CME Group
Conlan joins Currency Mountain
Joe Conlan moved to the FX holding company in January
Pott becomes head of public policy and government affairs at BNY Mellon
Ben Pott joins the firm from Nex Group
CME Group gets Dutch approval for Amsterdam entity
Some businesses will transition to CME Amsterdam BV to keep serving EU27 clients
CME clears FX cash-settled forwards for first time
Service debuts in January with two EUR/USD trades
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
Perdoni, Grant and Fortunova join Capitolis
Technology provider makes the hires as it seeks to bolster its FX novation service
Evia: rising capital costs to encourage mergers in 2019
Trend of mergers and acquisitions in FX industry set to continue, says Alex McDonald
2018: mergers, name changes and having one’s day in court
Mergers and acquisitions were popular reads on FX Week in 2018, along with coverage of US FX-related court cases
Best Banks Awards: EBS
EBS wins the Best Broker for Spot FX category at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
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
Quantile adds CME to optimisation service
Quantile Technologies completes initial NDF margin-optimisation cycle with CME group
Nex Exchange secures additional funds
Chief executive Patrick Birley will step down as part of the deal
Platform volumes up in August amid EM woes
Trading was higher than in the same period of 2017, with the euro and some emerging market currencies hitting yearly 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
Nex revenues rise in Q1 2018
The firm reports 7% rise in first quarter of fiscal year and confirms CME transaction on track
Awards: CME Group
CME Group has been voted the winner of two categories at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
LMAX launches crypto exchange
As institutional demand for cryptocurrencies heightens, LMAX extends crypto Clob trading and firm liquidity to market participants
Thomson Reuters dives into crypto data
Real-time rates data feed covers bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and major currencies
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
Elysium partners Cryptalgo for cryptocurrency trading solutions
The firms introduce the solution to financial institutions as interest in digital currencies rises
Boards approve CME’s £3.9bn offer for Nex
The boards of the two firms give unanimous green light to cash-stock transaction
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
Thomson Reuters launches bitcoin sentiment data feed
The tool appears in a new version of the firm’s MarketPsych Indices to assist trading and risk management