Market data
FX data champion outlines transparency push
Stuart Simmons, new head of GFXC working group, wants trading platforms to come clean on how they use client data
Bloomberg deploys new chatbot tool to Terminal
Offering allows users to surface data and notifications from internal systems without leaving Instant Bloomberg chatrooms
New crypto Isins are a ‘really important’ step for TradFi adoption
Execs at TP Icap and Societe Generale say identifier removes major barrier for crypto acceptance
Wheels on fire: automated algo selection takes off in FX
Embrace of workflow automation and data analytics is driving asset managers’ adoption of FX algo wheels
FX primary venues seek reversal of fortunes
EBS and Refinitiv fight to restore market share – but bilateral trading may be too entrenched, dealers say
Proactively managing volatile market data with the rule of three
Data volumes have spiked on the back of increased market volatility, and many systems across the front and back offices have struggled to keep up. KX explores how financial institutions can optimise data management and analytics platforms to cope with a…
Best market data provider: 360T
The return of inflation over the past year and the response by many central banks to rapidly hike interest rates have awakened hibernating FX volatility, which has spurred a flurry of trading activity
FX timestamping progress ticks on, slowly
New fintechs may help with the problem, but lack of urgency holding back pace of change
GFXC set to focus on FX market data access
Costs of data needed for buy-side benchmarking exercises under spotlight
Best independent TCA: Tradefeedr
Tradefeedr brings in the award for best independent TCA provider at the FX Markets e-FX Awards 2022
Refinitiv uses rebates and speed to drive Matching liquidity
LSEG arm takes carrot-and-stick approach to market-making on primary venue
Bloomberg recognised in two categories at the 2021 FX Markets Best Banks Awards
Bloomberg dealt with strong customer demand for deeper liquidity and more efficient and consistent electronic trading solutions brought on by two years of remote working
No fair: buy side takes on pricing problem in FX forwards
Interest in TCA is growing as new data sources offer glimpse into murky swaps and forwards market
Is there an optimal time to trade FX?
CME’s Phil Hermon delves into futures data to search for the ‘hidden liquidity’ available during the trading day
How big data has changed dealing for good
Artur Deliergiev, algorithmic quantitative trading manager at CMC Markets, looks at the changes brought about by automation on the trading floor and why he considers it a step in the right direction
Time trials: how fast can you trade FX?
XTX calculations reveal how long different pairs take to trade throughout the day
New benchmark aims to break 4pm fix hegemony
Siren uses 20-minute trade window in a bid to combat fears of manipulation
Esma plan ‘won’t help’ fix Mifid swaps data problem
Dealers say proposal to force disclosure of all big-bank OTC derivatives trades won’t improve data
Internalisation in the spotlight? Don’t hold your breath
Industry relaxed about internal hedging despite BIS warning of potential threat to price discovery
Could private match-making sink public market?
Rise in internal hedging sparks debate over its threat to price discovery