voted Deutsche Bank top for foreign exchange prime brokerage (FXPB) this year, unseating UBS, which won the award in 2008. Barclays Capital and Citi completed the top three.
Sharp dollar carry trade unwind ruled out
A rise in dollar interest rates is unlikely to lead to a frantic scramble to close out short dollar positions, according to analysts polled by FX Week .