Trading
Asia keener to adopt mobile FX trading – BidFX
Fintech firm updates mobile app to offer more features; security concerns represent major development challenges
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
PBoC extends market closure as coronavirus spreads rapidly
Chinese central bank extends interbank markets closure and vows to maintain ample liquidity
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
Banks look to virtual data warehouses to unify trading desks
Adding a virtual layer could help take the burden off the traditional data warehouse
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
Banks step up stress-testing of Hong Kong dollar peg risk
Flurry of FX options trades make banks re-evaluate exposures
FX market growing, but more risky – BIS review
Reduced reliance on PvP and heightened fragmentation threaten market resilience
BidFX eyes expansion in execution tools and algos
Buy-side focus on FX exposure will drive development
Call for clarity on last look rejections
Asset managers say holding periods “far in excess” of what is necessary for risk checks
Buy-side traders cannot be passive with algo execution
Traders need to be proactive and ensure in-depth monitoring throughout life of an order, panellists say
SVB Financial Group invests in TickTrade Systems
Parent company of Silicon Valley Bank partners Toronto-based fintech to strengthen FX offering as client base goes global
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: Barclays
Barclays is voted Best bank for GBP/USD at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
BNPP appraisal challenges Katz’s credibility
Former trader’s supervisor highlighted poor performance on FX swaps and bad risk management in 2011 review
Katz pushed complicated trades off on Aiyer
Former Barclays trader lost large trade when defendant delayed pricing it for him
Jason Katz: ‘I wasn’t ready to admit what I had done’
Taking the witness stand, former trader admits he was initially untruthful to DoJ
Cummins walks back co-ordination comments
Chris Cummins confronts insecurity with certain currencies and trading styles as defence pulls back curtain on chat snippets
Ex-JP Morgan trader on trial for rigging
Justice dept claims fake trades duped market but defence argues against overly simplistic view
Johnson seeks rehearing, argues lower fraud bar threatens markets
Former trader’s attorney says that in affirming his conviction, the panel has set a low bar for fraud
FXall bolsters frontier liquidity with new partnership
The alliance will extend liquidity to several currencies in Africa and Asia
Spotex introduces risk engine to aid PB expansion
Periscope allows multiple levels of brokers to extend access to the firm’s institutional ECN
Qureshi replaces McAuley as DBS Bank’s head of trading
Former head of GBP rates trading at SocGen joined the firm this month