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360T Joins the Crypto NDF Fray
Competition in crypto NDFs just intensified, with Deutsche Börse’s 360T saying it has facilitated its first crypto NDF trade on the platform between Wintermute Asia and Crypto Finance. Previously 24...
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ECB Doubles Down on Bitcoin Criticism
Just weeks after US approval for crypto ETFs, the European Central Bank has doubled down on its criticism of bitcoin, with a blog post arguing that the ETF approval “doesn’t change the fact that...
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XTX Launches Machine Learning Division
XTX Markets has unveiled XTY Labs, a new machine learning division to be headed by newly-appointed research director, Dr. Atlas Wang. It is planned to be a hub for elite machine learning researchers...
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Discretionary Macro Most Popular Investor Strategy: Survey
A survey has found that Discretionary Macro remains the top strategy for institutional investors, reinforcing recent data indicating that 2023 was a better years for these funds compared to their...
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HKEX to Add Currency Derivatives to Holiday Trading Programme
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has announced the planned inclusion of currency derivatives in its holiday trading programme, which currently allows participants to trade non-HKD products...
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The Full FX Unfiltered
The automation of FX options has become a bigger theme in FX circles over the past year, making it an opportune time for Colin Lambert to sit down with Mark Suter, chairman and co-founder of Digital...
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FXPA Names New Chair, Board
As it celebrates its 10th anniversary, the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), which was formed to represent the interests of the FX industry with policy makers and regulators, has named...
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Barclays to Run Expanded Commissions for Cancer for Third Year
Barclays is preparing for its third annual Commissions for Cancer event from 11-15 March, which supports the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), and this year US equities have been added to the...
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The Last Look…
The approaching T+1 switchover is grabbing most of the attention in the FX industry – rightly so, it is the most pressing issue it faces – but it is just part of what should be a broader push to reform...
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United Fintech Secures Investment
United Fintech says it has secured a strategic investment led by Citi and including BNP Paribas, it adds it is in “advanced talks” with other strategic investors. The firm does not disclose the amount...
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FX Volumes Drift Lower in February
The first group of FX platforms to report volume data indicate that activity drifted lower in February after a couple month of heightened activity either side of the new year. FXSpotStream reports...
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Adrian Lee & Partners Adds Two
Active asset and currency manager Adrian Lee & Partners has bolstered its ranks with two senior hires to its portfolio management and marketing teams. The firm says the hire of Stephen Marsh as...
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Euronext FX Rolls Out Spread Matrix
Euronext FX has added to its data product suite with the launch of Spread Matrix, a tool designed to provide a near real-time view of the institutional spread distribution by currency pair. The product...
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EBS Hits New Low as CME Futures Gain
Average daily volume (ADV) on EBS in February has hit its lowest level since the platform started reporting volume data at the start of 2008, and probably its lowest this century. CME Group, which owns...
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The Last Look…
This is a short story demonstrating how I can be fair and balanced in my commentary…almost! Last week, with some friends from the industry, I went to New Zealand to watch the cricket. On the morning...
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Deutsche Börse Enters the Crypto Fray
With cryptoasset prices surging following the granting of Bitcoin ETFs in the US, Deutsche Börse has launched the Deutsche Börse Digital Exchange (DBDX), a crypto spot platform for institutional...
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FalconX Appoints Markets Head
FalconX, which operates a digital asset prime brokerage and CFTC-registered swap dealer, has named Ravi Doshi as head of markets as it seeks to build its derivatives trading business. Doshi joins from...
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Digitec Gets First Client on OMS
The first client has gone live on Digitec’s D3 OMS, the firm’s order management system targeting the inter-dealer FX swaps market by automating traders’ workflows and enhancing venue connectivity. The...
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Wells Fargo to Price FX from SG1
Wells Fargo is to become the latest FX liquidity provider to connect in Singapore’s SG1 data centre to deliver FX pricing to its clients in the region, announcing plans to launch there in the second...
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Osttra Takes On Baton’s Core-FX For FX PvP Settlement
With The Full FX View Post-trade provider Osttra, a joint venture between CME Group and S&P Global, is to launch a new FX PvP (Payment vs Payment) settlement service for the FX market using the...
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