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Barx FX to donate net commission to cancer research
Algo trading platform plans four-day fundraising drive in March for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
James Taylor joins BNY Mellon
Taylor is a key hire for the bank whose markets business is undergoing an FX transformation
ADS Securities rolls out multi-asset platform
New platform Orex Optim has now fully launched after two years of development and six months of testing at the Abu Dhabi-based firm
Barclays appoints Cartledge to head new e-Ficc team
Management changes at Barclays globally after Cartledge takes on role leading the bank's new electronic Ficc trading team
Barclays launches client aggregator in response to fragmentation
Gator smart order routing tool has been tested internally by Barclays spot traders for more than a year, and is now being rolled out to clients
Barx FX, a decade on
Electronic trading in the FX market has evolved almost beyond recognition over the past decade, but single-dealer platforms continue to gain in popularity as banks feed increasing resources into their platforms. Miriam Siers speaks to Barx FX head Tim…
Barclays grabs top spot for FX options
The UK bank has risen from fourth to third place in this year's survey, and has also added FX options to its awards tally
Best e-FX platform for corporates: Absa Capital
South African investment bank Absa Capital last year white-labelled Barclays technology to develop the Pace single-bank FX platform, which wins this new category in the e-FX awards
Barclays begins e-IRS trading in Middle East currencies
UK bank continues to expand electronic capabilities in the Middle East
Barclays Capital maintains FX lead in the UK
Despite dropping two places in the overall rankings, Barclays Capital has maintained its leading position in the London market as well as in GBP/USD, EUR/GBP and e-trading
e-FX success hinges on user experience as much as pricing, say banks
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets became the newest entrant to the e-commerce space earlier this month with the launch of its Arena platform. Miriam Siers talks to banks and technology firms to find out what differentiates platforms in this competitive space
Barclays Capital promotes White
Ian White becomes head of European corporate e-FX sales
Spotlight on: James Taylor, JP Morgan
JP Morgan’s global head of e-FX distribution talks to Joel Clark about the development of the bank’s MorganDirect electronic commerce platform and how he has leveraged his experience at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank to build a global sales team for…
BarCap loses a further two to UBS
LONDON - UBS is continuing to lure FX staff away from Barclays Capital, with two additions from the UK bank in London.
UBS nabs BarCap trio in e-FX
LONDON - UBS has hired an electronic algorithmic trading team from Barclays Capital (BarCap) in London, according to an internal announcement today (July 27).
Power to the high-frequency traders
Speakers at the FX Week USA congress held in New York last Tuesday (July 13) were resoundingly supportive of the role high-frequency traders (HFT) have had in ensuring liquidity in the market.
RBS adds in e-sales
STAMFORD, CT – Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is increasing coverage of electronic sales to financial institutions with a hire from Barclays Capital in the US.