Liquidity
BNPP, BofA and Nomura ditch last look add-on
Majority of top 25 LPs have now removed hold times as regulators step up scrutiny of controversial practice
Hedge funds’ use of barrier options comes under spotlight
Former traders say Glen Point CEO’s arrest highlights compliance gulf between funds and dealers
What’s the right price limit for an algo?
BestX assesses the different impacts a price limit can have on FX algo performance
Best buy-side FX trading platform: Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s trading platform FXGO’s best-in-class FX trading solutions have cemented it as an indispensable platform, with impressive system integration and extensive liquidity gaining particular praise
Best FX analytics provider: smartTrade Technologies
The smartTrade LiquidityFX system has allowed smartTrade Techologies’ customers across Asia’s FX markets to optimise liquidity provision based on their specific FX needs
ING’s digitisation efforts boost eFX trading flows
Liquidity provider says upgrades to e-trading engine enable it to hold on to risk for longer
Central banks step up dollar liquidity support
But initial auction results show little evidence of pressure on dollar funding
Wheels on fire: automated algo selection takes off in FX
Embrace of workflow automation and data analytics is driving asset managers’ adoption of FX algo wheels
Fenics’ Kace launches FX options OMS
The system will help regional banks tap white-labelled liquidity from a single access point
Foreign banks set to boost onshore Korean won trading
Plans for longer trading hours and more open interbank FX market will stoke KRW hedging demand
Liquidity drops 80% on dealer balance sheet constraints – BIS
Study finds top-tier banks are more likely to pull back when leverage and funding costs spike
P2P platforms look to bring banks into the fold
The USP of peer-to-peer FX matching venues is that they cut out the middleman. So why are they now inviting them in?
Dealers eye benefits of ‘on-chain’ FX
Automated market-makers are already used for EUR/USD trades – now can they tackle settlement risk?
Disclosed FX venues could be next to demand code compliance
Pressure mounts on trading houses to follow anonymous platforms and make compliance mandatory
Credit Suisse shakes up top line in new-look FX division
Swiss bank draws on electronic macro business for FX leadership roles
New buy-side tools seek to break grip of bank FX algos
Proprietary algorithms come of age to provide alternatives for the buy side
ANZ defies ‘white label’ trend with algo expansion
Instead of relying on large LPs, Australian bank aims to offer six new FX algos of its own by February
Best Banks Awards 2022: The winners
JP Morgan picks up six awards and BNP Paribas takes three under a new, revamped process
Deutsche Bank plans expansion of Pro algo to FX swaps
German bank’s principal resting order algorithm should support swap clients in 2023
FX primary venues seek reversal of fortunes
EBS and Refinitiv fight to restore market share – but bilateral trading may be too entrenched, dealers say
Should RMB be treated as a G10 currency?
As it becomes the fifth most-traded currency, dealers weigh pricing and risk managing RMB like a G10 equivalent
Cost benefits: could LPA provide clearer pricing?
Proponents say analytics tool is a game changer, but critics claim it is rebranded TCA
Vendors urged to curb toxic FX flows
FX Markets USA: Dealers may reward vendors that ‘self-regulate’, says Goldman Sachs’ Chattaway
Sterling shocks have traders back on the phones
FX Markets USA: liquidity shocks herald a shift back to voice trading