Exchanges
Cross-currency futures could ease bilateral burden – CME
Quarterly €STR-vs-SOFR contract could be used by Stir desks to manage currency basis risk
Hong Kong launches HKD-RMB dual trading counters
Offshore investors now have the option to trade 24 RMB-denominated stocks in Hong Kong
TMX eyes spot crypto trading launch next year
Exchange group would become first in North America to offer direct access to spot market in digital assets
Big investors undeterred by crypto failures – Goldman exec
Financial institutions are forging ahead with investment plans despite the sector’s recent troubles
How risk managers can stop the FTX infection from spreading
Segregation and transparency can save investors from imploding crypto trading venues
Streaming with the enemy: banks turn to non-bank liquidity
Larger banks are becoming more receptive to consuming FX prices from prop traders like Citadel Securities and Virtu
Crypto industry faces ‘fork in the road’ over sanctions
Bow to policy-makers’ concerns about sanctions evasion or face reputational damage, says LSEG’s Schwimmer
Platforms on edge as industry eyes progress of Currenex case
Lawsuit’s passage through US courts could determine whether copy-cat filings follow
The world’s largest bitcoin fund has a tracking error problem
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust moved from trading at an average premium of 36.5% to an 11.6% discount
All roads lead to Bergamo: Euronext eyes new home for its tech
Market participants fear a “horrible” relocation project and more room for latency arbitrage
Moscow Exchange expands Asia and Middle East presence with Avelacom
Co-operation with tech firm lets exchange improve PoP in London, reducing latency by five milliseconds
Bitcoin futures volumes wake to new dawn on CME and other exchanges
Institutional players follow retail traders’ lead to hedge risk exposure
Offshore renminbi futures set new record at SGX
Number of USD/CNH contracts traded on May 10 rose sixfold in a week
Crypto to look more like FX market in 2019, says B2C2
Over-the-counter tipped to gain in importance, but faces funding and credit constraints, says cryptocurrency market-maker
Open interest in FX futures grows in Singapore
SGX reports record FX futures volume for the quarter, with USD/CNH and INR/USD driving activity
Singapore Exchange enlists its first Middle Eastern trading member
Abu Dhabi-based Aarna Capital has signed on with Singapore Exchange
FX Link pulls futures-shy banks into the fray, says CME
Since its 2018 launch, CME says the product has attracted some Tier 2 banks to FX futures
PBoC chief pledges to keep opening up China’s financial sector
China will also continue market-based reforms of yuan exchange rates
SGX snaps up 20% stake in BidFX
Exchange invests $25m in TradingScreen spinoff, expects to boost liquidity by adding OTC to FX futures
Seed CX adds new crypto pairs, lands ally in Asia
Institutional clients can now trade BCH/USD and LTC/USD, says Seed CX, which has partnered a Singapore fintech
What the crypto market needs to entice institutional capital in
Adoption of more traditional regulated structure will help, but could dim crypto's rebel lustre, say industry participants