Trading systems
Solid FX firms up expansion plans
New chief Patrick Fleur tells FX Week about the platform’s priorities for the year ahead
FX under one umbrella – the Kölzer plan
Carlo Kölzer, 360T’s chief and Deutsche Börse’s head of FX, tells FX Week about his plans and ambitions for the venue
360T buys GTX
The move will expand 360T’s footprint in the liquidity provider-to-liquidity provider space and financial institutions segment
MarketFactory launches pre-trade limit tool
Reflector monitors and balances the limits and positions across all trading venues
LMAX launches crypto exchange
As institutional demand for cryptocurrencies heightens, LMAX extends crypto Clob trading and firm liquidity to market participants
Dah Sing Bank to use Fenics for FX options
The regional bank will use Fenic’s services to run its FX options pricing and distribution
M&G selects 360T for FX
The UK investment manager has chosen 360T as its workflow technology provider for FX order handling and execution
Elysium partners Cryptalgo for cryptocurrency trading solutions
The firms introduce the solution to financial institutions as interest in digital currencies rises
Stater Global Markets broadens trading venue choice
Clients can now access liquidity from Cboe and FastMatch
TickTrade partners Applied Financial
The move opens the Canada-based trading technology firm to markets in Asia, Europe and the US
Volumes surge on Thomson Reuters FX venues in January
Total ADV amounted to $432.1bn, of which $107.9bn was spot turnover
BNY Mellon launches FX trading room in South Korea
The bank aims to improve pricing and liquidity for regional and global market participants
FastMatch to add cryptocurrencies to FX Tape
The venue plans to support trading of the asset class later this year
FXSpotStream adds State Street as LP
Execution venue records highest-ever average daily volumes in January
Alves joins FlexTrade in senior FX role
FlexTrade is building up the leadership of its FX business as the buy side continues to adopt more automation
Fluent adds two services to FX suite
Firm combines post-trade, at-trade credit, kill-switch APIs and pre-trade risk management on one platform
CFETS to upgrade FX platform
The trading venue will provide new cross-currency swaps for six currency pairs
Nex’s Cartledge: we’re not asking anyone to pay in advance
EBS Direct to raise brokerage fees following analytics suite launch and single-ticket execution upgrade
Blackstone and Thomson Reuters sign $20 billion deal
Private equity company Blackstone will acquire 55% stake in Thomson Reuters’ F&R business, including FX platforms and market data
Sigelbaum joins TR to lead FXall
Jill Sigelbaum replaces John Cooley, who left Thomson Reuters in November
FX Connect to offer BestX analytics
The platform’s key client base is the core audience for FX TCA
FastMatch launches two new order types
The venue also makes changes to its system to improve market data rates
Jyske Bank opts for Barracuda's Order Hub
Danish bank chooses the order-management technology to streamline FX operations
TraderTools taps Abacus for cloud service
The venue gains the global scale and infrastructural expertise to expand ULN