Futures
For FX dealers, virus brings volumes
Mixed feelings for sell-side traders as Covid-19 spurs wave of speculation and hedging
India exchange to debut rupee derivatives settled in US dollar
Launch of onshore futures and options unlikely to dent offshore volumes, though
Best Bank Awards: CME
CME is voted Best FX clearing house at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
FX trading volumes slip in September after strong August numbers
Spot FX volumes slipped at the end of Q3 following an unusually active August
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities
Potamus looks to new asset classes, including currencies
HFT firm sees US equities platform grow in past year and views outsourced trading as another area for expansion
US-China trade war: market complacent in underpricing ‘no deal’
Options or swaps said to still be cheap to hedge if tensions persist
Where prosecutors stumbled in Bogucki and Cartel cases
Courtroom losses suggest failure to read the FX industry correctly before jumping into action
CBOE pulls plug on bitcoin futures trading
First mainstream exchange to offer bitcoin futures calls halt as it reviews approach to crypto
USD/CNH futures trading hits record high in Singapore
Trade dispute-driven volatility sustains momentum as overall FX futures trading peaks
Citadel Securities appoints Culek as new COO
Matthew Culek joined the market-maker six years ago
MarketFactory: fragmentation, credit innovation and Singapore matching
Mergers between FX trading venues have led fragmentation to spill into other asset classes
CNH contracts on SGX break daily record in November
November was third-highest trading month for USD/CNH since contract began trading on the exchange
Flow Traders to provide liquidity for Eurex FX futures
The move is central to the firm’s intention to become a leading FX non-bank market-maker
ABN Amro to clear Eurex FX derivatives
These include classic exchange-traded futures and options, as well as rolling spot
Refinitiv expands in Mena, launches sentiment feed in Japan
Clients can access range of markets in Middle East and North Africa
Gain Capital chooses Eventus for market surveillance
The broker will use the technology provider’s Validus platform to monitor trading in its futures business
Marex Spectron re-enters FX with new platform
After a four-year hiatus, the broker rolls out offering geared at smaller players that large banks find relatively unattractive
Lalo swaps Deutsche Bank for Avalon
Christophe Lalo was head of currency overlay services at Deutsche’s global investment solutions unit for four years
SGX hits high in USD/CNH futures
USD/CNH futures trading breaks multiple records on August 16 as renminbi drops to new lows
CME shifts FX options expirations in step with OTC
Latest move by exchange to make FX offering more harmonised and engaged with over-the-counter space
SGX reports record FX volumes
The exchange prints new records in USD/CNH volumes, surpassing the $3 billion threshold on June 27
SGX’s Lam in bid to bring together two worlds
SGX set to launch FlexC FX Futures in August, with the aim of combining the best that OTC and futures have to offer
SGX is launching FX futures solution
New feature lets market participants trade customisable FX futures contracts in an OTC fashion