FX
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Outlook 2017: David Ullrich, FlexTrade
FlexTrade’s David Ullrich discusses the outlook for FX industry trends in 2017.
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Our Top 10 FlexAdvantage Blog Stories for 2016
It’s been an interesting year for the FlexAdvantage blog’s coverage of industry news. From government regulations, such as MiFID II, Last Look, Tick Pilot and Maker Taker, to buy-side involvement in FX and Fixed Income as well as a 20th Anniversary celebration with FlexTrade. Here is our countdown of the Top 10 FlexAdvantage Blog posts for 2016.
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FX Volatility “Trumping” Forward into 2017
The unanticipated election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency has boosted trading volume and volatility in currencies, and many see an opportunity to generate profits that has eluded them for several years. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.
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Electronic Trading Shows Scope for FX Growth in Middle East
FlexTrade’s Vishal Kapadia, Vice President, Business Development for the Middle East and Asia, discusses electronic trading trends in the Middle East and how they are affecting FX.
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FX Algo Usage Rises as Buy Side Takes Charge
Algorithmic trading is gaining ground in FX among the buy-side, but there are variations between asset managers/pension funds and hedge funds/CTAs in adopting these tools. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken examines further.
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TradeTech FX (London, September 13-15, 2016)
Stop by FlexTrade’s booth # 7 for information and a demonstration of our sell-side, multi-asset EMS and OMS trading solutions. Experience how the solutions trade and process equities, portfolios, ADR’s, FX, ETFs, futures and options.
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FlexTrade Wins Best Trading Technology Vendor Award for FX
FlexTrade Systems today announced it has been named “Best Trading Technology Vendor” in the foreign exchange markets by FX Week at their 13th annual US conference in New York on July 12th.
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FX Week e-FX Awards: Best Trading Technology Vendor – FlexTrade Systems
FX Week Chooses FlexTrade Systems as Best Trading Technology Vendor for 2016. FlexTrade’s David Ullrich and Peter Bondesen comment.
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The Middle East – Scope for Growth in Electronic FX
What factors are shaping the foreign exchange market across the Middle East and what further growth in e-FX we can expect throughout the region? FlexTrade’s Vishal Kapadia comments.
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TCA Trends: Venue Analysis Tops Buy-Side Priorities
It’s no secret that institutional traders are utilizing transaction cost analysis (TCA) for equities trading as a tool for measuring execution quality and reducing slippage against trading benchmarks. But now that TCA has matured in equities, the question is where is TCA moving next?
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TCA: Bridging the Gap Between Equities and FX
Transaction cost analysis has been the Holy Grail of best execution in equities trading, but the evolution of TCA in foreign exchange trading must consider the OTC nature of currency markets.
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A Hard Look at Last Look in Foreign Exchange
The debate over ‘last look’ in foreign exchange trading has resurfaced in 2016 as regulators continue to eye the practice and investors worry about slippage and potential market abuse. Regulators are said to be scrutinizing FX dealing platforms that contain last look, a controversial practice that enables market makers to delay or reject trades from customers after they’ve agreed to a quoted price.