Pricing
Strike a pose: deal contingents back in vogue after mid-year slump
M&A revival breathes life into deal contingent trades, but elevated risk keeps prices high
Asia’s FX markets step to the algorithm
Buy-side use of automated trading programs builds, albeit from a low base
Why bigger can be better with FX options
Large notionals often trade at significantly tighter spreads than smaller ones. Simon Nursey at Digital Vega explains why
How Covid-19 exposed the fragility of FX options liquidity
Simon Nursey at Digital Vega digs into the data to reveal the lessons of the March shock
Avoiding market impact – it takes two
Dealer hedging practices have a big part to play in quiet execution, but so does client behaviour, writes UBS's Ciara Quinlan
Deutsche Bank to launch e-FX pricing engine in Singapore
German bank’s move will increase number of liquidity providers with local pricing capacity to nine
Singapore engine push yet to win over all LPs
JP became latest to improve local pricing capability on April 1, but other LPs are sceptical
Fee fight: dealers take aim at brokerage costs
Old tensions have new edge as banks urge clients to bypass platforms
FX data shows hold, reject divide in G10 vs the rest
Use of analytics can help reduce last look and improve FX Code adherence, says EBS executive
FX aggregators flirt with scrutiny over brokerage charges
Making dealers pay for trades raises ‘payment for order flow’ questions
FX HedgePool goes live with three buy-side firms
Two US buy-siders trade with European firm on peer-to-peer utility created for them to source liquidity from each other
StanChart’s e-FX trading engine goes live in Singapore
Trade latency has been cut by more than 80%, Standard Chartered says
BNP Paribas to launch e-FX pricing engine in Singapore
BNPP is latest bank to set up Singapore pricing engine; readies Cortex Live launch with AI and data tools
JP Morgan: beating lower margins, flat volumes and the competition
Foresees collaboration with clients and technology providers on FX tech infrastructure, and working with regional players
FX HedgePool: move to clearing may be irresistible
Jay Moore says balance sheet pressures will redefine buy-side credit relationships
JP Morgan trader Aiyer guilty of price-fixing conspiracy
Akshay Aiyer is second currency trader to be convicted in US’s ongoing probe into FX market
Best Bank Awards: Bloomberg
Bloomberg is voted Best market data provider for FX at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Best Bank Awards: Danske Bank
Danske is voted Best bank for Scandinavian currencies at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Chatroom dealings can benefit trading – Aiyer case expert witness
Academic finds 162 examples of traders matching each other in rand chatroom, generating savings of several thousand dollars per trade
Cummins walks back co-ordination comments
Chris Cummins confronts insecurity with certain currencies and trading styles as defence pulls back curtain on chat snippets
Cummins: ‘I didn’t surrender all the details’
Key witness in criminal case against Aiyer admits lying after agreement that his words won’t be used against him at a subsequent trial
Ex-JP Morgan trader on trial for rigging
Justice dept claims fake trades duped market but defence argues against overly simplistic view
Spotex expands institutional offering with JP Morgan and NatWest
The banks’ prime brokerage desks seek diverse liquidity pools that could lead to better execution for their algos
JP Morgan to bring e-FX trading and pricing engine to Singapore
The bank’s scheduled 2020 launch will help consolidate Singapore’s position as Asia’s leading FX trading centre