Currency

Swings and roundabouts

Howard Friend, chief market strategist at MIG Bank, explains the ‘2F pattern’, a system he has developed to identify the characteristics of a trend and calculate where to enter a position in its direction

Hotspot continues volume growth

JERSEY CITY – Hotspot FX reported a record month in May, with average daily volumes reaching $48.7 billion – double count [??] – up from $19.4 billion in May last year.

Real outpaces euro in exchange trading

BASEL - The Brazilian real outpaced the euro as the second most actively traded currency contract on exchanges, due to an under-developed over-the-counter market, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

New rules for new markets

It’s all about the emerging markets managing their exposure to the eurozone. Last week, Hong Kong and Malaysia also moved to offer a common bond-settlement system.

Euro decline continues

LONDON - The euro hit a four-year low against the dollar last Friday (June 4), sparking a rise in options prices as the unit edges further towards the 1.2000 barrier.

No margin for error

Are money market margins a new science or just an overhaul? By Carl Martin, group technology director at Eurobase Banking Solutions in London

Out of crisis comes opportunity?

The past few weeks of rampant volatility have no doubt put the technology of a number dealers to the test. particularly interesting though are the strategic rumours circulating about an unlikely dealer.

Euro to continue decline

LONDON – Analysts are predicting further euro weakness, expecting the unit to return to 1.2135, with the short covering correction be short-lived.

Hotspot extends reach

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Agency broker and market-maker Knight Capital Group has connected foreign exchange and fixed-income trading platforms - HotSpot FX and BondPoint, respectively - to the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) network from NYSE…

Non-banks drive up Hotspot volumes

JERSEY CITY, NJ - HotspotFX reported a 107.9% rise in average daily volumes to $35.2 billion - double count - in April, versus $16.9 billion last year.

SEB targets Asia growth

SINGAPORE - SEB has relocated Seppo Leskinen, chief investment officer of the SEB Multi-Manager Currency Fund, to Singapore from London, to leverage demand for currency management by investors in the Asia Pacific region.

Bank FX price feeds fall short

LONDON - Banks must improve their foreign exchange pricing and trading infrastructure or risk losing order flow, according to currency traders.

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