News/Foreign Exchange
DoJ seeks stay on benchmark case discovery
Antitrust division tells court the request is to protect the integrity of ongoing cases
Last-look class certification fails against Deutsche Bank
US District judge Lorna Schofield denies two class certifications, saying market participants were aware of liquidity providers using last look
Platform volumes up in August amid EM woes
Trading was higher than in the same period of 2017, with the euro and some emerging market currencies hitting yearly lows
Hold times collapse on EBS Direct as LPs cut last look
Hold times down 67% and reject rates drop to 3.15%, as FX Global Code of Conduct forces liquidity providers to step away from last look
NatWest bids for order-book management business
The UK dealer's frosted glassbox serves as segregated order execution desk for fixings and stop losses
European corporate FX losses triple
Currency losses at their highest since the first quarter of 2017, reports FiREapps
Esma renews ban on most binary options
European regulator excludes certain types of binary options
FX turnover hits new record high in UK
All global currency trading centres register growth in April, compared with previous semi-annual survey
Nex revenues rise in Q1 2018
The firm reports 7% rise in first quarter of fiscal year and confirms CME transaction on track
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’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
European corporates hit by FX in final quarter of 2017
Currency losses at their highest for corporates in Europe since Q3 2015
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
Esma to restrict promotion of CFDs from August 1
Under new rules, retail FX brokers will need to provide prominent warnings on the risks involved in CFD trading
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