Trading
How Brexit gives FCA a tech mountain to climb
FCA international head says regulator faces huge reporting and data-sharing challenges
FastMatch sets up matching engine in Singapore
The ECN looks to diversify its product and client base by plugging into the city-state’s FX infrastructure effort
The EM units to watch as US and China make peace – Swissquote
Currencies such as the Thai baht, which trades heavily with China, should benefit from easing tensions
FCA slaps permanent ban on binary options
Post-Brexit, the regulator’s ban on the sale, marketing and distribution of binary options to retail investors in the UK will replace Esma’s rules
Why Fed’s rate pause won’t drag on USD/HKD carry trades – analysts
Factors suggest gap in US/Hong Kong dollar borrowing costs will not narrow any time soon
SocGen offers won-hedged indexes for Korean autocall clients
Local currency benchmarks cut FX hedging costs for clients and boost yields, bank says
SGX snaps up 20% stake in BidFX
Exchange invests $25m in TradingScreen spinoff, expects to boost liquidity by adding OTC to FX futures
LMAX reports 21% increase in trading volumes
Activity in New York and Asia reportedly boost activity across group’s exchanges
ECN volumes slide in becalmed FX markets
Subdued volatility appears to be weighing on trading activity
HKMA interventions may help open new USD/HKD carry trades
Repeated defences of peg should keep HK dollar weak; it could be used to buy assets in currencies other than US dollar
Where prosecutors stumbled in Bogucki and Cartel cases
Courtroom losses suggest failure to read the FX industry correctly before jumping into action
Xenfin enlists Robson for international business development
Ben Robson is a former head of FX Asia-Pacific at MF Global
CFH Clearing promotes Groves to head of European sales
Paul Groves tapped to lead growing sales team in European push
How Brexit is set to muddy Mifid transparency data
Market participants say duplicate reports in UK and EU will result in misleading public data
US agencies move to protect swaps after week of Brexit chaos
Fed gives legacy swaps a margin break to help fend off risk of contractual limbo
Big banks reproach CCP risk panels as resentment surfaces
Emotions simmer as major banks insist committees listen harder to clearing members, in wake of green light for bitcoin futures
CBOE pulls plug on bitcoin futures trading
First mainstream exchange to offer bitcoin futures calls halt as it reviews approach to crypto
Stater Global Markets partners oneZero
The prime-of-prime broker gains access to a network of 200 market-makers and takers
CME Group gets Dutch approval for Amsterdam entity
Some businesses will transition to CME Amsterdam BV to keep serving EU27 clients
Citi sets up pricing engine in Singapore
Move by US bank consolidates city-state’s position
Barclays launches new algo on Barx platform
Barx Peg offers access to the bank’s franchise liquidity pools
