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Forex brokers brace for DDoS hacker attacks

While financial software providers offer protection against web attacks, the peculiarities of foreign exchange mean brokers might have to create bespoke solutions

Risk Management | 10 May 2013
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Saxo Bank renews focus on e-FX technology after poor 2012 results

Saxo's profits nose-dived last year, due to poor market conditions and a loss of focus. But the retail provider believes the changes it has made have given the business renewed direction

Foreign Exchange | 01 Apr 2013
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Banks vie for position in taking EM currencies electronic

Electronic trading is beginning to take off for emerging market currencies as banks race to meet client demand for a means of trading EMFX electronically. What unique challenges exist when it comes to e-FX in emerging markets? Miriam Siers reports...

Emerging Markets | 18 Mar 2013
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Thomson Reuters matches EBS with revamped strategy

Icap's EBS and Thomson Reuters have initiated major structural changes over the past year; as they continue to evolve their new strategies, and ParFX prepares to launch with the aim of becoming a third primary venue, further structural shifts...

Trading Systems | 11 Mar 2013
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The advantages of algo execution

As both Barclays and UBS prepare to launch new algo execution tools for foreign exchange in the coming weeks, the space is becoming increasingly crowded – but it appears to be driven by strong demand from the buy side. Miriam Siers reports...

Algorithmic Trading | 25 Feb 2013
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Managing the costs of liquidity fragmentation

The increase in electronic trading venues in the FX market has created the potential for further fragmentation of liquidity. Banks say the challenge creates an opportunity for technology vendors, but what solutions are on offer? Robert Mackenzie...

Trading Systems | 18 Feb 2013
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Traders prepare for HFT shift into emerging markets

Better infrastructure and deeper liquidity is attracting high-frequency traders to exploit EM currencies, say traders and technology providers

Trading | 04 Feb 2013
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