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FX Concepts – back to basics
In his first interview since the collapse of FX Concepts, founder John Taylor discusses life after the hedge fund, and the growth of his research and advisory business
Dollar view pushes TD Securities to top
Investment bank forecasts USD/CHF and USD/JPY levels correctly
FX algos revive US rates trading at UBS
Rejigged algo behind doubling of volumes – Swiss bank aims to repeat trick in swaps
Icap launches CNH hub
The new service pools CNH data from existing platforms and is accessed through Icap's e-commerce portal; the company plans to add CNY data in due course
Thomson Reuters trading rules to be enforced from July 13
Enforcement of the Matching rule book, updated last year, will start in mid-July
ForexClear earmarks 2016 for FX options clearing
CCP time-stamps FX options-clearing plan, albeit for the third time since 2011, as concerns remain over currency delivery
Hotspot on the offensive with free FX offer
Platform chief says price competition is "long overdue"
Top five FX dealers lose market share, but maintain dominance
Citi, Deutsche, UBS, Barclays and JP Morgan see a collective 51% of customer flows
Leverage ratio begins to bite for FX derivatives
The capital-intensive rule for banks, which has already affected the rates and credit world, is starting to hit FX - with clients expected to bear the brunt of higher costs
Scotiabank wins with spot-on euro call
Bank forecasts EUR/USD and EUR/JPY levels correctly
Thomson Reuters applies for randomisation patent
Ideal latency floor batches orders competing in different races
Currencies bolster Virtu's rise in trading income
Market-maker posts first-quarter results, showing a rise in FX trading income of more than 100%
Fennessy joins RBC as FX sales director
He leaves Citi after 11 years
CME FX fix under microscope in new lawsuit
Possible listed FX futures and options manipulation brought to court in New York as scope of benchmark investigation widens
China set to boost RMB transaction volumes
Cap on foreign investments by individuals in Shanghai FTZ close to being lifted, government official says; likely to ‘materially' impact trading volumes, says analyst
Flash crash moves loom in FX markets
Participants are concerned by sharp, sudden moves in currency markets as traders struggle to explain extreme bouts of volatility
UBS doubles FX revenues in first quarter
No agreement reached with DoJ as yet, but discussions continue
Considering China as a growth hotspot
Philippe Gelis, chief executive and co-founder of Kantox, looks at opportunities stemming from the launch of Cips
Changing landscape of the FX brokerage world
SNB Thursday brought home the extent of changing FX liquidity
Rabobank tops table with three spot-on calls
Dutch bank wins with bang-on EUR/USD forecast
UK banks boost FX fines war chest
Barclays and RBS boost legal provisions for FX as banks await decision of US Department of Justice
SNB posts record loss in first quarter
Numbers suggest the central bank is still intervening in currency markets
Banks and clients rebuild relationships post-SNB move
Trade pricing difficulties since the Swiss National Bank's removal of the franc's currency floor are causing friction with clients
Costs and regulation slow CNY derivatives growth - CFFEX
China's onshore FX derivatives market is a fraction of the size of its emerging markets peers