CFTC Eases FX Requirements in New Interpretation
April 11, 2025
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has eased some of the regulatory conditions around window FX forwards and packaged… Read More »
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has eased some of the regulatory conditions around window FX forwards and packaged… Read More »
Market impact costs rose for the March month-end benchmark fix compared to recent results, although it was very much a… Read More »
Paul Houston, global head of FX at CME Group, sits down with Colin Lambert ahead of the much-anticipated launch of… Read More »
Last week I noted in our weekly newsletter’s Any Other Business… column (exclusive to those who receive the newsletter –… Read More »
Spanish stock market operator Bolsa y Mercados Españoles (BME) has launched a new system to settle FX Transactions in a… Read More »
Investment manager TT International has launched a new fund, the TT EM Macro Strategy, investing in interest rates, foreign exchange… Read More »
Fund managers and corporates are responding to the increase in FX volatility thanks to rising geopolitical tensions, by increasing their… Read More »
TraditionData has named John Crisp as its head of FX data product and strategy, based in London, reporting to Ian… Read More »
Japan has always been an FX centre with a difference – mainly because it was less “international” than London and… Read More »
Mexico’s Banco Base has adopted Integral’s FX technology for its derivatives operations in Latin America. The bank focuses on international… Read More »
If POTUS says it’s good, who are we to argue? At a recent networking event held by a digital asset… Read More »
There are many out there who believe that FX is, inevitably, following equities in market structure terms, but yet again,… Read More »
With automation in non-spot FX markets continuing to grow, Colin Lambert catches up with Stephan von Massenbach, and George Procopiou… Read More »
Deutsche Bank has launched a new Research Institute to answer what it terms the growing demand for a European perspective… Read More »
The latest in our Unfiltered series sees Colin Lambert talk to John Ashworth, CEO of Caplin Systems about what is… Read More »
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced changes in its FX and technology management teams, aimed at strengthening its leadership and bolstering… Read More »
In a first for the Arab world, the Central Bank of the UAE says it has signed a Statement of… Read More »
As was the case with the earlier group of FX platforms to report results, CME Group’s OTC and listed FX… Read More »
Bloomberg has announced that its BMatch solution for interbank trading has been selected by Sri Lanka for trading in the… Read More »
A new collaboration between Bloomberg and Eurex will see users of the former’s Tradebook offering able to directly access Eurex… Read More »
Corporates are suffering higher losses on their unhedged FX risk and are looking to FX options to alleviate the pain… Read More »
CLS has confirmed the busy start to 2025 for the FX market by reporting its third highest settlement values since… Read More »
Following my column to start the year, I am indebted to a friend who shared some high level data with… Read More »
Trading software development company Devexperts has unveiled DX Trade Institutional, a single dealer platform that the firm says it designed… Read More »
Although the January month-end Fix showed similar market impact to recent months, there might be some concerns that the world’s… Read More »
Foreign exchange flows are heavily reliant on trade flows – this is the argument that has allowed currencies to be… Read More »
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking has made three appointments to its global markets Americas teams, largely focusing on FX and… Read More »
In an era where automation dominates FX and markets operations, is the value of human skills in danger of being… Read More »
The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) continues to build its membership with the latest addition being RBC Capital Markets as… Read More »
Capitolis ended 2024 on a high by notching another record month in December for its Novations platform. The firms says… Read More »
There has been a fair bit of information to consume over the past week, what with the FX committee turnover… Read More »
360T has announced a partnership with execution services provider Quantitative Brokers to make the latter’s newly-launched suite of FX algorithmic… Read More »
The ninth annual JP Morgan e-Trading Edit finds, unsurprisingly given geopolitical machinations, that inflation and tariffs are top of mind… Read More »
Standard Chartered has launched what it says is an “industry-first” AI-powered video column, the Wealth Management FX Intelligent Expert which… Read More »
The UK’s Accelerated Settlement Task Force (AST) has published a third and final update ahead of the establishment of a… Read More »
The latest semi-annual surveys of FX turnover published by the world’s seven major FX committees shows that activity slackened off… Read More »
As was the case with the other platforms to report FX volume data, CME Group also had a good start… Read More »
Sorry everyone but this is going to be an old-school rant – I try very hard not to compare today’s… Read More »
FX platforms appear to have started 2025 is a strong fashion, with all of the first group to report volume… Read More »
The foreign exchange market has undergone significant changes over the past decade as regulatory mandates, technological advancements, and new entrants… Read More »
Final data for 2024 shows that, thanks to increased volatility and possibly more customers putting their dealers in competition, FX… Read More »
As is probably to be expected given its major focus on improving settlement procedures, the latest iteration of the FX… Read More »
The latest iteration of the FX Global Code contains some important, but nuanced, changes, and as well as highlighting how… Read More »
Trading platforms will have to explicitly state what they do with data derived from client transactions, whether executed or not,… Read More »
Standard Chartered has launched a new transactional FX suite of solutions aimed at its financial institution, non-bank financial institution, paytech… Read More »
We had a quiet 10th anniversary in FX last week, and I’m not surprised it was quiet, for it was… Read More »
Jack Linker is celebrating 50 years in the FX industry, a period that has seen tremendous change. Colin Lambert sat… Read More »
What does a second Trump term mean for FX markets? Eva Szalay has been checking on the thoughts of market… Read More »
The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published its updated Statement of Good Practice (SGP) for front office supervision of… Read More »
Welcome to 2025, and in the spirit of a happy new year, let’s start by giving someone a kicking! What… Read More »
