Foreign exchange (FX)
Tradition Taps Bloomberg Price Fixings for Volatis Trading Platform
Interdealer broker Tradition is to use daily price fixing observations from Bloomberg's independent valuation services for derivatives and structured notes, to provide prices that more accurately reflect realized volatility to Volatis, the broker's newly…
Bloomberg Supplies Fixings Valuation for Tradition's Volatis
Volatis, the interdealer broker's newly-launched hybrid platform for negotiation and trading of realized volatility futures, will use daily fixing observations from Bloomberg.
Bloomberg Bows Range of OTC Indexes
The data giant unveils a play for OTC index business, leveraging its existing index and analytics tools, and market penetration.
Bloomberg Releases IB Dealing for FX Traders
The chat-based platform, called Instant Bloomberg (IB) Dealing, is now being used for trade negotiation and execution by more than 100 banks globally.
Westpac Taps Broadway Technology for Global FX
The Sydney-based bank's institutional arm says it will deploy Broadway's high-performance TOC software platform to back increased trading activities in Australian (AUD) and New Zealand (NZD) dollars, key Asian currencies, and the mainstay G3: US dollars,…
Tick Data Bought Out by Management, VC
Former Penson data business is sold to management team and ex-Pension execs by Desjardins brokerage subsidiary.
EBS Direct Beta Program Goes Live
EBS Direct, the disclosed liquidity provider from ICAP’s electronic foreign exchange (FX) business, has gone live with its beta program and four liquidity providers: Commerzbank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley. All four have conducted initial…
TradingScreen Clears CFTC's FX Mid-Point Pricing Hurdle
The regulation, going into effect on May 1st, requires firms to display mid-point prices for foreign exchange (FX) pre-spot, forward outrights, non-deliverable forwards, and swap trades.
Despite Automation, FX Still a Relationship Game
Panelists at TradeTech Europe, organized by WBR, debated the incorporation of foreign exchange (FX) trading into traditional equities practices today, but said that despite growing trends towards electronic transactions, personal relationships between…
Live Squawk Enlists Market Chartist for Audio-Visual Analysis
Live Squawk adds technical charts and narration to its offering from research analyst Steve Miley
Misys and MarkitSERV Team Up For FX Clearing Capabilities
Misys' Confirmation Matching Service (CMS) customers can now to deliver foreign exchange (FX) derivative trades to central counterparties (CCPs) through MarkitSERV's FX clearing gateway.