In times of uncertainty, when screens are whipsawing between red and green, pockets of opportunity can be hard to come by, and quickly wiped out. A month after the US and Israel began their military action in Iran, conflicting political messages mean clear trends have been few and far between. Markets have been at the mercy […]
Software developers are not the only ones excited by the release of the Claude Opus 4.6 agentic artificial intelligence model in February. Over the years, a significant gulf in trading capabilities has been apparent in the world of electronic foreign exchange market-making. Constant pressure on margins has made it difficult for any bank, let alone
One question we’ve been discussing on the reporting desk lately is the difference between US president Donald Trump’s impact on the foreign exchange markets in his current term compared with his first. Take yourself back eight years and there are some parallels. For example, Trump’s frequent, unpredictable tweets about US trade policy with China in
Macro hedge funds like Rokos Capital Management and Bridgewater may have profited from foreign exchange volatility during the second quarter, but for options dealers the market has become increasingly precarious. Since US president Donald Trump’s explosive tariff policy announcement in April, positioning has been firmly geared towards US dollar weakening across G10 currencies. A July
Artificial intelligence has increasingly become an all-encompassing term in financial circles. But in foreign exchange trading, what does it actually mean? Banks have been vocal about how they have used AI for years when developing their execution algorithms, making documentation easier, and in their client chatbots. But from a trading perspective, arguably the more impactful
In the US, March Madness is synonymous with the annual knockout college basketball tournament, known for its unpredictable results and stunning turnarounds. But the country has seemingly exported this concept to its foreign policy in the past month, with shifting tariff threats, territorial disputes and abortive peace talks with Russia putting foreign exchange on the
Can you rent a liquidity provider? And not just any liquidity provider, but one like JP Morgan or Deutsche Bank, to gain access to their huge client franchises? This idea was raised during the FX Markets Europe conference in London on December 3 (if you weren’t there, you missed an excellent event). In outline, the
