Foreign exchange (FX)
NEX Launches EBS JPY Benchmark Index
Benchmark will provide price information for the dollar-yen rate during Japanese trading hours.
USAM Hires FX Sales Vet Hastings
Hastings will be responsible for acting as a sales agent on behalf of USAM's clients, and for opening doors to new cleints, expecially in the FX markets.
BT Launches Radianz FX Express Network
BT's new network connects five FX hubs with a focus on reliability to meet demand from a growing number of buy-side firms entering the FX market.
EBS Live Ultra to Provide 5ms Data
The broker says the improvements make the feed the fastest live streaming FX datafeed available from a primary FX market venue.
Bloomberg Tradebook to Discontinue Foreign Exchange Business
Bloomberg to concentrate foreign exchange efforts through FXGO platform, Tradebook FX platform to be discontinued from March 1.
OTC Exchange Network Joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
Blockchain-based trading platform will join non-profit trade association as corporate member.
FXecosystem Furthers Asia Expansion with Equinix HK PoP
The vendor already has a presence in Equinix's SG1 datacenter in Singapore.
FX Feeds’ Sudden Evolutionary Leap
Firms' best execution requirements and desire to expand strategies into FX markets are creating demand for a new breed of high-performance FX datafeeds.
After 2016, What’s Next for the Buy Side?
How to sum up 2016? John considers what the year means for asset managers going forward into 2017.
TMX, Velocity Trade Ally for FX Data, Analytics
The partnership expands the range of FX Analysis tools launched by TMX in July
360T Taps MDX for Banks to Post Prices from Excel
Officials say the move will make it easier for banks' clients to trade with them via the 360T platform.
Tullett Prebon Info to Distribute Digital Currency Data from Brave New Coin
The broker's data arm aims to become a hub for data on digital, as well as traditional, currencies.
Thomson Reuters Preps High-Frequency FX Feed
The vendor's announcement follows the recent launches of similar high-performance currency data feeds by EBS Brokertec and Currenex.
Foreign Exchange: What a Difference a Year Makes
Volatility in the foreign exchange market is being driven by a number of factors, but post-trade data issues are still lingering.
Exegy Taps FX Vet Wilson for FX Solutions Account Management
Wilson's end-user background will anable Exegy to present its solutions in a way that resonates with FX business executives.
Pound Crashes Versus Dollar, Questions Remain Around Cause
The British pound plummeted during the early hours of Asia's trading day Friday, but a clear cause of the crash has yet to be identified.
CLS Explores Distributed-Ledgers Potential for FX Netting Service
The service will suit FX trades settled outside the CLS settlement service and is built on Hyperledger Fabric, an open-source solution led by IBM.
CLS to Develop Payment Netting Service Using Distributed-Ledger Technology
The service will suit FX trades settled outside the CLS settlement service and is built on Hyperledger Fabric, an open-source solution led by IBM.
Icap Provides US Treasury Pricing, FX Spot Rates to Wind Clients
Icap and Wind expand an existing deal for Wind to distribute Icap data in mainland China.
HSBC Adopts Swift FX Business Insight Information Service
New service allows for continuous FX business performance measurement over time based upon activity share.
SimCorp Adds Full FX Netting to Dimension Platform
Partnership with FX Connect adds full FX netting to Dimension platform to further front-office functionality.
Currenex, EBS Face Off with New FX Feeds
The FX trading platform operators are bringing different approaches to the process of increasing transparency in the FX market.
Diversify to Survive
John looks at how one example of an FX specialist diversifying its offering vindicates an article he wrote nine months ago.
Quandl Adds CLS FX Trade, Volume Data to Online Platform
The data provides greater granularity and frequency than CLS' existing offerings, and will appeal to traders, risk and portfolio managers and those managing currency risk.