Trading Systems
TR adds three data centres, expands price services
Regional centres are added in New York, London and Tokyo
CFH Clearing and MahiFX partner for MFX Compass distribution
CFH clients will be able to access MFX Compass via the STP platform
Saxo boosts China presence with partnership
Danish bank signs tri-party agreement with Wallstreet CN and LeanWork
Liquidity woes are curbing FX growth
Difficulties in accessing alternative liquidity pools and the rising cost of trading are creating unexploited opportunities
Thomson Reuters to roll out randomisation in June
TR Matching set to launch latency floor almost three years after initial client consultations
Barracuda nets Devlin as head of sales
Based in London, Fraser Devlin will report to chief executive Kieran Fitzpatrick
Pragma algo to exploit unusually predictable fix trading patterns
Five-minute fixing window created highly readable patterns
Retail FX hots up in Australia as traders' risk appetite grows
Volatility in 2015 boosts retail activity, but traders prove fickle with platforms
FlexTrade boosts APAC presence with three hires
Wong, Khan and Enstedt join the multi-asset OMS and EMS provider
Wong joins Gain GTX sales with North Asia focus
Ivan Wong moves from EBS, where he held a similar role
Gain's GTX ECN unveils binary data protocols
Clients using the ECN's new GTTP protocol can receive data faster at lower latencies
Tullett Prebon shareholders approve Icap broking buy
Finalisation of the deal is contingent on regulatory approval
February volumes fall after good start to year
Average daily volumes reversed January's trend and dropped across all major FX platforms
RBC launches delegated execution tool for buy side
UnityFX, developed by RBC I&TS and Broadridge, will help investment managers with their operational FX needs
Curex chief: anonymity is key to best execution
Curex and FX Connect sign agreement to provide clients with an alternative liquidity pool
Edgewater Markets raises $30m for expansion drive
As part of the deal, the firm's board will gain two new participants from FTV Capital
Icap completes post-trade blockchain test
The interdealer broker is the latest to implement the technology in the financial industry
Glocer joins Algomi as strategic adviser
Ex Thomson Reuters chief also invests in the network company
CFH Clearing launches matching engine in TY3
The prime-of-prime provider aims to reduce latency and enhance execution by reducing the round trip between London and Tokyo by 200 milliseconds
Banks complete blockchain trial for fixed-income products
With the aim of moving forward the banking industry's adoption of the technology
Class-action lawyers to tap into Barclays' FX team knowledge
With the bank providing information to investors from people within the firm with the most knowledge of its last-look practice, plaintiff lawyers could access information it could have taken years of discovery to obtain
EBS BrokerTec set to move to 1ms data updates
The new FX market data feed is expected to reduce update intervals to 1ms and will become available in the summer
Connections jump by 50% on Thomson Reuters' TRTN network
The network provides greater post-trade transparency and cost efficiencies, says firm
CFH Clearing expands choice of white-label platforms
In March, the PoP provider will add Olfa Trade's Seamless FX to its range