Futures
Flow Traders to provide liquidity for Eurex FX futures
The move is central to the firm’s intention to become a leading FX non-bank market-maker
ABN Amro to clear Eurex FX derivatives
These include classic exchange-traded futures and options, as well as rolling spot
Refinitiv expands in Mena, launches sentiment feed in Japan
Clients can access range of markets in Middle East and North Africa
Gain Capital chooses Eventus for market surveillance
The broker will use the technology provider’s Validus platform to monitor trading in its futures business
Marex Spectron re-enters FX with new platform
After a four-year hiatus, the broker rolls out offering geared at smaller players that large banks find relatively unattractive
Lalo swaps Deutsche Bank for Avalon
Christophe Lalo was head of currency overlay services at Deutsche’s global investment solutions unit for four years
SGX hits high in USD/CNH futures
USD/CNH futures trading breaks multiple records on August 16 as renminbi drops to new lows
CME shifts FX options expirations in step with OTC
Latest move by exchange to make FX offering more harmonised and engaged with over-the-counter space
SGX reports record FX volumes
The exchange prints new records in USD/CNH volumes, surpassing the $3 billion threshold on June 27
SGX’s Lam in bid to bring together two worlds
SGX set to launch FlexC FX Futures in August, with the aim of combining the best that OTC and futures have to offer
SGX is launching FX futures solution
New feature lets market participants trade customisable FX futures contracts in an OTC fashion
FX under one umbrella – the Kölzer plan
Carlo Kölzer, 360T’s chief and Deutsche Börse’s head of FX, tells FX Week about his plans and ambitions for the venue
Gain Capital expands cryptocurrency offering
Customers can trade the digital coin against the euro, pound and Australian dollar
Elysium partners Cryptalgo for cryptocurrency trading solutions
The firms introduce the solution to financial institutions as interest in digital currencies rises
Boards approve CME’s £3.9bn offer for Nex
The boards of the two firms give unanimous green light to cash-stock transaction
CME FX Link to go live on March 25
CME is launching a new central limit order book allowing participants to trade OTC spot and FX futures via a single spread trade
Thomson Reuters launches bitcoin sentiment data feed
The tool appears in a new version of the firm’s MarketPsych Indices to assist trading and risk management
US court rules cryptocurrencies are commodities
Asserting the CFTC’s jurisdiction, the ruling clears the way for the agency to bring its fraud case
SGX sees new FX records
Both INR/USD and USD/CNH monthly volumes soar to new records after overall FX futures volumes grew 59% in 2017
FastMatch to add cryptocurrencies to FX Tape
The venue plans to support trading of the asset class later this year
Taifex adds sterling and Aussie futures
The GBP/USD contracts will trade in sizes of 20,000 and the AUD/USD futures in clips of 25,000
RJ O’Brien closes FX business, effective immediately
The firm no longer finds the space strategically attractive
Shift towards futures inevitable, says Greenwich
To address the cost pressures associated with regulation, both buy- and sell-side participants have started analysing the impact of adopting futures in their trading habits
CFTC approves CME and Cboe bitcoin futures
But warns investors it has limited statutory authority over the underlying cash markets and exchanges for bitcoin, which are largely unregulated