Trading
The search for efficiency will drive 2017
Regulation is not just a burden but an opportunity to streamline workflow, operations and execution processes, says ITG
Better analytics will help NBLP differentiation and model validation
Clients will be looking to validate the capabilities of counterparties including banks – as well as their limitations
EBS mulls even faster data amid resurgence of open markets
Last-look venues could be hit if the platform quickens its data product even more, Johnson says
Rabobank leaves the rest standing in 2016
As the bank tops the rankings as the year's best forecaster, FX strategy head Jane Foley gives her predictions for 2017
Banks have huge opportunity to capitalise on balance sheets
Several banks have started to push into the currency management and overlay space to challenge incumbents
NBLPs to carve out niches and form more bank partnerships
Jump Trading foresees Clob resurgence, platform acquisitions, and more link-ups between banks and non-banks
Liquidity quantification, clearing and the death of last look
XTX Markets' co-chief executive says 2017 will see a solution for options clearing, eventually forcing forwards and swaps too
Compliance and risk aversion will dominate in 2017
The broker is building a set of next-generation solutions for customers less willing to tolerate risk amid cost pressures
Algo execution and TCA will drive market structure change
Pragma Securities chief Mechner expects best execution requirements to boost the adoption of algorithmic trading
More order types will be segregated from spot desks
Stop-loss and take-profit orders could follow fixing orders and become segregated, says BNP Paribas
PB concentration risk a concern as volatility picks up
Global head of Currenex says the lack of a dynamic FXPB space is a worry as non-bank liquidity providers need access
High-volume products will move to clearing
Capital and bilateral margin rules will increase pressure on the most-traded products to shift to clearing
Analytics and algos in focus as regulation hits
Credit Suisse sees best execution requirements being hammered home by Mifid II
2017: year of the dollar and high-yielding EM currencies
Expensive valuations and low yields make some Asian currencies unattractive investments
Galinov: exchange clearing is close
If a solution is revealed this year, costs will fall, volumes could rise and another ECN may be gobbled up by an exchange
China launches direct trading between renminbi and seven other currencies
The currency pairs will be allowed to trade within a 5% band on any given trading day
You think 2016 was bad? Check out James Blunt's twitter feed
The past 12 months held plenty of surprises, bringing the joy of volumes to foreign exchange
Morgan Stanley sees EUR/USD trading at $0.97 by end 2017
Currency strategist James Lord finds the euro susceptible to weakness and sterling cheap long-term
Risk-sharing efficiency of FX may be tested, BIS says
Study of FX markets highlights risk concentration amid a handful of top banks and the growth of electronic relationship trading
Integral adds Linedata's OMS to InvestorFX platform
The integration is expected to give Linedata's asset manager clients access to better netting and execution
BNP Paribas expects sterling upside next year
The bank believes it is difficult to be bearish on the currency
Emerging markets in firing line as politics spur volatility
Monetary policy normalisation, fiscal stimulus and political populism will come to the fore in 2017
Bloomberg launches executable NDF streaming
Standard Chartered is the first bank to provide streaming rates for the product
Trump contagion is only just starting, strategist says
While Donald Trump's win is expected to have a positive impact on the US economy, it may boost populism in Europe