FX as an asset class: Currencies show their class
With an increasing weight of opinion willing to accept currencies as an asset class in their own right, FX-MM’s Peter Garnham explains why FX may be about to shed its alternative image and why some...
View ArticleFX in the spotlight: Independent Scotland’s currency dilemma
Tom Williams is an account manager at GO Markets, a major provider of online foreign exchange (Forex) trading services. As the heat builds up ahead of Scotland’s vote on independence from the UK in...
View ArticleEditor’s Welcome: In defence of FX
My timing might be off, but it seems about time somebody spoke up in defence of the FX market. Admittedly it has been through the ringer in recent months as a result of the probe into alleged rigging...
View ArticleOne last look at ‘last look’: A strategy for the changing FX market
Jake Loveless, Chief Executive Officer, Lucera Despite the idiosyncrasies of currency trading, such as last look and the problem of phantom liquidity, and the fragmentation of trading venues, powerful...
View ArticleR5FX emerging marketplace selects smartTrade technologies as e-trading...
R5FX, the new marketplace for emerging market FX trading, announced the selection of smartTrade Technologies, a global leader in multi asset end-to-end trading solutions, to provide its e-trading...
View ArticleThe Bank of England’s internal FX inquiry: Asking the wrong questions?
The Bank of England first became aware that its officials might have tried to manipulate the foreign exchange markets, and might have colluded with people who were trying to do this, in early 2014,...
View ArticleFX trading – 7 trends the buy-side needs to consider
It’s hard to escape the headlines about FX trading lately. Words such as rigging, currency manipulation, chat rooms and billion dollar fines are grabbing attention and alarming many buy-side customers....
View ArticleUK increases lead in global FX trading while global turnover falls
According to new figures released by TheCityUK, the UK increased its share of global foreign exchange (FX) trading in April 2015 to 43.1% – up 1.7% compared to six months ago, and just short of its...
View ArticleMarkit launches centralised FX trade confirmation service
Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, announced the launch of its FX trade confirmation service. The service matches FX option trade terms to generate...
View ArticleChristopher Matsko joins Portware to drive FX expansion
Portware, the first and only global provider of multi-asset trade automation solutions powered by artificial intelligence, today announced the company has appointed FX industry veteran Christopher...
View ArticleADS Securities Hong Kong launches retail offering
Representatives from the financial services industry, media and VIPs gathered at The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong to mark the launch of ADS Securities Hong Kong Limited’s retail offering. Investors in...
View ArticlePragma selects smartTrade Technologies for FX aggregation software
Pragma Securities, an independent provider of quantitative trading technology, has selected smartTrade Technologies, a global leader of multi-asset end-to-end trading solutions, to provide Pragma with...
View ArticleParFX boosts currency offering with addition of offshore renminbi
ParFX, the wholesale electronic trading platform, announced the addition of the offshore renminbi (CNH) as it expands the number of tradeable currencies offered on the platform. The USD/CNH pair went...
View ArticleUK’s fastest growing fintech company shows route forward for $5.3TN FX Market
LMAX Exchange, the leading Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) for FX and the UK’s fastest growing fintech company has launched a report, Restoring trust in the global FX industry. The report1...
View ArticleFXCM implements new index trading backend technology
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM), a leading online provider of foreign exchange (FX) trading and related services, announced that is has upgraded its Index CFD and Spread Bet market making technology which...
View ArticleVelocimetrics brings together real-time FX market data quality assessment and...
Velocimetrics, the provider of real-time business flow performance monitoring and analysis solutions, announces the ability to assess the live performance of price information sent between FX brokers...
View ArticleThomson Reuters creates access to largest collective independent pool of FX...
Thomson Reuters has brought together all of its FX transaction venues onto one platform to create a single point of access to the industry’s largest collective independent pool of FX liquidity. Thomson...
View ArticleFX in the spotlight: The changing EURUSD trend
Philippe Gelis, CEO and Co-Founder of Kantox, argues that corporates and investors should be on guard as the received wisdom concerning the future of the euro twists and turns. The relationship between...
View ArticleBELLIN integrates Thomson Reuters pre-trade insight, feeds and...
BELLIN, the treasury management solutions provider, has announced a new cooperation with Thomson Reuters, a leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals worldwide. BELLIN...
View ArticleAll-to-all spot FX trading is a reality in 2015
Inter-dealer spot FX trading venues no longer dominated by pure bank-to-bank trading as prime brokerage relationships facilitate at least 16% of broker-dealer trades At least 75% of spot FX trades on...
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