Articles by Commercial Editorial
SA-CCR changes the game – But will it change how you play it?
Mattias Palm, head of triReduce FX at TriOptima, explores the findings of a study comparing capital costs under the current exposure model (CEM) with the standardised approach to counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR)
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: Best market data provider – Bloomberg
As the threats posed by the Covid‑19 pandemic became increasingly real in early 2020, Bloomberg‘s quick thinking and smart investment allowed market participants to continue trading in FX markets
Embracing the next evolution of FX swaps
Gavin Wells, head of swaps strategy at 360T, explores new products and growth drivers in the FX swaps market, and explains how MidMatch – the firm's fully automated FX swaps limit order book with mid-rate matching capability – can help clients capitalise…
What are the upcoming trends in accessing emerging markets?
HSBC recently surveyed investors with emerging markets exposure, examining topics such as key drivers behind trading decision-making, market access concerns and opportunities, expectations from the dealer community, as well as upcoming trends in emerging…
Industry demarcation – Liquidity providers versus prime-of-prime brokers
The term ‘non-bank liquidity provider’ may not be new, but recent months have seen it used more liberally in corners of FX markets. Richard Elston, head of institutional at CMC Markets Connect – the recently rebranded business-to-business division of CMC…
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: Best vendor for dealing technology – 360T
360T made the most of 2020 by building up its MidMatch platform – a fully automated FX swaps limit order book with mid-rate matching capability. It brings long-established technology into the FX spot market and applies it to FX swaps – and 360T plans to…
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: Best bank for FXPB, post-trade services and SMEs – NatWest Markets
Despite unprecedented disruptions brought about by the Covid‑19 pandemic, new clients continued to use NatWest Markets’ FX prime brokerage business in 2020 due to its uniquely diversified approach
Overcoming the profitability challenges of corporate banking FX franchises
Corporate banking franchises face a number of barriers to their potential profitability. smartTrade Technologies’ unique multi-asset electronic trading solutions are focused on addressing these barriers, allowing customers to maximise profitability while…
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: Best bank for FX algos, forwards and swaps, and Europe – BNP Paribas
Despite the uncertainty wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, BNP Paribas‘ history of sensible decisions has allowed it to thrive among the chaos through initiatives such as its interactive algo trading assistant Alix, which allows users to speak and receive…
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: Best bank for regional/domestic banks – Standard Bank
Despite unprecedented volatility brought on by the Covid‑19 pandemic, Standard Bank managed to consistently make prices in African FX markets by nurturing a culture of constant evolution from within, while building on traditional skills and experiences
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: Best broker for NDFs and Best broker for spot – EBS
With the events of 2020 putting the FX market through opposing poles of extreme volatility, EBS has stood out from the crowd, offering clients the abliity to execute trades efficiently under unprecedented and extremely challenging circumstances
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: Best prime-of-prime house – Saxo Bank
Amid a year of uncertainty brought about by Covid-19, many professional traders turned to Saxo Bank – and its more than 40,000 financial instruments – to take advantage of the breadth of its offering
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best execution algorithm provider – Morgan Stanley
Facing evolving demands in a world struck by the Covid‑19 pandemic, Morgan Stanley has adapted to trends and readied a new non-deliverable forward product, while its algo product suite has outshone its peers
e-FX Awards 2020: Best liquidity provider for corporates; Best liquidity provider for options; and Best single dealer platform – Citi
While 2020 presented the FX industry with unprecedented challenges, technology came to the fore in a remarkable manner to smooth the transition towards a remote working environment
e-FX Awards 2020: Best non-bank algo provider – Tradepoint Systems
With the growing utilitarian nature of algorithms across instruments and functions, many top tier one banks have resorted to building in-house algo solutions. Tradepoint Systems offers an alternative, allowing banks to benefit from external expertise and…
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: FX house of the year, Australia and FX house of the year, NDFs – ANZ
ANZ found its conventional working practices upended by the Covid‑19 pandemic, but its access to global pools of liquidity in straitened times allowed its highly motivated personnel to act quickly in response to client demands
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best FX exchange – Singapore Exchange
High volatility and liquidity in FX markets caused soaring demand for risk management and record trading volumes when the Covid-19 pandemic struck. KC Lam, head of rates and FX at Singapore Exchange, describes how the firm avoided disruption as the…
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best FX settlement and risk mitigation solution/Best market data provider – CLS Group
As the largest settlement risk mitigation provider in the FX markets, CLS Group already plans to widen its market-stabilising mission and make settlement safer, more efficient and more cost-effective
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best FX post-trade provider – TriOptima
Supplying both multilateral compression and optimisation services to global FX markets, consistent high performance from TriOptima has seen the firm go from strength to strength in challenging times
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: FX house of the year, Hong Kong and FX house of the year, Singapore
In a challenging year, OCBC’s teams in Hong Kong and Singapore have continued to grow the bank’s franchise, deepen client relationships and drive engagement. We spoke to the global treasury team’s Wee Wei Min, global head of sales and structuring, and…
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best FX prime-of-prime – Invast Global
Flexible solutions in a volatile market and providing the overlooked small end of the hedge fund space with liquidity streams has laid the foundation for Invast Global to expand into new ventures
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best FX ECN – Euronext Markets Singapore
Efficiency, accuracy and unbeatable execution speeds in Singapore have helped Euronext provide sterling service in a volatile and fragmented market – and even treble spot volumes in Asia trading.
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best FX aggregator – smartTrade
Clients of all sizes are constantly searching for better ways to ensure best liquidity, and found a perfect solution in LiquidityFX from smartTrade, which also facilitates smart-order routing and distribution