The Last Look…
January 18, 2022
Every year, around this time, there are various releases from firms identifying technological change as the biggest challenge for firms… Read More »
Every year, around this time, there are various releases from firms identifying technological change as the biggest challenge for firms… Read More »
Much has been made of the decline in volumes at both Refinitiv’s Matching and EBS Market over the past few… Read More »
Andréa Maechler has been named as the new chair of the Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), taking over from Guy… Read More »
With interest in e-NDF trading hitting new peaks, Colin Lambert talks to Darryl Hooker, head of NDF strategy at 360T… Read More »
Interesting times in the platform world with word reaching me that Refinitiv is consulting with key clients over a change… Read More »
Colin Lambert talks to head of CMC Markets Connect, Richard Elston, about building an institutional business with a difference. Earlier… Read More »
The publication a couple of weeks ago by the FMSB of a Spotlight Review of the precious metals market structure,… Read More »
In the latest edition of the podcast, Colin Lambert talks to Phil Weisberg from oneZero about smarter aggregation and building… Read More »
The UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally recognised the updated FX Global Code and Global Precious Metals… Read More »
Crypto valuations…discuss. A truism of all competitive markets is that the cost of trading generally gets crushed – it happened… Read More »
A UK judge has thrown out claims brought against HSBC by ECU Group that its FX traders deliberately triggered stop… Read More »
After what was a very quiet September in terms of price action around the month-end London 4pm Fix, October saw… Read More »
This is the first in a special series of podcasts in association with JP Morgan, The Evolution Series, which looks… Read More »
Last week’s column about the bank-client relationship elicited some interesting responses, most of which – to my surprise if I… Read More »
With central bankers in particular sounding off about the threats of cryptocurrencies – and reinforcing that narrative by pushing the… Read More »
In the latest edition of Currency Matters Colin Lambert talks to John Crouch, CEO, and Walter Bell, CTO, at Ideal… Read More »
Following it’s look at a new study released by The ValueExchange and HD Financial Consulting into the grey costs of… Read More »
It’s time to get all “Oliver Stone” and probably see something that isn’t there, but…I wonder if we are building… Read More »
In terms of savings from a longer fixing window, the sixth analysis of FX month-end Fix flows, provided by Raidne… Read More »
In the latest edition of The Full FX Unfiltered, Colin Lambert talks to Alan Schwarz, CEO, and Tom San Pietro,… Read More »
We are going to learn a lot about how seriously FX market participants take the FX Global Code over the… Read More »
In the second episode of our three-part special, Colin Lambert and the recently retired Lee Oliver shift their focus from… Read More »
With ESG investing high on the public agenda, the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD), part of the Global Financial Markets… Read More »
The Full FX is partnering with TabbFORUM to bring FX Market Structure 2022, an online conference on 1 December 2021… Read More »
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 »
In the latest edition of the podcast, Colin Lambert talks to Eric Huttman, CEO of MillTechFX, a business seeking to… Read More »
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 »
Aside from predictions of dollar selling at the month-end proving wrong for the second time in three months, market activity… Read More »
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 »
