Foreign exchange (FX)
Saxo Capital Markets Launches 'Essential' Offering in Singapore, with Further Asia Expansion to Follow
‘Essential’, which is targeted toward the retail space, was first launched in the UAE & UK. Saxo will launch SaxoTraderPRO in Asia for hedge funds in April.
Former Lloyds FX Chief Invests in Post-Trade Platform Cobalt
Darren Coote will serve as a strategic adviser to Cobalt's board as the company readies the platform's launch.
AFTAs 2017: Best Trading Infrastructure Provider—Cobalt
Post-trade shared-ledger platform Cobalt wins this year’s best trading infrastructure provider at the AFTAs, knocking off previous winner, Trumid Financial. The win comes down to Cobalt’s private network that leverages distributed-ledger technology (DLT)…
Cboe Stocks Data Shop with FX, Bitcoin Data
The historical FX and bitcoin data will be available via Cboe's Data Shop marketplace, which the exchange acquired as a result of its purchase of Livevol last year.
Eze Software Teams with Wise Trading to Boost FX Capabilities
One asset manager is about to go live on the joint solution, which marks another major partnership by Eze with a third party this year.
Integral Adds Crypto Data to OCX Viewer
The vendor will make real-time data on popular crypto pairs available immediately through its app.
Panel: Buy Side Should Build Consolidated Tape for FX
Speakers at a conference organized by Inside Market Data stablemate FX Week believe a consolidated tape of FX data is needed to support increasingly data-intense analytics. FX Week editor Eva Szalay reports on the arguments behind calls for an…
MOEX, Fluent Partner for FX Connectivity
Fluent has signed a deal with the Moscow Exchange to deliver a turnkey solution to its institutional FX marketplace.
TickTrade Taps Data Vet Kennedy for Sales, Marketing
Kennedy joins TickTrade from Collaborative Financial Services Inc., a Toront-based consultancy that he co-founded.
NEX Optimisation Gets First Third-Party Provider for Infinity Platform
The company partnered with post-trade payments solution provider Baton.
State Street Makes Global Head of Currenex, FX Connect Appointments
Three new global head roles appointed for State Street Currenex, FX Connect and GlobalLink businesses.
CLS Announces Settlement, Processing, Data Services Solutions
New products include a same-day gross settlement service, data products and trade monitoring and reporting tools.
Fenics to Carry China Data from CCT-BGC
The deal provides worldwide distribution of CCT-BGC's data, while expanding Fenics' portfolio of international content.
Former Deutsche Bank Exec Backs Cobalt
Post-trade shared ledger platform receives an investment from former senior banker
ING, Bloomberg Ally for Emerging FX Indexes
The indexes will help investors increase their exposure to emerging markets currencies, and track them against the US dollar.
Pragma Releases Algo for Cross-Pair Triangulation
The new algorithm, which automatically splits trades in illiquid currency pairs to more liquid ones, is available on Pragma360.
NEX Data Expands Forex Benchmark Offering
Vendor launches EBS FX Benchmarks – a series of 30-minute FX snapshots across 15 currency pairs
CLS Adds Four Currencies to Aggregation Service
Non-CLS eligible currencies from Russia, China, Turkey and Poland are the newest additions to its aggregation service.
NEX Group Launches Dual-Regulated SEF for FX Futures
NDF trading platform will add new products and services by year-end, and is regulated by both the CFTC and FCA.
Fixed Income's Ascent to the Screen Can't Forget the Human Element
It seems inevitable that trading is destined for the screen, but that shouldn't remove the human element entirely
Redline Adds Thomson Reuters FX Feed to InRush Ticker
The new handler supports Thomson Reuters' high-frequency Binary Multicast Feed
Northern Trust Aims to Increase Execution Transparency with New FX Algo Suite
Suite of algorithms, combined with Northern Trust liquidity panel and fee structure, to provide holistic view of FX trading process.
Bank of China HK joins NEX’s EBS Direct
Addition of major offshore renminbi trading bank to platform follows recent moves in China.
T3 Bows E8 Emerging FX Indexes
Officials say the index covering eight emerging market currencies will help investors increase exposure to these currencies.