Liquidity
EU firms fear dollar liquidity becoming tariff bargaining chip
Eurozone banks rely on dollars for 17% of funding; trade war escalation could affect access
FX Spot+: connecting OTC traders to FX futures liquidity
CME Group’s new all-to-all spot FX marketplace translates futures liquidity into spot terms, expanding liquidity access to OTC traders
Asia hours surge complicates FX options market-making
Late tariff announcements in US trigger hedging headaches during less-liquid Asia sessions
Automated market-making tested by intraday FX vol
Price gaps in spot FX markets could be exacerbated by algos trading on headline risk
FX Spot+: expanding liquidity access to OTC traders
The rationale behind the launch of FX Spot+ and what the market can expect from CME Group in the future
XTX Markets hires Brook for Emea market-making
Sam Brook previously worked on buildout of NatWest’s e-FX liquidity desk
Deutsche Bank hires JP Morgan’s James to run AutobahnFX
Richard James will oversee the bank's electronic FX SDP offering
J.P. Morgan brings greater transparency to the overlay space
Demand for J.P. Morgan’s FX overlay market services has risen significantly as market participants navigate the hedging and execution complexities of the market
South Korea’s FX reforms working amid political crisis, dealers say
Martial law presented first test for reforms aimed at boosting deliverable KRW market
BNY hires Deutsche Bank’s Wu to revamp e-trading
New York-based bank is combining e-FX spot, e-FX forwards trading and strats group
Could LPs explore renting out their client franchise?
Connecting regional banks with sophisticated clients may see dealers evolve to become liquidity distribution hubs
Franklin Templeton dethrones MSIM as top FX options user
Counterparty Radar: MSIM continued to cut RMB positions in Q3, while Franklin Templeton increased G10 trades
Review of 2024: FX traders face new paradigm
Volatility from elections and central bank policies shaped trading activities, while LPs innovated
Doubts raised over new FX platform disclosures
New disclosure sheet template will require platforms to outline how they charge for data
Profit and pain as macro turmoil engulfs Brazil
FX options trades pay off, while sharp jump in rates caught traders by surprise
Repo and FX markets buck year-end crunch fears
Price spike concerns ease as September’s surprise SOFR jump led to early preparations for bank window dressing
Consortium-backed FMX eyes push for FX unit
Formerly Fenics FX, the venue has seen growth from dealers and non-banks using its pegged order types and dark pool liquidity
Bilateral streaming relationships set to grow, say LPs
FX Markets Europe: More clients are embracing APIs to access bank liquidity directly
Dealers weighing response to FXGO’s fee plans
Spread compression means costs will likely have to be passed on to clients, say banks
SocGen makes Americas FX push with string of new hires
French bank eyes US and Latin American real money clients
BNPP ups efforts to weed out skew sniffers
French bank deploys skew sensitivity algo to help identify predatory behaviour