CME outage sparks FX soul search – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content How November’s halt exposed fragile wiring of new futures-led market structure Foreign exchange futures account for roughly 2% of total spot and outright forwards volume. Yet when CME Group’s futures exchange and the EBS spot venue went […]
More than four years after CME announced plans to migrate its technology systems to Google Cloud, market-makers say they are still not getting the information they need to prepare for the move. The biggest question for some is whether the new matching engine will process trades deterministically, in the order they were submitted. “There’s a
FX options API trading takes off at quant hedge funds – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Systematic players behind surge in direct execution, say dealers In the fast-paced world of spot foreign exchange trading, dealers send a constant stream of prices to some of the most active market participants
For banks seeking to retain and grow their FX business, a superior client experience is critical. With unprecedented access to real-time pricing data and a queue of liquidity providers, clients now demand speed, transparency and responsiveness from their sales coverage. Yet many banks still rely on fragmented systems, manual workflows and spreadsheets that quietly erode
FX markets are undergoing rapid structural change as venue fragmentation, rising technology costs and shifting liquidity patterns reshape how firms trade and access risk. Against this backdrop, the inaugural FX Trading Leaders’ Network examined which developments are helping or hindering execution quality, where transparency is evolving and how market participants can best adapt to an
CME futures outage caused FX spot pricing problems – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content At least one non-bank was forced to pull prices, and NDFs also affected The absence of pricing information from CME’s futures contracts during the outage on November 28 caused major problems for some foreign exchange
When Citi’s global head of foreign exchange, Flavio Figueiredo, took on the top role in Citi’s global FX unit in the summer of 2023, priority number one was a strategic reset for the business. An internal review had identified gaps with peers in FX options and electronic trading, as well as with specific client segments
Former ECB Supervisory Board member speaks about Covid-19 and Credit Suisse shocks, regulation debates, the rise of non-banks and what makes tech projects succeed Source link
Bank FX market-makers ramp up AI usage – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Barclays applies tech to predictions, while HSBC and ING look at pricing accuracy Bank foreign exchange market-makers are increasingly using machine learning and artificial intelligence technology to improve their pricing predictions and sharpen levels shown to
Deutsche Bank is shifting gears on its proprietary foreign exchange trading platform, offering access to certain workflow elements via third-party platforms – as clients continue to migrate towards these venues. For years, banks have tried to divert FX traffic from the multi-dealer platforms by offering value-added services. But their efforts have not slowed down the
Dealers have been too slow to adopt standardised codes for rejected foreign exchange trades, according to a senior buy-side trader, who also called on trading venues to help accelerate industry take-up. Last year, the FIX Trading Committee published a set of recommended practices on scenarios for rejected trades and adopted the Investment Association’s proposal of
Published: March 3, 2025 at 8:05 a.m. ET Nvidia Corp.’s market performance over the past six months is a good illustration of the difference between a good company and a good stock. Nvidia — the company — has performed phenomenally. Its cumulative earnings per share over the past two quarters were more than 800% higher than
For AI’s magic hammer, every problem becomes a nail – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Risk.net survey finds banks embracing a twin-track approach to AI in the front office: productivity tools today; transformation tomorrow Hammers are great at knocking in nails. It’s the job for which they were made.
Does no-hedge strategy stack up for mag seven mavericks? – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content At Amazon, Meta and Tesla, the lack of FX hedging might raise eyebrows, but isn’t necessarily a losing technique The so-called magnificent seven – the seven largest US tech companies that famously make up
Every day, thousands of bilateral trades in cash and derivative instruments are arranged via Bloomberg instant messages on the tech firm’s ubiquitous terminals, with parties sending out requests for quotes (RFQs), haggling over prices, and exchanging market colour. However, the process is often cumbersome, requiring salespeople to manually cut and paste information between chat windows.
Amazon, Meta and Tesla reject FX hedging – FX Markets End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content FX Markets study shows tech giants don’t hedge day-to-day exposures Amazon, Meta and Tesla – three of the so-called magnificent seven tech firms that drive US stock market performance – decline to hedge their day-to-day foreign
