FX Trading
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FX Fuels Demand for Multi-Asset Trading Technology
As multi-asset trading gains momentum on the buy side, institutions are seeking workflow efficiencies and foreign exchange is playing a key role in fueling the trend. In addition, there are several regulatory forces and trends in the marketplace — such as T+1 settlement and the rise of digital assets — pushing the marketplace toward multi-asset trading technology.
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T+1 to Impact Global Program Trading and FX
As the US transitions to shortened settlement cycle next May, a major concern is how the tighter time frame will impact overseas fund managers trading U.S. equities given the time zone differences, particularly when a foreign exchange transaction is involved.
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A Year in Review: Top Blogs in 2022
As we look back on this year, topics such as institutional adoption of digital asset trading, European trading in response to geopolitical risk, and the SEC’s plans to revamp U.S. stock trading rules dominated the headlines. In 2022, we covered those topics and much more including the growing sophistication of AlgoWheel, and the evolution of the buy-side fixed income EMS.
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Buy Side Tackles FX Data Challenges with Liquidity Analytics and TCA
Panelists agreed on the need to capture and monitor tradeable streams as a precondition for calculating liquidity analytics, emphasizing this helps them understanding which LPs are performing better than others.
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What’s Ahead for FX Algo Trading and TCA?
From selecting FX algorithms, to evaluating liquidity providers, to identifying hidden costs, there is an emphasis on what the data is telling people, said multiple speakers at the virtual event. In addition, recent changes to the FX Global Code of Conduct, could provide additional market transparency for the buy side related to algorithmic trading and TCA.
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FlexTrade Signs the FX Global Code of Conduct
As a provider of technology to the FX market, our signing of the Code reflects our commitment to support the industry’s move to become increasingly open, fair, and compliant with global standards.
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Data Dominates Buy-Side Approach to FX Trading
Senior buy-side traders offered differing views on the definition of high-touch and low-touch trading in foreign exchange (FX) at a roundtable in May, shedding light on efforts to rank their brokers and incorporate data analytics …
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Algo Wheel Takes FX Algo Trading to the Next Level
With liquidity fragmented across the foreign exchange landscape and regulations like MiFID II placing more responsibility on the buy side to obtain best execution, there has been an increased uptake in algorithmic trading. According to …
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A Year in Review: Top FlexAdvantage Blog Posts in 2019
Topics such as market data costs, natural language processing, MiFID II research unbundling, Algo Wheels, exchange startups, market structure, dark pools, and desktop interoperability, resonated with the readers of the FlexAvantage industry blog.