Tech and data

Bloomberg and Reuters in, Centradia out

NEW YORK AND LONDON – February proved to be a month of arrivals and departures, with multi-bank portal Centradia ceasing to exist and Bloomberg and Reuters announcing their intention to target the buy side.

CLS targets buy-side build-up

NEW YORK AND ZURICH – July saw CLS looking to expand into non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) and OTC options – a move that would pave the way for far greater buy-side participation on the settlement system.

Bank of Communications taps Summit

BEIJING – Further evidence that Chinese banks are serious about moving further into FX came at the end of December with the implementation of a deal between Bank of Communications (BoCom) and Misys.

Terrorist attacks hit e-trading

LONDON – The July 7 terrorist attacks in London caused widespread disruption to electronic trading, with spreads widening considerably and at least one bank not delivering prices to a portal.

UBS and Bloomberg deal draws criticism

LONDON – UBS and Bloomberg started their year off controversially after a deal for global futures trading through the market data terminal drew criticism from brokers. Under the agreement set in place in 2004, futures trades placed by new users of the…

Enigma – a cracking good model

Pete Eggleston, head of quant solutions at the Royal Bank of Scotland, financial markets, in London, discusses systematic trading of FX implied volatility using the 'Enigma' model

Rabo takes Kalahari's kACE

LONDON – Rabobank has selected technology vendor Kalahari's pricing, calculation and analysis tool kACE for its short sterling desk in London.

StanChart deploys Eurobase FX link

LONDON – Standard Chartered Bank is implementing gateway technology from London-based software vendor Eurobase Banking Solutions to further automate its FX liquidity, according to Eurobase officials.

Time to get with the program

Banks are having to move rapidly to develop their platforms just to stand still. They have been launching new products onto platforms to meet demand from customers looking to do business in new ways, as shown by the increasing number of banks trading…

The passport option

Jeffrey Todd Lins, Director, Quantitative Analysis At Saxo Bank In Copenhagen, Suggests Passport Options As A Way To Maximise A Longer-Term View During Non-Trending Periods

Gain launches new research offering

BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY – Gain Capital, provider of FX trading and asset management services, has launched a new research offering and enhanced its proprietary FX trading platform, ForexTrader.

Hedging profits effectively

Daniela Asikian, Senior Structurer At Hsbc In London, Shows How Companies Can Hedge Exposure From Overseas Profits Taking Advantage Of Current Forwards Rates

Swiss e-swaps from ABN Amro

LONDON AND ZURICH – Dutch bank ABN Amro last week launched electronic trading in Swiss franc-denominated interest rate swaps (IRS), moving it across from the previous voice-only service.

SEB offers hedge fund platform

STOCKHOLM - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Merchant Banking (SEB) has launched FX Map, a managed account platform allowing investors to access a range of pre-screened FX hedge funds through a single point of entry.

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