Trading technology
LSEG shelves replatforming project for FX Matching venues
After EBS migration, dealers had little appetite for another major technology project
Best trading technology for FX: smartTrade Technologies
As sell-side market participants more readily accept the integration of machine learning and AI into their processes, smartTrade Technologies unveils advanced services and modules that provide clients with powerful tools to maximise trading efficiency
e-FX awards 2024: The winners
JP Morgan takes home a record five wins, while BNP, DB and NatWest have two each
FX house of the year Singapore and FX house of the year Malaysia: OCBC Bank
As cross-border international trade and investments gather pace in Southeast Asia, OCBC empowers its clients with a suite of bespoke FX products and services to support its clients in the region
FX dealers face end-of-day trading stress from T+1 shift
Experts say switch to using overnight swaps could be “problematic” and lead to wider spreads
Best aggregator and Best FX analytics provider: oneZero
oneZero continues its rapid growth as FX brokers, banks and non-banks in Asia and beyond benefit from the advanced features its multi-asset trading and analytics technology provide
New trading platform costs weigh on FX dealers
As roughly 75 platforms vie for business, LPs complain of struggle to keep up with connectivity costs
Traders, vendors seek to modernise chronically underinvested FX tech
The average FX professional uses eight applications at any one time, but integrating workflows is a daunting task
Could intraday FX swaps help reduce settlement risk?
New swap platform hopes to ease funding pains, but can it promote more use of PvP?
Best liquidity aggregation service: oneZero
oneZero’s technology helps market participants gain a better understanding of the market, as well as access to quality liquidity, better manage their risk and maximise the hedging potential of their FX portfolios
Best FX technology provider: oneZero
oneZero’s market-neutral technology has built its brand and business on the success of its award-winning modular trading technology solutions
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
Fenics’ Kace launches FX options OMS
The system will help regional banks tap white-labelled liquidity from a single access point
Regional banks beef up FX pricing tools
TraderTools’ PriceOn tech enables regional banks to internalise FX flows similar to top-tier dealers
Best FX technology provider: ION MarketFactory
ION’s reliability, consistency and customer focus win it the Best FX technology provider award
FX timestamping progress ticks on, slowly
New fintechs may help with the problem, but lack of urgency holding back pace of change
Bloomberg recognised in two categories at the 2021 FX Markets Best Banks Awards
Bloomberg dealt with strong customer demand for deeper liquidity and more efficient and consistent electronic trading solutions brought on by two years of remote working
Quantum trading and the search for the perfect clock
Government push to overhaul satellite technology could improve time-stamping accuracy for trading firms – and for regulators
LSEG to replatform Matching and FXall
Migration to stock exchange’s tech platform aims to deliver faster speeds and more order types
All roads lead to Bergamo: Euronext eyes new home for its tech
Market participants fear a “horrible” relocation project and more room for latency arbitrage