Spot market
Dealers divided over paring FX spot venue connections
Some liquidity providers aim to follow Citi’s lead and cut platforms, but others are wary
How Shell integrated FX algos into its corporate treasury mix
Interview: oil giant puts up to 50% of spot flows through algos, explains FX head Michael Dawson
Nomura targets US in FX rebuilding effort
Return of volatility sees Japanese bank rehire in New York and focus global business on Asian pairs and FX options
FX algos and the weight of industry expectations
Algo usage may reach saturation point unless operators try something new, writes Matt Clarke of XTX Markets
MUFG: Covid response could spur e-FX shift in Japan
FX head says operational agility during pandemic could lead to greater electronification
Lawyers divided on Johnson’s Supreme Court prospects
Ambiguity in wire fraud statutes may see court accept ex-HSBC trader’s appeal – but it’s a long shot, say attorneys
Citi to focus on just five FX spot platforms
More venues face axe as US bank says it wants to route 90% of e-volume through small group of vendors
Inside March madness with Citi’s Tuchman
Interview: Trading rooms went virtual, central banks stepped up – but some platforms flopped
Spot FX shies away from regulatory yoke
As Europe weighs Aussie-style rules for spot trading, some see benefits – but many fear the burden
Market turmoil causes traders to pull back to vanilla strategies
Emerging markets spreads tighten but liquidity still patchy
How Goldman’s algos adapted to virus vol
Interview: Ralf Donner explains why algo usage is up while markets are down
Applying Mifid to spot FX could backfire, warns MEP
EC would need to make "very compelling case" to draw spot market into wider regime, says Ferber
Fee fight: dealers take aim at brokerage costs
Old tensions have new edge as banks urge clients to bypass platforms
Debelle: regulation could be ‘helpful’ to FX code
As EU weighs regulation of spot market, GFXC chair dismisses key industry argument
CLS data scientists try to decode FX volatility
New team has flood of info to work on, after Covid-19 trading surge pushes March volumes up 27%
Spot FX could be dragged into Mifid II
EC tells FX Markets it is studying Australian-style approach to regulating currency trading
After 30 years, we’ve revamped FX Week – here’s why
Readers have been asking for more exclusive content and more insight. FX Markets will deliver it
Vanguard takes the P2P plunge
Interview: Andy Maack seeks to lower costs and dealer dependence via buy-side matching
Asia keener to adopt mobile FX trading – BidFX
Fintech firm updates mobile app to offer more features; security concerns represent major development challenges
Refinitiv pledges FX brokerage to Australian bushfire relief
The area already burned is triple the size of the land destroyed by the 2018 California fires
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
Expanding European market abuse regime to FX spot considered problematic
Lawyers and industry group say move would overlap with Global FX Code and create costly record-keeping and reporting burdens
Ramchandani files complaint against Citi in NY court
Complaint filed in New York court claims false assertions made against him by bank