New-look EBS will drive out disruptive players, vows Mandelzis
FX Week Speaking for the first time about his plans for EBS, chief executive Gil Mandelzis says the platform will remain open to all participants that enhance liquidity
View ArticleCloud-based delivery model hits the spot for Portware
FX Week Trading technology vendor believes the cloud is the delivery mechanism of the future in the FX market, after it launched its Pro suite of cloud-based technology in January
View ArticleSpotlight on: James Watson, FXall
FX Week FXall’s newly appointed head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa talks to FX Week about his recent move from an equity sales role at Morgan Stanley into the FX market, and his aspirations for...
View ArticleFXSpotStream will cut costs and inefficiencies, say banks
FX Week The liquidity providers behind FXSpotStream believe the new platform adds genuine value to the FX spot market by directly tackling the challenges that exist on traditional spot platforms
View ArticleFX trading platforms: Spoilt for choice
FX Week Four new FX electronic trading platforms have been unveiled in recent weeks, each boasting unrivalled speed, efficiency and transparency. Can the market support them all?
View ArticleFXall unconcerned by late entry into FX options
FX Week FXall’s chief executive Phil Weisberg recognises the firm has moved into options later than some of its competitors, but believes it will add value by having options integrated into its platform
View ArticleThomson Reuters' FXall acquisition raises industry questions
FX Week Acquisition of FXall by Thomson Reuters for $625 million has sparked a number of questions, not least over the future of chief executive Phil Weisberg
View ArticlePlatform proliferation branded unsustainable as Tullett/Integral venture...
FX Week The frenzied round of FX trading platform launches will undoubtedly lead to a round of consolidation, with less successful players squeezed out of the market, argue FX Week USA speakers
View ArticleFXall fills gap in Thomson Reuters’ forex portfolio, says Jas Singh
FX Week Speaking at FX Week USA conference, Thomson Reuters FX head says the acquisition of FXall has been on his personal agenda for four years, but has taken time to push through
View ArticleEBS clamps down on disruptive behaviour with new dealing rules
FX Week The platform will more closely monitor practices such as flashing of orders as part of an effort to incentivise liquidity enhancement and drive out disruptive behaviour
View ArticleDeutsche Bank unveils hybrid blotter on revamped Autobahn FX platform
FX Week Deutsche’s new single-dealer forex platform centres around a trade blotter that allows users to manage their voice and electronic business through a single interface – a first for the industry,...
View ArticleThe future frontier of FX trading
FX Week At the FX Week USA conference in New York on July 10, FX Week gathered together three recipients of the e-FX achievement award – Jas Singh at Thomson Reuters (2009); Clifford Lewis at Currenex...
View ArticleFXall acquisition ticks all the boxes, says Mark Warms
FX Week Thomson Reuters' purchase of FXall makes sense and will lead to a more powerful combined entity in the FX market, according to FXall's former Europe head
View ArticleFXSpotStream gathers pace with start of production trading
FX Week Start-up FX price-aggregation service is gaining increasing traction with clients, say liquidity providers
View ArticleFX mobile trading apps move from retail to institutional
FX Week The use of mobile applications to access foreign exchange trading platforms has been a growing phenomenon among retail users for some time, but top-tier banks are also now competing to offer...
View ArticleThe platforms of 2012: LMAX Exchange
FX Week The launch of new trading platforms and the restructuring of incumbents has become a clear trend in the foreign exchange market in 2012. In the first of a series of articles seeking to assess...
View ArticleThe platforms of 2012: Gain GTX
FX Week Two-and-a-half years after its launch as a subsidiary of Gain Capital, the GTX platform is gathering steam and now trades average daily volumes of up to $8 billion. In the latest in a series of...
View ArticleNew buy-side platform targets March launch
FX Week Start-up venture BuysideFX will focus on improving FX workflow on the buy side and plans to be live with its first client by March 2013, officials have told FX Week
View ArticleEBS ditches decimals as part of platform overhaul
FX Week Full-pip and half-pip pricing will return to major currency pairs on EBS from September 17, as platform's new management team recognises flaws in decimalised pricing
View ArticleThe platforms of 2012: EBS
FX Week Icap’s EBS last week announced the latest round of changes designed to strengthen the platform’s resilience and improve the trading environment. Despite rapidly falling volumes, chief executive...
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