FX markets
Best compression/optimisation service for FX: Capitolis
Record participation numbers for its compression services helped Capitolis top the Best compression/optimisation service for FX category at the FX Markets e-FX awards
Best liquidity provider for NDFs and Best algo provider: BNP Paribas
Extension into new markets bagged BNP Paribas two awards at the 2022 FX Markets e-FX awards
Bridging the gap between traditional and digital currency markets
360T explores how traditional solutions from the FX markets can further advance the digital currency space by diversifying its range of participants
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2021: Best bank for USD/CAD – BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is making the most of strong Canadian fundamentals, including high oil prices, political stability and the loonie’s transition from high-volatility commodity asset to safe haven
Bank of Mexico overhauls peso closing rate in fillip for derivatives
Dealers welcome changes which, they say, will iron out kinks in valuing swaps, forwards and other currency products
Bank FX teams eye slice of crypto derivatives action
Business heads increasingly confident that trading will reside in their patch
For FX liquidity buyers, fewer providers mean better execution
As consumers’ understanding of best execution evolves, “quality over quantity” becomes buy-side mantra
Societe Generale links FX algo fees to ESG targets
Clients face penalties if they fail to meet sustainability criteria during algo rental period
Opt in or opt out: an FX class action decision worth millions
Six banks accused of manipulation may see 40% reduction in damages if UK lawsuit proceeds along ‘opt-out’ route
Futures aim to put a dent in FX swaps supremacy
Advent of margin rules sharpens appeal of exchange-traded instruments for buy-siders
Shining a light on FX algo disclosures
FX Markets' new algo database will enable readers to compare offerings from the major providers
Algos on parade: how top FX algo providers stack up
New FX Markets algo database shows differences across internalisation, analytics and client data handling
Passive algos and patient traders
Are all passive fills worth having? XTX’s Matt Clarke says not
Drax commits to ESG-linked FX derivative targets with UK banks
Renewable energy supplier applies long-term ESG KPIs to short-term FX trades with Barclays and NatWest
Franklin Templeton and Citi top for FX options
Counterparty Radar: Data shows US bank as top dealer for mutual funds in Q3 and Q4, while Californian manager is biggest user
GFXC launches public consultation on code review
Comment sought on proposed guidance setting out new disclosure expectations
Internalisation in the spotlight? Don’t hold your breath
Industry relaxed about internal hedging despite BIS warning of potential threat to price discovery
Could private match-making sink public market?
Rise in internal hedging sparks debate over its threat to price discovery
Vanguard extends forwards dominance as Citi dips
Counterparty Radar: Fund giant responsible for more than a third of total forwards volumes and half of EUR/USD in Q4
GFXC sees no changes to code on pre-hedging
Committee rejects calls to set more strict boundaries to controversial practice
FX options: the race to electronification has only just begun
Could years of entrenched voice trading in FX options be about to end as electronification gathers pace?
OTC FX options market gears up for faster electronification
Share of electronic trading remains low but host of factors promise to change that for good
Digital Vega, Spark deal hints at wider shake-up for platforms
Two trading tech firms seek point of difference as dealers cull vendor relationships in cost-cutting drive