Electronic trading
Keeping the robots honest
Human overseers are in short supply in an arena where losses can be crippling within minutes
E-FX specialists highlight algo limits
Algos and automation said to struggle in pricing complex macro events
StanChart to become third bank to set up Singapore pricing engine
UK bank’s e-FX pricing engine in 2020 could consolidate Singapore’s position as Asia’s FX centre
FX surveillance gets personal in hunt for market abuse
Algorithms underpinning today’s platforms are learning traders’ habits – even their voice won’t escape detection
GFXC seeks deeper understanding of anonymous platforms
Committee elects Guy Debelle as new chair to replace Potter
HSBC looks to AI to unearth data patterns around commercial activity
As DLT initiative brings forth more data, the bank is looking to improve services for corporate clients
Electronic trading differentiates dealers competing for market share
Technology and business scope keep JP Morgan and Citi at the top, but selectivity has some dealers gaining momentum
FastMatch sets up matching engine in Singapore
The ECN looks to diversify its product and client base by plugging into the city-state’s FX infrastructure effort
Seed CX adds new crypto pairs, lands ally in Asia
Institutional clients can now trade BCH/USD and LTC/USD, says Seed CX, which has partnered a Singapore fintech
Where prosecutors stumbled in Bogucki and Cartel cases
Courtroom losses suggest failure to read the FX industry correctly before jumping into action
INTL FCStone extends e-trading platform across all frontier markets
The venue brings electronic FX to world’s most illiquid currencies
Lin becomes head of trading products for China at BMO
Martin Lin spent 14 years at BNP Paribas as trading head in China and Hong Kong
Ariesta joins Edgewater Markets in hiring push
Ananda Ariesta employed as part of drive to bolster electronic FX business
Concannon’s exit sparks management changes at Cboe
As Chris Concannon heads to MarketAxess, Cboe promotes Isaacson to COO
Barracuda FX: technology spend will drive innovation in FX
A lot of technology spend in 2019 will focus on upgrading outdated processes, increasingly driven by the FX Global Code’s principles
Pragma Securities: algorithmic trading ripe for growth
Pragma is building a new generation of algo that incorporates the latest artificial intelligence
FireApps: digitalisation of financial markets will accelerate
Banks are no longer just talking about digitalising their business; they have allocated hundreds of millions to it, says Wolfgang Koester
Malhotra returns to Barclays in Singapore
The e-FX specialist comes back to the UK bank after more than seven years at UBS
Best Banks Awards: JP Morgan
JP Morgan voted the Best Bank for FX at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards, as well as the winner of eight other categories
Best Banks Awards: EBS
EBS wins the Best Broker for Spot FX category at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Best Banks Awards: Refinitiv
Refinitiv has been voted the winner of two categories at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Jump: inside the secretive e-trading giant
Execs at the Chicago prop firm wish the whole world was a Clob, but as bilateral volumes rise, they've decided to go with the flow
Timmons set for UK return
Laurence Timmons is due to finish his two-year secondment to Asia and head back to London
HC Tech recruits Puma and Powers
Richard Puma joins as COO and Eric Powers as head of infrastructure