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Swiss franc surge tests SNB resolve

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:45:40 GMT

Traders and strategists expect the SNB to defend but not raise the 1.20 floor on EUR/CHF, despite the spot rate having come close to the floor in recent days

FX volumes set for more modest rise in October 2011 survey results

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:53:30 GMT

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The 23% rise in UK turnover in April 2011 was a one-off, according to market participants, but further increases expected in October 2011 survey results

Erroneous Swissie price on EBS sparks anger among traders

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:08:45 GMT

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Foreign exchange traders express concern after an incorrect EUR/CHF price found its way from the EBS training environment onto the live market

FX swap cost could rise from €279 to €2,779 under EU tax, warns Oliver Wyman

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:35:34 GMT

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Research published today on behalf of the GFMA global FX division highlights the potentially punitive impact of the financial transaction tax on the FX industry

Spotlight on: Simon Watkins, Bank of Montreal

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:01:27 GMT

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The Canadian bank’s head of FX for London talks to Joel Clark about the expansion of his team over the past five years and the bank’s ambition to become a recognised FX provider in London and across Europe

Icap targets Indian rupee fix on EBS by Q3

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:42:18 GMT

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Investment in capabilities for currencies of Brazil, Russia, India and China is set as a top priority for 2012 by EBS senior management

Icap targets Indian ruble fix on EBS by Q3

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:02:10 GMT

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Investment in capabilities for currencies of Brazil, Russia, India and China is set as a top priority for 2012 by EBS senior management

Fidessa rolls out FX trading on execution platform

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:05:24 GMT

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Users of Fidessa's buy-side workstation can now trade more than 1,300 currency pairs, following integration of FX trading in Q4

US dollar set for safe-haven flows in 2012, according to industry poll

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:05:49 GMT

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According to 36% of respondents to FX Week’s latest online poll, the US dollar is the only real safe-haven currency, while 33% suggest there is still some promise in Nordic currencies

Spotlight on: Mike Harris, Campbell & Company

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:23:16 GMT

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The director of trading at commodity trading adviser Campbell & Company talks to Miriam Siers about the current trading environment and the challenges in the market for buy-side traders

Spotlight on: Jeffrey Hogan, BGC Partners

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:37:59 GMT

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BGC’s managing director for business development talks to Joel Clark about the interdealer broker’s voice and electronic broking capabilities in FX, and his extensive work with regulators to ensure new rules for over-the-counter derivatives are appropriately implemented

BNP Paribas preps launch of Cortex single-dealer platform

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:37:59 GMT

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French bank expects to launch its new platform early in the first quarter of 2012, following a 14-month development period

FX Week Europe: TCA key to effective algo execution, says Shell

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:45:46 GMT

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Paul Downie, Shell's head of liquidity and FX, explains how thorough analysis of all available execution data has been key to the firm's trialling of FX algo tools over the past year

Thomson Reuters restructuring hits FX as Glocer departs

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:16:53 GMT

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A number of senior changes have been made to the vendor's foreign exchange matching business as part of a broader restructuring

FX Week Europe: Decimalised pricing gaining traction

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:27:56 GMT

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The advent of decimalisation on the majority of FX trading platforms has led to a number of challenges for traders, conference speakers argue

FX Week Europe: Prepare for worst-case scenario in the eurozone

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:27:50 GMT

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Panellists at FX Week Europe discuss the implications for the forex market of a possible exit of one or more eurozone members from the single currency

FX Week Europe: TCA key to effective algo execution, says Shell treasurer

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:21:15 GMT

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Paul Downie, Shell's head of liquidity and FX, explains how thorough analysis of all available execution data has been key to the firm's trialling of FX algo tools over the past year

Why the consensus is wrong on USD/JPY

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:26:52 GMT

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RBC Capital Markets has taken a contrarian view on the yen for several years, predicting it would strengthen against the US dollar while the consensus forecast was for yen strength. After the bank’s contrarian view has proved accurate, Adam Cole argues the consensus is still wrong

A better benchmark

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:26:52 GMT

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With more mainstream advisers offering access to managed FX investments, bigger and increasingly sophisticated audiences are driving index providers to upgrade benchmarks and make them investable. However, some managers remain unimpressed by the existing offerings and prefer to use proprietary benchmarking approaches instead. Joti Mangat reports

Bank of England sets out code of practice on electronic trading

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:26:52 GMT

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Members of the FX Joint Standing Committee comment on the recently reviewed Nips code, which includes a new section on electronic trading

ADS Securities to provide liquidity through Integral

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:13:15 GMT

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Start-up brokerage has connected its API to Integral and expects to execute first trade with an Australian client within days

Political crisis in Europe brings volatility back to FX options

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:01:39 GMT

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Volatility returned to eurodollar last week as FX traders priced further downside risk into euro options

Japanese corporates count costs of further yen strength

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:01:38 GMT

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Japanese companies have been hit hard by the strength of the yen and are now revising down their profit forecasts in anticipation of further appreciation

Banca IMI goes global

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:01:38 GMT

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Since joining Banca IMI from Barclays Capital earlier this year, Nicola Baiocchi Di Silvestri and Nicola Giaretta have been tasked to build the Italian bank’s corporate FX, rates and commodities sales capabilities globally as it prepares to launch a new trading platform in the coming weeks. Chiara Albanese met them in Milan to find out more

Credit Suisse hires head of FX trading

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:52:15 GMT

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David Tait will join Credit Suisse from UBS in January, reporting to global head of FX Todd Sandoz