Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters to quit FX options matching business
Resources will be diverted to Eikon platform upgrade, with new trade capabilities to be offered in FX options
Thomson Reuters names new sales and trading head
Shanker Ramamurthy succeeds Mark Redwood, who left last year
Thomson Reuters rolls out Dealing Aggregator
FX aggregation service aimed at customers trading on the Thomson Reuters Dealing platform
FX spot volumes drop back to normal
Thomson Reuters and Icap report more normal volumes in April after a spike in March
Charitable sector gets savvy in FX hedging
Investment managers that serve the not-for-profit sector say charities have become more sophisticated in hedging their currency risk after experiencing increased volatility. How do charities typically hedge their FX risk? Chiara Albanese reports
Thomson Reuters success hinged on bullish sterling stance
UK-based analysts predicted cable would rise to 1.63 during the first quarter, putting Thomson Reuters at the top of this week's three-month rankings
Deutsche and Barclays sweep into CNH derivatives
Banks both now offer offshore renminbi trading in spot, forwards and swaps on their FX platforms after new launches over the past fortnight
Testing the limits
Thomson Reuters Spot Matching suffered a major outage last month, with trading unavailable on any currency pairs for four hours. Chiara Albanese speaks to FX trading platforms to assess how they test their technology to prevent such outages
Pure FX: Market or mirage?
Pure FX has been the subject of plenty of speculation since it was first mooted last year, but there is still little clarity over whether the project will come to fruition. Some banks and trading platforms say there is no need for the venture
Thomson Reuters Matching hit by four-hour outage
Banks and competitors react to the lengthy blackout on the FX trading platform on March 9.
Icap decimalised pricing off to steady start
Interdealer broker Icap moved smoothly to decimalised pricing on major currency pairs on March 7, with almost half of all transactions in the first two days executed using decimals, according to the broker.
Thomson Reuters Matching hit by four-hour outage
Banks say liquidity was affected by the service outage but it was fortunate to occur at a quiet time for the market
Spot fixes tie-up will benefit the market, say Icap and Thomson Reuters
Interdealer broker Icap and Thomson Reuters are now delivering benchmark spot foreign exchange fixes for six major currency pairs, a development both companies say will improve pricing for FX market participants.
In Brief, March 7, 2011
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FX platforms ponder implications of Sef rules
Market participants might need to wait until July before the full implications of swap execution facilities on FX trading platforms are fully known.
Thomson Reuters: further dollar weakness ahead
Thomson Reuters – IFR topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings with expectations the US dollar would weaken in the first weeks of 2011.
Thomson Reuters Dealing targets Sef and MTF compliance by Q4
Thomson Reuters aims to make the Thomson Reuters Dealing peer-to-peer conversational trading application compliant under swaps execution facility (Sef) and multi-lateral trading facility (MTF) rules by Q4, the vendor tells FX Week.
Spot volumes flat in December
Foreign exchange spot volumes for December were level compared to December 2009, but dropped significantly from November, due to the Christmas season slowdown.
Forex continues to grow across major platforms
Electronic brokers reported broad growth in trading volumes in November; however Thomson Reuters indicated a marginal fallback in the upward trend in FX.
Integral strengthens sales team new MD
NEW YORK - Bruce Wolf has joined technology vendor Integral as managing director of FX sales in the US.
Forex booms across major platforms
Electronic brokers reported record-breaking trading volumes in October, reflecting a continued upward trend in FX and an interest in commodity currencies.
Conference speaker laments renminbi demand outstripping supply
Demand for the renminbi is outstripping supply since the unit began trading globally earlier this month, according to a trader speaking at conference held under Chatham House rules in London on October 21.
Exchange volumes continue rise in August
CHICAGO – Volumes in foreign exchange products on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were up 15% in August, with 11.7 million contracts traded a day on average, the exchange said last week.