Exchanges
Traiana offers USD/CNH and USD/HKD clearing via HKEX’s OTC Clear
The deliverable contracts are forwarded to the Hong Kong Exchange via Traiana’s clearing hub CCP Connect
Singapore Exchange volumes more than double in 2018
Trading on-exchange picked up as US-China trade tensions flared and Fed hiked rates
Independent Reserve joins OTCXN network
Australian crypto exchange joins to attract more institutional liquidity
Market Synergy opens Fix link to crypto exchange Bitfinex
The low-latency institutional-grade connectivity is based at the heart of Switzerland’s Crypto Valley
Market Synergy: infrastructure ready for banks to trade digital assets
With fast and reliable Fix connectivity, the stage is set for financial institutions to enter the crypto market
MarketFactory: fragmentation, credit innovation and Singapore matching
Mergers between FX trading venues have led fragmentation to spill into other asset classes
Flow Traders to provide liquidity for Eurex FX futures
The move is central to the firm’s intention to become a leading FX non-bank market-maker
Two banks sign up for ForexClear compression
New service brings greater capital and operational efficiency to FX market participants
CME to retire Nex, revives EBS as sub-brand
The deal between the two firms will go ahead after full regulatory approval in all jurisdictions
Nex Exchange secures additional funds
Chief executive Patrick Birley will step down as part of the deal
SGX hits high in USD/CNH futures
USD/CNH futures trading breaks multiple records on August 16 as renminbi drops to new lows
CME shifts FX options expirations in step with OTC
Latest move by exchange to make FX offering more harmonised and engaged with over-the-counter space
SGX reports record FX volumes
The exchange prints new records in USD/CNH volumes, surpassing the $3 billion threshold on June 27
SGX’s Lam in bid to bring together two worlds
SGX set to launch FlexC FX Futures in August, with the aim of combining the best that OTC and futures have to offer
SGX is launching FX futures solution
New feature lets market participants trade customisable FX futures contracts in an OTC fashion
MarkitServ connects to Asigna for clearing Mexican peso
New connection enables a standardised workflow and connectivity for clearing Mexican peso TIIE 28 swaps
CME and LCH bet on FX options clearing
CME’s cash-settled FX options-clearing solution will vie for dominance with LCH’s deliverable clearing product
OTC derivatives values fall to 10-year low – BIS
The most recent slump continues the retreat from gains witnessed in the first half of 2016
Traders still haunted by liquidity mirages in FX
Market participants’ ability to execute on stable and firm prices is essential for achieving best execution
Philippines bankers partner Bloomberg on FX initiatives
Bloomberg has been selected as the calculation agent for USD/PHP and bankers will use FXGO for spot trading
Boards approve CME’s £3.9bn offer for Nex
The boards of the two firms give unanimous green light to cash-stock transaction
London Block Exchange adds ripple
Ripple becomes fourth cryptocurrency offered by newly created London Block Exchange
CME FX Link to go live on March 25
CME is launching a new central limit order book allowing participants to trade OTC spot and FX futures via a single spread trade
Nex and CME confirm talks
CME Group considers acquisition of Nex, with decision due by April 12