FX Markets - 16 No 28
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eSpeed upgrades spark changes
LONDON – FX platform vendor eSpeed is undergoing a number of changes to its staff in the coming weeks, as it seeks to improve its position in the market.
London bomb blasts test contingencyplans
LONDON – Last Thursday’s terrorist attacks on London put the FX market’s contingency plans to the test, as explosions ripped through the heart of the global forex capital.
London blasts hit e-trading
LONDON – Last Thursday’s terrorist attacks in London caused widespread disruption to electronic trading, with spreads widening considerably and at least one bank not delivering prices to a portal.
Standard Chartered adds three to FX options desk
SINGAPORE & MUMBAI – Standard Chartered bank has boosted its forex options team in East Asia with three new hires.
New name and chief executive for Tullet
NEW YORK – Tullett Financial has changed its name following the merger with Prebon, and named G Andrea Danese as chief executive. The company will now be known as Tullett Prebon Information.
GFT opens Aussie office
SYDNEY – Global Forex Trading (GFT), the provider of real-time currency dealing, pricing and services for retail and institutional forex traders, has begun operating a field office in Sydney, Australia.