Risk systems
Part fills add to liquidity woes and sharp price moves
Not trading in full amounts makes market-making harder and more expensive for clients, say market participants
2016 will be the year of the great liquidity unbundling
Regulation and the highly specialised nature of FX will lead to more partnerships, says Zar Amrolia, co-chief of XTX Markets
MiFid II delay gives market participants more preparation time
They should use the extra time wisely, says expert
Banks move towards active compliance
Banks are taking a less passive approach and striving to spot wrongdoing early on
Culture Wars: how long can David keep saving Goliath?
As the FX market mulls over the implications of FEMR, Ed Eger, chief executive of Oanda, argues why smaller players can no longer be the fall guys for the unethical behaviour of major institutions
Best Risk Management/Options Pricing Vendor: Fenics
BGC CEO outlines commitment to the recently acquired firm
EBS and Thomson Reuters urged to rethink credit methodology
FX prime brokers say measurement of open positions on a gross rather than net basis exposes them to additional risk and reduces the effectiveness of controls such as the kill switch
MarkitServ squares up to Traiana over pre-trade hub
Most participants believe the market will centre on one provider for pre-trade credit checking and clearing certainty - but both MarkitServ and Traiana hope to win the race
MarkitServ and Traiana prep pre-trade credit hubs
Post-trade technology providers are vying to build a pre-trade hub that will provide certainty of execution and clearing under new regulation, to be rolled out for rates, credit and FX within months
Banks and ECNs join forces to prevent FX flash crash
Citi, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley join Deutsche Bank on Traiana's enhanced CreditLink service
Smarter trading: exposing the real (time) benefits
Lessons are still being learned from the financial crisis, and financial institutions today keep credit risk constantly in mind. Firms are trying to demonstrate best practices to their clients, but many are trading with out-of-date credit information,…
Morgan Stanley gets real-time with Traiana
NEW YORK - Morgan Stanley has gone live with Traiana’s real-time foreign exchange margin software as it builds out its prime brokerage business.
In Brief, May 31, 2010
Read this week's In Brief to catch up on the latest FX technology news.
Calypso signs Record Currency Management
LONDON - Currency specialist Record Currency Management will go live with middle- and back-office systems from Calypso in the third quarter, following a nine-month implementation process, the vendor announced today (April 12).