FXCM study underlines segregated pricing advantages
FX Week Retail clients gain better or equal prices than on interbank and futures platforms more than 90% of the time Retail clients gain better or equal prices than on interbank and futures platforms...
View ArticleFCA expands accountability to HFT traders
FX Week New rules published by the UK watchdog aim to strengthen individual accountability in the financial industry New rules published by the UK watchdog aim to strengthen individual accountability...
View ArticleTest algos or go to jail
FX Week Under Mifid II, participants need to certify their algorithms will not cause market disorder or face the consequences Under Mifid II, participants need to certify their algorithms will not...
View ArticlePart fills add to liquidity woes and sharp price moves
FX Week Not trading in full amounts makes market-making harder and more expensive for clients, say market participants Not trading in full amounts makes market-making harder and more expensive for...
View ArticleTCA requires standard benchmark and practices
FX Week The quest for a universal way of measuring execution quality continues The quest for a universal way of measuring execution quality continues
View ArticleBanks are still vital for FX
FX Week Liquidity provision may increasingly be a non-bank play, but credit remains a bank business Liquidity provision may increasingly be a non-bank play, but credit remains a bank business
View ArticleThe new FX equation
FX Week 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" Firms...
View ArticleCFH Clearing expands choice of white-label platforms
FX Week In March, the PoP provider will add Olfa Trade's Seamless FX to its range In March, the PoP provider will add Olfa Trade's Seamless FX to its range
View ArticleBuy side takes control of execution as liquidity worsens
FX Week Risk warehousing ability isn't there any more, say large buy-side traders Risk warehousing ability isn't there any more, say large buy-side traders
View ArticleEBS BrokerTec set to move to 1ms data updates
FX Week The new FX market data feed is expected to reduce update intervals to 1ms and will become available in the summer The new FX market data feed is expected to reduce update intervals to 1ms and...
View ArticleClass-action lawyers to tap into Barclays' FX team knowledge
FX Week With the bank providing information to investors plaintiff lawyers could access information it could have taken years to obtain With the bank providing information to investors from people...
View ArticleDalton leaves Citi
FX Week Head of FX algorithmic execution is understood to be moving to National Australia Bank Head of FX algorithmic execution is understood to be moving to National Australia Bank
View ArticleToland launches fintech start-up for fixed-income markets
FX Week TransFicc aims to assist in the migration of trading to electronic venues and adherence to regulation TransFicc aims to assist in the migration of trading to electronic venues and adherence to...
View ArticleCFH Clearing launches matching engine in TY3
FX Week Prime-of-prime provider aims to reduce latency and enhance execution The prime-of-prime provider aims to reduce latency and enhance execution by reducing the round trip between London and Tokyo...
View ArticleCFTC working on cyber-security and auto-trading rules
FX Week Aiming for year-end target, but market participants are pushing back at some requirements Aiming for year-end target, but market participants are pushing back at some requirements
View ArticleEdgewater Markets raises $30m for expansion drive
FX Week As part of the deal, the firm's board will gain two new participants from FTV Capital As part of the deal, the firm's board will gain two new participants from FTV Capital
View ArticleAlgo experts caution against too prescriptive regulation
FX Week Such laws can do more harm than good, they say, and prevention of market impact is too high a standard Such laws can do more harm than good, they say, and prevention of market impact is too...
View ArticleGain's GTX ECN unveils binary data protocols
FX Week Clients using the ECN's new GTTP protocol can receive data faster at lower latencies Clients using the ECN's new GTTP protocol can receive data faster at lower latencies
View ArticlePragma algo to exploit unusually predictable fix trading patterns
FX Week Five-minute fixing window created highly readable patterns Five-minute fixing window created highly readable patterns
View ArticleThomson Reuters to roll out randomisation in June
FX Week TR Matching set to launch latency floor almost three years after initial client consultations TR Matching set to launch latency floor almost three years after initial client consultations
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