Trading systems
Hotspot partners Celer Technologies
Celer’s bespoke trading GUI will enable customers to access Hotspot’s outright deliverable forwards liquidity
Cboe FX: LP competition to heat up
As banks re-enter the market-making fray, challenging non-bank liquidity providers
Nex: more data and better analytics in 2018
This will lead to better execution outcomes for clients
MarketFactory sees more fragmentation and a rebound for prime
Activity on Clobs will also increase due to best execution requirements
LBC selects Bloomberg’s FXGO for treasury
Philippine logistic company eyes further expansion and looks for seamless trade execution
Barracuda FX launches OMS Cloud
New cloud-based OMS will include many FX features such as connectivity to Barracuda’s Order Hub service
Cboe FX boosts market share in October
Volumes up, driven by activity in European and Asian trading sessions
Nex commits to FX Global Code, sets up public register
The company commits to adhere to the principles of the code of conduct
Crown Agents Bank launches FX trading platform
UK-regulated bank provides a link between developing markets and OECD governments, financial institutions, NGOs and corporates
Thomson Reuters commits to FX Global Code
The venue joins a number of early adopters in pledging to support better behaviour in the currency market
Market participants start testing Mifid II systems
But they do not feel fully ready for the sweeping changes taking effect on January 3
BayernLB selects smartTrade’s FX platform
The German bank will use LiquidityFX to meet its connectivity, aggregation, pricing, execution and risk management needs
FastMatch expands with Connecticut sales office
The FX trading venue draws closer to major hedge fund clients
Platform capacity issues raise liquidity concerns
Liquidity providers concerned that ECNs are struggling to cope with amount of data going through venues
Hotspot rebrands as Cboe FX
As its parent company becomes Cboe Global Markets, following CBOE’s acquisition of Bats Global Markets
We're definitely not playing catch-up – CACIB's Shuster
Credit Agricole's global head of foreign exchange says investment is paying off and it plans to roll out algos in 2018
R3 launches Corda 1.0
It follows the open-source release of the platform in late 2016
BidFX commits to Global Code
The TradingScreen-owned platform reviews and realigns practices to fully adhere to the principles
Integral introduces flat fees on OCX
The venue will charge $2.75 per million per side on its open currency exchange platform
FXSpotStream hires San Pietro; adds State Street
Tom San Pietro, former CEO of LavaFX, joins FSS in newly created role
Hotspot commits to FX Global Code of Conduct
CBOE-owned platform becomes the second FX venue to signal its commitment
Investec joins TraderTools liquidity network
Specialist bank gains access to more than 60 liquidity providers
TradAir upgrades full-amount functionality
Changes will provide direct relationship-based liquidity to clients and optimise the execution between sweepable and full amount liquidity
CFH Systems opens regional office in Singapore
The office will be headed by Alex Mackinnon, who gains overall responsibility for Asia