News/Technology
Thomson Reuters launches bitcoin sentiment data feed
The tool appears in a new version of the firm’s MarketPsych Indices to assist trading and risk management
Capitolis secures $20m in extra funding
Led by former Traiana and EBS BrokerTec CEO Gil Mandelzis, Capitolis seeks to offer products that overcome capital market inefficiencies
TCA costs up to 12% of tech budgets – Greenwich
A survey of buy-side equity trading desks shows 86% use TCA, which can make up 12% of their technology budget
Algos to blame for 2015 Swiss volatility
Bank of England staff paper analyses Swiss franc event of January 2015 and concludes algorithms were consumers of liquidity overall
Market participants call for more TCA disclosures
The cost of TCA is negotiable, but the billing method should be disclosed, says one market participant
Citi to hire technologists for London innovation hub
The London lab will initially employ 75 people
Volumes surge on Thomson Reuters FX venues in January
Total ADV amounted to $432.1bn, of which $107.9bn was spot turnover
BNY Mellon launches FX trading room in South Korea
The bank aims to improve pricing and liquidity for regional and global market participants
CLS launches FX forecasting tool
The new data product will give market participants indications of future price moves, based on CLS historical data
FastMatch to add cryptocurrencies to FX Tape
The venue plans to support trading of the asset class later this year
FXSpotStream adds State Street as LP
Execution venue records highest-ever average daily volumes in January
Alves joins FlexTrade in senior FX role
FlexTrade is building up the leadership of its FX business as the buy side continues to adopt more automation
Fluent adds two services to FX suite
Firm combines post-trade, at-trade credit, kill-switch APIs and pre-trade risk management on one platform
CFETS to upgrade FX platform
The trading venue will provide new cross-currency swaps for six currency pairs
Nex’s Cartledge: we’re not asking anyone to pay in advance
EBS Direct to raise brokerage fees following analytics suite launch and single-ticket execution upgrade
Blackstone and Thomson Reuters sign $20 billion deal
Private equity company Blackstone will acquire 55% stake in Thomson Reuters’ F&R business, including FX platforms and market data
Sigelbaum joins TR to lead FXall
Jill Sigelbaum replaces John Cooley, who left Thomson Reuters in November
FX Connect to offer BestX analytics
The platform’s key client base is the core audience for FX TCA
Integral expands market data service to 14 cryptocurrencies
Financial technology firm hopes to provide a more accurate reference price for major cryptocurrencies
FastMatch launches two new order types
The venue also makes changes to its system to improve market data rates
Jyske Bank opts for Barracuda's Order Hub
Danish bank chooses the order-management technology to streamline FX operations
TraderTools taps Abacus for cloud service
The venue gains the global scale and infrastructural expertise to expand ULN