OptAxe – Live Trading 2026
October 14, 2026
As was the case last year, we have allocated one of our awards to a new venture that started printing… Read More »
As was the case last year, we have allocated one of our awards to a new venture that started printing… Read More »
State Street’s Liquidity Insights is a new dashboard offering real-time information in addition to what could be termed the standard… Read More »
And so to the annual question – is this going to be the year in which FX swaps markets truly… Read More »
It is clear that we like the concept and design of HausFX – we gave it our Product of the… Read More »
Five years ago, Euronext FX pulled the plug on its FX Tape after several years in which it failed to… Read More »
Last year we noted how little things had changed since Covid when it came to the SDPs, and clearly, another… Read More »
Continuing on a theme from our Product of the Year, our award for the firm that is leading the way… Read More »
Last year we offered these awards only for non-bank players, noting that while we can judge single dealer platforms in… Read More »
The column inches expended on how FX integrates with crypto and vice versa would probably stretch around the equator a… Read More »
This is another repeat winner and as we noted last year, NatWest has emerged from the pack over the past… Read More »
This is another award that was requested by readers and users, which was something of a surprise if we are… Read More »
In a very competitive field, Goldman has edged ahead of the field by borrowing ideas from another part of its… Read More »
Neo is a platform that delivers on so many levels, and its build means that the bank has been able… Read More »
It is quite something how Citi has taken the workflow tools and product ideas from Pulse, its corporate platform from… Read More »
We have named this after hedge funds, but the reality is this award is judged through a trader’s eyes, and… Read More »
As noted into our introduction, there was demand after last year’s awards to provide more granularity, specifically in terms of… Read More »
Finally, the observant reader might note, the pattern of award winners has changed from last year – and it is… Read More »
While there is always going to be the incumbent advantage of familiarity with the platform and how it works, users… Read More »
Probably the big story from Citi in last year’s awards was the continued journey towards a more-connected Velocity – that… Read More »
Marquee, as a single dealer platform, is something of a sleeper – it has always been excellent, but to the… Read More »
Execute remains the gold standard in single dealer platforms, both in the multi-asset class sense but also, for the purposes… Read More »
Welcome to the second year of The Full FX Awards, which seek to recognise outstanding e-FX technology. As was the… Read More »
Following the recent unveiling of The Full FX Awards for 2025, Colin Lambert sat down with Eva Szalay to offer… Read More »
Plus ça change as our French friends are fond of saying. The last time the editor was involved in awards… Read More »
The first thing to be noted when discussing the SDP world is how little has changed since last I checked… Read More »
Welcome to the inaugural Full FX Awards, where we seek to recognise outstanding e-FX technology. These awards have initially been… Read More »
As was the case in the pre-Covid years, Citi has been one of the big investors in its FX technology… Read More »
Many of the reasons for this award has been covered in our write up for Best FX Platform, but it… Read More »
Amidst what remains a very good platform overall, Goldman Sachs has built out a superb FX options offering. In a… Read More »
Much of this has been covered in Citi’s award for emerging markets, but the sheer volume of work undertaken by… Read More »
Our first mention of UBS in the Full FX Awards means we should provide an overview of what has been… Read More »
Differentiating in the FX algo space is tricky – banks may give their algos some great (and less than great)… Read More »
FX prime brokerage has had an interesting last decade from being seen in some houses as the answer to where… Read More »
We have been through so many iterations of white labelling that it is hard to count them all, but one… Read More »
Delivering judgement on single dealer platforms is a relatively straightforward process, thanks to them largely offering the same range of… Read More »
It is testimony to how BestX changed the TCA and analysis landscape that the product needs no introduction – the… Read More »
Price Elision from LSEG FX potentially solves a very big problem for the firm’s flagship spot Matching platform, and offers… Read More »
The first thing to make clear about this award is yes, we know this is, per se, a relaunch of… Read More »
A feature of the FX market in recent years has been the rise in importance of futures, specifically CME FX… Read More »
After a lead-up period, LoopFX launched earlier this year with multiple counterparties using the service. New platforms rarely make a… Read More »
We are called The Full FX, but we have long believed that the emerging world of digital assets will, at… Read More »
