Feature/Technology
Rise of the algo wheel
How the buy side is embracing algorithm wheels and where challenges still remain
Citi: the bank of 10,000 technologists
The bank's Tel Aviv-based fintech Accelerator programme has seen over 70 start-ups attract more than $300 million in VC money
Thomson Reuters Matching celebrates 25-year birthday
The first electronic broking platform was born on April 29, 1992
75% of buy side to use algos in a couple of years, participants say
Best execution requirements and liquidity conditions will drive adoption, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates
Algo experts caution against too prescriptive regulation
Such laws can do more harm than good, they say, and prevention of market impact is too high a standard
Mifid delay downgrades workload from unrealistic to challenging
But the task facing firms working to comply with the regulation is still daunting
The new FX equation
Firms are scrutinising expenses more than ever, but despite hard times, one market participant believes innovation will drive down costs and "our best days as a market are ahead of us"
Grand redesign
Non-bank market-makers are increasingly being viewed as serious players as they set about building customer franchises amid a wide-scale bank pull-back
All-to-all FX to become commonplace by 2017
The divide between historic tiers of liquidity is rapidly disappearing, shows research from financial consultancy GreySpark
Banks open labs worldwide to embrace blockchain
Some of the world's largest banks are experimenting with applications for the technology
Blockchain gets Wall Street's creative juices flowing
A report estimates that banks could save up to $20 billion in costs by 2022 using blockchain
Trade surveillance comes with a hefty price tag
Costs subject to rate and volume of transactions, and number of locations
FX Week Forum: Dodd-Frank and electronic platforms
In the second in a series of video features addressing key themes in the global FX industry, Joel Clark talks to Kathy Alys and Rob Mackenzie Smith about recent stories covering the Dodd-Frank Act's external business conduct standards and pricing on…
Most innovative bank e-trading platform: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas developers looked outside the world of finance for inspiration when developing Cortex FX, and the new platform’s functionality has won widespread plaudits from clients
Best FX white-label liquidity service: Saxo Bank
Saxo retains its lead in the white-labelling business, having seen particular traction with private banks over the past year
Best professional e-trading venue: EBS
EBS wins the award in recognition of the thought leadership role it has taken in FX execution over the past year, which has won the support of many of the platform's users
Best algorithmic trading technology provider: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas successfully breaks into the increasingly competitive market for algorithmic execution in foreign exchange
Vendor e-FX initiative of the year: Traiana
Traiana's CreditLink product wins this year's award, having tackled an important layer of risk in the FX market, and enabled trading relationships to be terminated in real time on five occasions