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Forex TCA heads into pre-trade sphere
Banks are increasingly offering pre-trade transaction cost analysis in an effort to help their clients better understand how to ensure best execution prior to committing to the trade. Kathy Alys reports
HSBC reshuffles institutional sales management
Claude Goulet promoted to head of institutional FX sales in Emea, as Chris Smith joins to head hedge fund sales
New lows in FX volatility prompt funds to retreat from options
Volatility in the FX market is plunging to record lows in the fourth quarter, leading to changes in the composition of the options market
More FX platforms to come, says Celent
A new research report from Celent predicts more platforms will launch in the FX market, and that the single-dealer platform will continue to gain in popularity
Technology key for Saxo at 20
Saxo Bank celebrated its 20th birthday last month by flying its staff out to Egypt for a celebration in front of the Pyramids, hosted by co-founders Kim Fournais and Lars Seier Christensen. Robert Mackenzie Smith meets them in Copenhagen
Trading places, October 1, 2012
New hires at Barclays and Citi, while Gain Capital loses its CIO and Knight Capital reorganises its management team
FXSpotStream adds Morgan Stanley as liquidity provider
The US bank becomes the seventh liquidity provider on FXSpotStream, which is now live and trading after it was first announced in May
Credit to remain a dominant theme in FX, says Traiana’s Coyne
Closer scrutiny of credit relationships has become a major trend in the FX market, leading to initiatives such as the Kill Switch, which has already been used to shut off the activity of a prime broker’s client, reveals Traiana chief executive Andrew…
CME’s new swap future uses Goldman Sachs patent
Licensing agreement could be worth up to 20% of revenues from patented contract, and is seen as an attempt by Goldman Sachs to hedge its bets as new rules threaten OTC market profits
Barclays FX salesperson quits for JP Morgan
A second member of Barclays' northern Europe and Switzerland FX sales team has left the bank to join JP Morgan
The platforms of 2012: TraFXpure
When it launches next year, TraFXpure hopes to become a primary trading platform in the FX market, alongside EBS and Thomson Reuters. While that’s a tall order in today’s environment, Tradition’s Daniel Marcus, Campbell Adams and Roger Rutherford believe…
Who picks up the tab for regulation costs?
Many buy-side firms expect their banks to absorb the costs associated with clearing and reporting of non-deliverable forwards and eventually forex options. But banks have other ideas, with some already quantifying fairly substantial hikes in…
Trading places, September 10, 2012
New hires at Commerzbank, Citi and FX Solutions
RBS head of FX strategy departs
Robert Sinche, global head of FX strategy at RBS in Stamford, has left the bank this week
Credit Suisse hires options trading head for Asia
Former Citi trader has relocated to Singapore to join the Swiss bank
Trading places, August 20, 2012
New appointments at CIBC and Citi, while SunGard's Cristóbal Conde takes on a new role at a start-up technology provider
Trading places, August 13, 2012
Departures at Citi, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and RBS, while Barclays appoints Sir David Walker as its next chairman
Spotlight on: Nick Beecroft, Saxo Bank
Saxo’s newly appointed UK chairman and FX industry veteran Nick Beecroft talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his priorities in seeking to grow the Danish bank’s presence in the UK, as well as the challenges facing the FX market
FXSpotStream gathers pace with start of production trading
Start-up FX price-aggregation service is gaining increasing traction with clients, say liquidity providers
Morgan Stanley poaches trading head from Citi
Citi's co-head of FX auto trading has left the bank to join Morgan Stanley
Insight appoints FX strategy veteran as head of currency
Paul Lambert, head of currency at UBS Global Asset Management, will join Insight Investment in September
Trading places, July 30, 2012
New appointments at Rule Financial, Deutsche Bank and Bats Chi-X Europe while BAML loses a strategist and Citi loses an options trader
Saxo appoints Nick Beecroft to chair London board
Saxo Capital Markets UK has appointed market veteran Nick Beecroft as chairman in London to replace Albert Maasland, who quit in May to join Knight Capital
E-FX Awards: Graduation of the class of 2000
Citi, JP Morgan, Saxo Bank, MarkitServ and Icap's Gil Mandelzis are among the winners of the 2012 e-FX awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in FX technology