Articles by Saima Farooqi
BNP Paribas ends year on USD high
BNP Paribas topped this week's 12-month forecast rankings by predicting overall dollar strength in 2008 as investors deleveraged amid increased volatility in financial markets.
Lloyds pulls ahead as growth slows
Expectation of slowing global growth has put Lloyds TSB at the top of FX Week 's 12-month currency forecast rankings this week.
TD Securities gets back to basics
TD Securities has surged to the top of the one-month forecast rankings this week by focusing on the US dollar story in an environment driven by short-term factors.
A call to action on electronic pricing
The protracted explosion in bid/ask spreads and implosion in liquidity since mid-September is causing mounting frustration among algorithmic traders.
US slowdown prediction puts GFT ahead
GFT Forex has dominated the three-month and 12-month historical indexes for most of this year, by expecting the US slowdown to penetrate global markets.
Why you should know your customers
If market rumours are anything to go by, Currenex, Fixi and an FX prime broker could be locked in bitter recriminations after an algorithmic trading client of London-based investment house Fixi blew up last month.
Banks pilot OCL pre-settlement tool
LONDON – Two banks are piloting a pre-settlement netting solution developed by post-trade technology vendor Options Computer (OCL) to manage back-office capacity constraints brought on by high- frequency trading (FX Week, July 16).