Trading Systems
Dangerfield appointed interim CTO at FXecosystem
Matt Dangerfield brings 19 years of ultra-low latency experience to the connectivity provider
Saxo signs partnership with JSC Galt & Taggart
The new partnership aims to bolster Saxo Bank’s business platform for its institutional client base
Power shifts to PBs in new credit landscape
"My utmost concern is to make sure my prime broker is happy," says ADS Securities' chief operating officer
FXecosystem shaves 2 milliseconds off London-New York round-trip
The connectivity provider for the FX industry reduces latency further between the two cities
Grand redesign
Non-bank market-makers are increasingly being viewed as serious players as they set about building customer franchises amid a wide-scale bank pull-back
FastMatch hires UBS's Ainsworth as global sales head
FastMatch plans to triple its sales team over the next six months
Transparency needs to be balanced by choice
The drive for greater transparency should focus on behaviour and risk management
Spreads need to widen to boost liquidity
Panellists at the 14th annual FX Week Europe conference warn of increasingly illiquid markets
R3 adds five more banks to blockchain project
The number of participating banks rises to 30 since its September launch and R3 names the first team members
Digital Vega reports biggest trading day as volumes surge
Medusa, Digital Vega's multi-dealer options platform, posts 59% growth in volumes for October
Best Banks Awards: Citi wins nine awards, including top prize
Citi voted Best Bank Overall and gains eight other accolades
Best Banks Awards: 360T tops two categories
Recently acquired by Deutsche Börse, the Frankfurt-based platform sees the acquisition as an important milestone in the drive to diversify its customer base
Best Risk Management/Options Pricing Vendor: Fenics
BGC CEO outlines commitment to the recently acquired firm
Best Bank for Australian Dollar: ANZ
The Australian bank has taken advantage of global players reducing their business in ANZ's core markets to strengthen its own presence there
XTX Markets provides liquidity on TraderTools
The move comes within weeks of the firm going live on 360T
USD/CNH enters top-five traded pairs on ParFX
The offshore renminbi experiences exceptionally strong growth in September
Thomson Reuters integrates FX under single umbrella
Thomson Reuters is bringing all its pre-trade tools, trading venues and post-trade capabilities under FX Trading
Non-bank market-makers look to build customer franchises
Alternative market-makers aim to fill liquidity space left by reduced bank capital and move to connect with customers directly
All-to-all FX to become commonplace by 2017
The divide between historic tiers of liquidity is rapidly disappearing, shows research from financial consultancy GreySpark
Hotspot targets Europe and Asia with London FX matching engine
Hotspot’s new engine gains $1.2 billion single-count trading volumes in its first full week
Saxo opens up trading infrastructure
Third parties will gain access through OpenAPI, which covers the entire trading life cycle
EBS BrokerTec draws fire for unbundling and hiking fees
Banks object to the decision by Icap’s EBS BrokerTec electronic FX and fixed-income platform to unbundle its EBS Live data feed and EBS Ticker Service data licence product from October 1, while introducing an inflation-related 3% rise for the latter
X Markets Trading will be synonymous with quality, says CEO
The flow-handling and technology company comes up with solutions to meet the risk-warehousing and technology needs of banks
TraderMade launches price-verification tool
The independent price-checking tool is aimed at buy- and sell-side market participants