FCA Backs No Additional Hold Time for FX Last Look
November 20, 2021
The UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally recognised the updated FX Global Code and Global Precious Metals… Read More »
The UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally recognised the updated FX Global Code and Global Precious Metals… Read More »
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Are we about to get movement on one of my regular themes in this (and previous) columns, the London 4pm… Read More »
After a period of relatively quiet month-end London 4pm FX benchmark Fixes, August saw some significant moves ahead of, and… Read More »
In the first of a two part series, The Full FX takes a look at some of the broader impacts… Read More »
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As someone with a chequered relationship with the academic world, it was interesting to read a summary of a paper… Read More »
Is it time to declare the end of the era of the primary FX venue? I have been commenting on… Read More »
The FX Global Code, as its founders were keen to stress, is a living, breathing document and the most recent… Read More »
It was suggested to me last week that the growth in outsourced trading in equity markets will inevitably spill over… Read More »
Well, I was going to write about FX platforms, but for a different reason…these things happen so let’s get into… Read More »
This is the fourth in a regular series of pieces looking at price action over the month end, London 4pm… Read More »
The FX swaps market is changing. The Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for electronification in the space, but… Read More »
Along with pre-hedging, last look has been one of the perennial challenges for the Global FX Committee as it seeks… Read More »
FX turnover surged to a new high in April 2021 according the semi-annual surveys conducted by the seven of the… Read More »
There comes a time in every walk of life where delivering required change takes leadership. I believe the FX industry… Read More »
In the first of a series of articles looking at the benefits of ultra-low latency, David Faulkner, global head of… Read More »
“Intent is a difficult concept to demonstrate…the benefits arising from pre-hedging can be very difficult to show”. Therein lies the… Read More »
In this occasional series, The Full FX talks with leading industry figures to find out what they are focusing on and what… Read More »
In the second of the Disruptor Series, Colin Lambert and LMAX Group CEO David Mercer look at the crossover between… Read More »
In the latest in the Unfiltered video series, Colin Lambert talks to Lydia Solinski, market data product manager at 360T,… Read More »
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The Full FX Disruptor Series, in association with LMAX Group, looks at where change is occurring in FX and crypto… Read More »
OK. Tin hat on? Check. Flak jacket? Check. Let’s dive back in to pre-hedging! I have been asked by quite… Read More »
Three banks are facing complaints from Spanish corporations over the alleged mis-selling of FX derivatives. In this blog post, regulatory… Read More »
A couple of times over the last week I have found myself wondering why I missed a news event only… Read More »
The relationship between sell and buy side in FX markets has been eased in recent years by the advent of… Read More »
Dear Colin We would like to make a few points in response to your recent post on pre-hedging and the Global Code.… Read More »
As a hot topic over the past three years, data has had a good run – people see it as… Read More »
Last month The Full FX published the first in a regular series of pieces looking at price action over the… Read More »
There is nothing like last look to get people fired up in the FX industry – as my mailbag for… Read More »
The last week has provided no little insight into how the FX market views the still tricky subject of last… Read More »
A new paper from XTX Markets, Last Look Myths Debunked, argues that additional hold times within last look windows and… Read More »
The Global Foreign Exchange Committee has released two draft “guidance papers” on pre-hedging and last look and is seeking feedback… Read More »
Last week’s column elicited a lot of feedback and conversation, so much so that I can move the issue on… Read More »
