Algorithmic trading: the new FX frontier

Research from Financial Insights and Banc of America Securities found that brokers and vendors are looking to expand algorithmic capabilities beyond equities to other asset classes – particularly foreign exchange, futures and equity derivatives. The report, entitled Marching up the learning curve: the first buy-side algorithmic trading survey – which surveyed equities traders at 60 investment, hedge fund and pension managers, said that the capabilities already exist on many sell-side trading