Feature/Trading
‘New normal’ sees FX volatility remain muted
Dovish stance of major central banks means volatility unlikely to pick up significantly
Peso volatility pulls millennials to currency trading
Interest is incentivising local and international companies to invest in education initiatives to meet budding demand
TCA will increase fragmentation, says Sinclair
Execution spreads across more secondary venues as algos seek platforms with least signalling risk, says white paper by MarketFactory
Thomson Reuters Matching celebrates 25-year birthday
The first electronic broking platform was born on April 29, 1992
Plea bargain may be an option for the HSBC two
But the maximum prison sentence for Johnson and Scott, if they are found guilty, could be 30 years
Market participants expect BIS survey to show FX slowdown
The bank’s 11th triennial survey is under way, with the results due in September
The new FX equation
Firms are scrutinising expenses more than ever, but despite hard times, one market participant believes innovation will drive down costs and "our best days as a market are ahead of us"
Comparing apples and apples
With clients expecting more transparency, it is vital for firms to be in control of costs. The key is determining the true all-in price of execution
Breaking down the barriers
With parts of the over-the-counter FX market acquiring exchange-style characteristics, the exchanges themselves are becoming more customised
Price and perfect execution
Firms are trying to give clients visibility on measuring whether the price they are receiving is a good one, but the cost of execution is variable and hard to pinpoint – and it’s not just about price
Farewell to self-regulation, goodbye self-policing
FX market participants prepare to end an era of unregulated markets
All-to-all FX to become commonplace by 2017
Vanishing divide between historic tiers of liquidity
Emerging markets liquidity hit as banks pull back from risk warehousing
Difficulties of trading G10 currency positions exacerbated
Challenger platforms face first real test as FX markets pick up
Trading platforms jostle for position in the race for volumes
FX Focus - Banks fear Sef arbitrageurs
Traditional pricing process under threat
FX Focus - Sef volumes still struggling
Smaller Sefs being edged out of low-volume market
FX Focus - Is Sef equivalency still solvable?
Equivalency process under threat after CFTC takes hardline
Market participants lose out as renminbi volatility increases
The renminbi’s depreciation in early 2014 caused a scramble among FX users, and there may be more volatility on the way
NDF liquidity in doubt as clearing approaches
Central clearing has been a long time coming for the non-deliverable forwards market and participants worry its eventual arrival may damage liquidity. By Robert Mackenzie Smith
The squeeze on spot FX
Market-makers feel squeeze on profits as spreads continue to tighten
FX Focus - Currency managers see brighter days ahead for FX markets
Renewed client interest in currency management