Trading
SGX is launching FX futures solution
New feature lets market participants trade customisable FX futures contracts in an OTC fashion
Peso volatility pulls millennials to currency trading
Interest is incentivising local and international companies to invest in education initiatives to meet budding demand
Katz’s sentencing adjourned until January
Jason Katz is the first trader to admit to wrongdoing
Robert Bogucki loses motion to dismiss
But judge says the two counterparties to the trade have no standing to sue Bogucki or Barclays
Venue competition heats up as e-FX volumes plateau, says Greenwich
Following 74% growth in electronically executed FX in 2007-14, volumes flattened for four years
BNY Mellon launches FX options trading
The move fills a strategic gap in the bank’s big push into foreign exchange
NYDFS fines Deutsche Bank $205m for FX
Fines relate to practices between 2007 and 2013, when Deutsche was the world’s largest dealer by market share
Northern Trust partners Lumint for FX solutions
The partnership supports further innovations in hedging programme management and analytics
Phil Weisberg joins oneZero’s advisory board
The firm hopes to use his institutional market insight as it seeks new opportunities
Mark Johnson out of prison on bail
Former HSBC currency boss allowed out on bail while his appeal is pending
Citadel hires Findlay in London
Iain Findlay joins the hedge fund from Citi as an FX options trader
Flow Traders goes live to make FX splash
With 700-plus approved counterparties and significant in-house flows from its ETP business, Flow Traders prepares to realise its FX ambitions
Mark Johnson’s attorneys point to Isda agreement in appeal
“How are FX traders supposed [to] know what trading constitutes wire fraud when the government cannot even answer that question?” attorneys ask
NDF nightmare: banks seek fix for benchmark ‘mess’
European firms face being barred from using three Asian fixings from 2020, raising concerns about legacy trades
Krueger joins Saxo from Barclays
Eric Krueger will take up newly created role of global head of client services
Thomson Reuters expands crypto sentiment data feed
Cryptocurrency sentiment package monitors more than 2,000 global news and 800 social media sites in real time
360T and FXall enter price-distribution deal
Banks using 360T’s price engine will be able to price FXall customers, as well as clients on the Deutsche Börse-owned venue
Active traders were stabilisers during FX shocks, says think-tank
The three largest currency moves of the past 20 years give insight into trading behaviour across segments, says JP Morgan Chase Institute
INTL FCStone rolls out e-platform for frontier units
Platform to streamline price discovery of exotic currencies through more electronic process
FX volumes rise in May
Trading platforms continue positive trend that started at the beginning of the year
DoJ asks for discovery stay in benchmark case until ‘Cartel’ case ends
US tries to balance need to protect ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits with civil attorneys’ desire for additional testimonies
Patrick Salis to replace Hodgkiss as AxiCorp CFO
Simon Hodgkiss becomes chief risk officer
EM structural strength in focus as dollar rallies, CIBC
But dollar gains could soon lose steam
MarketFactory launches pre-trade limit tool
Reflector monitors and balances the limits and positions across all trading venues