Foreign exchange
Stemming the tide of rising FX settlement risk
As the trading of emerging markets currencies gathers pace and broader uncertainty sweeps across financial markets, CLS is exploring alternative services designed to mitigate settlement risk for the FX market
EU benchmark drama set for cliffhanger end
Access to key FX rates due to be decided six months before potential cut-off
Banks rent ready-made algos for FX trading
NatWest, XTX Markets and others develop new outsourcing model for tech
Who killed FX volatility?
Beyond central bank policy, traders see a range of hidden structural factors at work
Harnessing the benefits of more automated fx trade lifecycle operations
FX markets are unique not only in their scale but also in their complexity. There are multiple trading paradigms, and also multiple venues where trades may be executed. The FX ecosystem is highly fragmented and the case for more automation – more…
Smarter trading in a fragmented world
FX Week recently hosted a webinar in partnership with Refinitiv to ask foreign exchange industry leaders to discuss geopolitical challenges, market changes and developments, and evolving technologies, and how they have shaped forex markets in Asia
Managing FX risk: How to prepare for the unpredictable
Marc Tuehl, global head of FX overlay, and Giles Jewitt, head of FX options automated trading and e-risk, at HSBC discuss how financial institutions can prepare themselves for the change ahead
Using FX algos: Towards smarter execution
Algorithmic execution strategies could satisfy increasing demand for intelligent trading solutions with full transaction cost analysis capabilities, says HSBC
New forex trading models: Transparency, liquidity and efficiency
A panel of experts discuss how regulatory reform will shape the foreign exchange market in Asia in 2016
Seeking transparency: The outlook for foreign exchange trading in Asia
A recent survey of the Asian foreign exchange market, conducted by Asia Risk and sponsored by Thomson Reuters, determined how increased financial regulation will affect forex traders in Asia and which major new trends or developments could have the…
China approves Isda framework for central bank forex trades
China allows derivatives trading based on international standard agreement for the first time; applies only to sovereign investors and foreign exchange derivatives
Former Barclays trader gains access to FCA evidence
The tribunal's decision could change how the FCA carries out investigations and publishes its findings
FX volatility – An evolutionary story
Jessica James and Jonathan Fullwood of Commerzbank present an overview of volatility – from its origins, to the current era – taking in the 1983 modelling developments that allowed the valuation of foreign exchange options. The authors examine the…
Forex platforms seek new ways to curb last look abuse
Foreign exchange platforms see filtering out poor liquidity providers as a more constructive way of prohibiting bad behaviour in electronic markets
Banks and clients rebuild relationships post-SNB move
Trade pricing difficulties since the Swiss National Bank's removal of the franc's currency floor have caused friction with clients
Thailand relaxes capital controls
Bank of Thailand announces measures to make it easier for residents to invest abroad and for foreigners to trade bahts
Cost and tight regulation slow CNY derivatives growth, says CFFEX
China onshore forex derivatives market a fraction the size of its EM peers
Global firms reduce onshore China funding costs via cash pooling
Extension of cross-border scheme beyond Shanghai FTZ welcomed by corporate treasurers