Digital Vega
Options platforms will miss Sef application deadline
Digital Vega and SurfacExchange do not expect to meet the CFTC's October 2 deadline to register as Sefs
Digital Vega to add non-deliverable options to Medusa
NDOs in testing on Medusa platform as some market participants begin to consider alternatives to deliverable FX options that could be more easily cleared
Options platform of the year: Digital Vega
Despite the challenges faced by multibank options platforms as a result of delays in regulation, Digital Vega has managed to build consistent liquidity on its Medusa platform
Options platforms struggling with dearth of liquidity takers
Some FX options platforms have struggled to gain traction in a new and untested market, but banks say the problem is one of low demand for, rather than provision of, liquidity
CFTC ‘neglect’ of Sef rules angers platform providers
After missing numerous deadlines to finalise the criteria for Sefs, the CFTC will not publish the rules until late April at the earliest, much to the frustration of market participants
Digital Vega to add spot to Medusa options platform
FX options platform to add spot trading functionality this week in response to client demand, assisted by State Street-owned Currenex platform
Bloomberg to offer FX options after six-month pilot
The vendor's FXGO platform is the latest in a long line of electronic platforms to add FX options ahead of forthcoming regulatory requirements for electronic platform trading
SurfacExchange to move into emerging market currencies
The start-up currency derivatives platform will add the Brazilian real and the Mexican peso by the start of 2013 as it responds to investor demand for emerging market currencies