Infrastructure
Lloyds rolls out Arena to compete in FX e-commerce
Launch of Arena platform comes after more than a year of development, which started in mid-2010 with the formation of a client advisory board to determine the key elements of the e-trading platform
SwapClear may assist OIS development
London-based clearing house might consider helping to build OIS markets in minor currencies, as it continues to move its interest rate swap portfolio to OIS discounting
Oanda continues to boost global presence with Japan operation
Oanda chief executive Michael Stumm attributes the decision to open operation in Japan to regulatory changes
Taking stock of 2011: Regulation and clearing
The Group of 20 meeting in September 2009 laid out a set of requirements on clearing, trading and reporting of OTC derivatives. Two years on, plenty of progress has been made – but a number of outstanding issues remain. By Chiara Albanese, Farah Khalique…
CME Chilean peso clearing service awaits first trade
The CME says FCMs are the reason for the delay in offering its clearing service of non-deliverable forwards in USD/Chilean peso
LCH.Clearnet reiterates commitment to FX clearing
Clearing house reaffirms its intention to launch ForexClear, which will sit alongside SwapClear and a newly expanded CDSClear service
Knight Capital to launch Hotspot Private Label by end of the year
Private label offering includes administrative and risk management tools and full reporting capabilities
Thomson Reuters extends Elektron hosting to FX
Thomson Reuters Matching will be the first platform to be available through the Elektron proximity hosting service, but independent platforms will be added in due course, the vendor tells FX Week
Options clearing on the rocks
Could clearing of FX options be stymied by the CPSS-Iosco requirement that financial market infrastructures provide clear and certain final settlement?
FX Week USA: Prime brokers braced for change under mandatory clearing regime
FX prime-brokerage heads at BAML and UBS confirm their intention to ease operational challenges for clients under new regulations by offering a single point of entry both for cleared and non-cleared trades
DTCC, Swift reveal details of repository plans
Swift will provide its existing FX derivatives messaging traffic while DTCC will leverage its expertise in the provision of repository services, the two firms have told FX Week
EBS signs smartTrade for streaming liquidity
Icap will use LiquidityConnect platform to allow users to more efficiently stream prices into EBS
Forex options clearing complicated by guaranteed settlement requirements
CPSS-Iosco guaranteed settlement requirements make FX options clearing more difficult, say participants
FX Invest: New indexes trade volatility
Nikki Marmery reports on the emergence of indexes looking to trade event risk
FX Invest: Rise of the super-Sefs
The Dodd-Frank Act created a multitude of would-be swap execution facilities (Sefs) – trading platforms that will aggregate dealer liquidity. Now, dealers want to hoover up the Sefs by building their own aggregation services, but it’s a strategy that…
European Parliament rejects Swinburne’s forex exemption
Crucial plenary vote on Emir on July 5 retains suggested amendments to recognise unique nature of FX derivatives, but stripped out explicit calls for an exemption
JP Morgan’s Choussy prepares bank for FX clearing
Newly appointed global head of FX clearing explains how he is preparing for the advent of mandatory central clearing requirements for some FX contracts
BNP Paribas launches iPhone app for GlobalMarkets access
Gain Capital and IPC Systems add their insights on the advent of mobile-based trading
BAML to become clearing broker on FXall Order Book
Partnership answers client demand for direct access to Order Book ECN
Banks and ECNs join forces to prevent FX flash crash
Citi, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley join Deutsche Bank on Traiana's enhanced CreditLink service
Three CCPs per asset class optimal, say market structure experts
IntercontinentalExchange representative declines to comment on the possibility it will compete with CME and LCH.Clearnet in FX clearing
European corporates wary of RMB settlement
UK government pushing for London to become a centre of offshore renminbi trading, say conference speakers
E-platforms must expand product range or lose out, say banks
Webinar participants from banks and technology vendors discuss the implications of regulation for single-dealer electronic platforms
Let us decide our own collateral requirements, CCPs plead
IDX delegates insist CCPs should be able to determine for themselves what collateral requirements they impose on members