Spot market
BoJ currency intervention spurs FX options traders
Traders turn bearish on USD/JPY FX vol over further central bank intervention
Market weighs viability of spot FX clearing
Supporters believe it could remove credit risks, but others say it would be unnecessary and add costs
Best bank FX liquidity provider: UBS
UBS’s focus on technology, innovation and client requirements wins it the Best bank FX liquidity provider award
SGX launches new Clob for FX spot and NDFs
CurrencyNode to tap into new matching engines in Singapore, and eventually will look to offer futures-spot spreads
GFXC set to focus on FX market data access
Costs of data needed for buy-side benchmarking exercises under spotlight
BNY Mellon, NAB and RBC latest to ditch additional hold times
Banks join growing list of LPs to have scrapped the controversial practice
Nomura targets smaller Chinese banks after first CFETS trade
Japanese bank is one of seven offshore FX dealers offering G10 pricing on China’s interbank market
Streaming with the enemy: banks turn to non-bank liquidity
Larger banks are becoming more receptive to consuming FX prices from prop traders like Citadel Securities and Virtu
Best liquidity provider for spot: Citadel Securities
Over the past 12 months, Citadel Securities has seen global growth across products, markets and regions, explains Kevin Kimmel, head of FX
LCH mulls FX spot clearing as buy-side demand grows
Anticipated ForexClear service could reduce funds’ reliance on prime broker credit lines
GFMA proposes disruption settlement framework for FX
Russian ruble close-out pain triggers calls for voluntary multilateral pricing framework
Currenex pushes back in fight to dismiss class-action lawsuit
Defence lawyers mount stubborn defence in civil suit brought by XTX and two other financial firms
State Street is latest LP to publish a GFXC disclosure sheet
More liquidity providers expected to publish disclosures this week following GFXC deadline
Cboe bans FX code holdouts from Full Amount platform
Only FX Global Code signatories will be allowed to trade on the anonymous platform from August 1
HSBC-Finastra aim to centralise white labelling
Proponents say connecting via central hub can streamline the often-bespoke process
Will last look disclosures come to FX derivatives?
JPM and NatWest have published their swaps and options last look windows – will others follow suit?
Dealers advancing electronic FX swaps trading on CME
Deutsche Bank is among a handful of dealers using CME’s FX Link platform to help automate market-making
XTX lawyers urge court to deny Currenex’s dismissal motion
Plaintiffs accuse platform of trying to split case across jurisdictions, which could lead to inconsistent decisions
FX HedgePool to push into spot market by year end
Buy-side P2P swaps matching engine to launch new service for WM/R benchmark
FX dealers bolstered by return of volatility
Vol's resurgence this year has created opportunities for dealers – but also some risks
Barclays scraps additional hold time on last look
With more disclosures expected this month, list of LPs ditching controversial add-on continues to grow
Crypto derivatives should be banks’ ‘gateway drug’ to spot
Improved spot market liquidity means cash-settled derivatives shouldn’t be the end goal, says co-founder
Refinitiv uses rebates and speed to drive Matching liquidity
LSEG arm takes carrot-and-stick approach to market-making on primary venue
This year’s model: how FX algo usage is evolving
Changes see traders favour opportunistic and pegged styles over TWAP for larger orders, finds BestX’s Aled Basey