Works Starts on a CHF Stablecoin
April 8, 2026
With the rest of the world (slowly) seeking to eat into the dollar’s absolute dominance of the stablecoin market, a… Read More »
With the rest of the world (slowly) seeking to eat into the dollar’s absolute dominance of the stablecoin market, a… Read More »
CME Group has joined the first group of reporting platforms in unveiling a spike in FX volumes in March, with… Read More »
The first group of FX platforms to report volume data for March confirm it was a bumper month for both… Read More »
Over the years there have been several rationales provided to demonstrate the value of bitcoin in particular – store of… Read More »
BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and Natixis CIB have joined settlement services provider CLS’ cross currency swaps (CCS) offering. “BNP… Read More »
Capitolis says its UK subsidiary has received regulatory approval to operate an Organised Trading Facility (OTF) in the UK from… Read More »
Well our new format didn’t go down that badly, and some of you were kind enough to observe that now… Read More »
It has to be one of the longest-standing traditions of the FX market – customer asks for a price; dealer… Read More »
Following completion of the design phase of its blockchain-based shared ledger, Swift says it is now actively building the first… Read More »
The Financial Markets Standards Board has signed a consultation agreement with French regulator Authorité des Marches Financiers with the aim… Read More »
A new post by Silicon Valley Bank, part of First Citizens, argues that firms that are “FX agnostic”, and therefore… Read More »
Many words have been expended about the growing inter-connection between digital assets and FX markets, and there is little doubt… Read More »
It has been a very strong start to the year for CTAs, following an equally solid end to 2025, with… Read More »
LCH ForexClear, part of LSEG, says it hit a new peak for FX options average daily volume cleared in February,… Read More »
The volatile environment has seen an acceleration of new hedge fund launches in 2025, with the number of launches at… Read More »
Following the creation of a Testing and Readiness Workstream at the end of 2025, the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce and… Read More »
BMO, along with CME Group and Google Cloud, has introduced 24/7 tokenised cash capabilities that the firms say will allow… Read More »
I predict a riot. What begins with a K and is valued at $22 billion? In a business that handles… Read More »
The CFTC has published a FAQ about the use of crypto assets as collateral, clarifying aspects of its digital asset… Read More »
Two of the main US financial regulators have jointly issued a statement to clarify how they will categorise crypto assets… Read More »
Nasdaq and Talos has unveiled a partnership the firms say will connect Talos’ digital asset infrastructure to Nasdaq’s Calypso and… Read More »
Continuing the theme from the earlier reporters, FX activity in February was unchanged to slightly down at LSEG FX, 360T… Read More »
Pyth Network has unveiled Pyth Pro X, a new market data subscription that the firm says is built specifically for… Read More »
Tapping into a hot topic, The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a Consultation Report on Good Practices… Read More »
Months after it was acquired by KKR, and weeks after six banks invested in the business, Osttra has made four… Read More »
Flow Traders is adding to its OTC offering with a 24/7 two-way liquidity service for tokenized money-market funds, equities and… Read More »
Crypto technology provider Haruko has integrated with onchain options exchange Derive xyz with the aim of strengthening the companies’ risk… Read More »
With gold prices continuing to test record highs, digital assets liquidity provider B2C2 has launched OTC trading for tokenised gold,… Read More »
Digital asset technology provider MG Stover has acquired crypto portfolio and risk analytics firm Asymmetric Information in a deal, the… Read More »
FX swaps and NDF pricing technology provider Digitec has named Jessica Roberts as head of revenue operations and enablement. Based… Read More »
Legendary American macro whizz Stan Druckenmiller is no fan of bitcoin, and yet, while maintaining that as a store of… Read More »
The tenth annual J.P. Morgan E-Trading Edit has been published, you can access the findings here, providing insight into traders’… Read More »
A combination of heightened market volatility and the ongoing rollout of global margin regulations have contributed to record activity across… Read More »
LSEG’s Post Trade Solutions business has launched TradeAgent, a new post-trade processing platform for derivatives, developed in association with 10… Read More »
It’s back! After receiving some excellent feedback (including a little less-than-constructive criticism) the word search is back, new and Improved(?).… Read More »
While regulatory trends have dominated derivatives market thinking for several years, a new report from Crisil Coalition Greenwich finds that… Read More »
Fragmentation in FX markets continues with the launch of OneChronos FX, an auction-based spot FX trading venue that follows a… Read More »
In a response to the UK government’s consultation on a future regulatory regime for benchmarks and benchmark administrators, four industry… Read More »
Mirroring what has been a refrain from the prop trading sector in FX for many years, a survey has found… Read More »
Macro funds were again the star of the show in another strong month for hedge funds, but although gains were… Read More »
Perhaps unsurprisingly given how trading firms often prosper in volatile conditions, the Q1 2026 edition of the SGX Global Market… Read More »
Bloomberg Index Services has added to its FX data sources by reaching an agreement to include spot FX and precious… Read More »
Governance and compliance services provider ACA Group says it has acquired FX Transparency in a transaction, the terms of which… Read More »
The Irony of Ironies. Readers of this column will be familiar with my tendency to bang on about the benefits… Read More »
Digital asset infrastructure player ClearToken says it is planning to launch three digital asset platforms (Daps) on the Canton Network,… Read More »
A new report from the Futures Industry Association (FIA) argues that exchange-traded derivatives markets are “well positioned” for a transition… Read More »
In an attempt to tap into the phenomenon that is Japanese retail FX, TraditionData has announced the launch of a… Read More »
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has invested an undisclosed amount into crypto exchange OKX and plans to licence the firm’s spot crypto… Read More »
Deutsche Börse’s 3DX, the firm’s crypto-asset trading platform powered by 360T’s technology, has entered a partnership with BridgePort, a middleware… Read More »
Tradeweb Markets has led a $31 million Series B funding round in crypto ECN provider Crossover Markets that values the… Read More »
