Trading
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 .
The Brazilian real: Can it be reined in?
Simon Derrick, chief currency markets strategist at BNY Mellon in London discusses Brazil, its capital controls, and the implications for other emerging economies
CMC's 12-month USD view on the money
CMC Markets topped this week's 12-month currency forecast rankings with expectations that the dollar would bear the brunt of any stabilisation in global equities and resulting improvement in risk appetite.
RBI builds currency futures
MUMBAI - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to extend the list of currency futures traded on the country's exchanges, as part of efforts to grow the risk management tools available in the local market.