Tag: electronic trading

September 30, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Colt launches FX liquidity access service connecting London, New York And Tokyo markets

Colt today announces the availability of its FX Liquidity Access service, connecting market participants to the London, New York and Tokyo FX markets. The service - which includes low latency connectivity and proximity hosting - simplifies access to the global FX markets, enabling customers to access single and multi-bank platforms 24x7. “As customers increasingly look…

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September 22, 2014 BY Mike Fox

BCS Financial Group selects Horizon Software for market-making and distributing Russian derivatives

BCS Financial Group, the largest trader in Russia for Equities, FX and Derivatives, has selected Horizon Software to launch its derivatives market-making and distribution activities. Horizon will provide Delta One and Option Trader, its market-making platform, which includes native exchange connectivity to numerous exchanges throughout Europe. Horizon’s flexible APIs will allow the market-making platform to…

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September 18, 2014 BY Mike Fox

ICAP up 4.8% Wednesday to £3.76 after UBS took the stock off its “sell” list

ICAP, (LON:IAP) leading provider of a wide variety of electronic execution, broking, risk mitigation, messaging, and information services to wholesale market participants got a boost in it's stock price Wednesday as fast moving geopolitical events keep stacking up across the globe providing some juice to a summer of otherwise tamed volume figures. Bryce Elder from…

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September 16, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Phil Weisberg: Evolution of a Market Structure

Phil Weisberg, Global Head of FX Thomson Reuters opines on the Forex industry from increased regulation and public scrutiny to a fall in volume, also saying the market is caught in headwinds that will drive major structural changes...

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September 16, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Thomson Reuters reporting spot FX volumes up 8% in August

Thomson Reuters reported their FX volumes today, with spot FX ADV volumes coming in at $107 bln, up from July's $99 bln, for an 8% jump MoM. August 2013's spot FX ADV stood at $111 bln, a 3.6% decrease YoY. Other volumes which includes the Thomson Reuters SEF platform and forwards, swaps, options and non-deliverable…

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