Trading systems
Banks try to standardise Sef sign-up for clients
Permission accomplished?
Chip and win: Banks expand use of GPUs
As computational demands on banks have increased, some have turned to powerful graphics processing units, but these were initially applied at the transaction pricing level. Now, they are starting to cover portfolio valuations and other enterprise-level…
Concerns over high-frequency trading overstated, says Australian regulator
Asic less concerned with high-frequency trading but is clamping down on dark pool operators
OTC reforms present technology challenges for insurers
Wide-ranging changes to the the OTC derivatives market are leading insurers to upgrade their collateral management systems, often quite substantially. But the complex requirements and computational power needed is providing a challenge - not just for…
White paper: How the right trade modelling platform can enhance performance and reduce risk
The success of a trading company's value chain relies heavily on modelling platforms that can perform an array of tasks such as developing forward curves and calculating risk sensitivities effectively. As a result, these models need to provide a set of…
FX liquidity fragmentation costs reduced by technology
The increase in electronic trading venues in the foreign exchange market has created the potential for further fragmentation of liquidity. Technology vendors have developed a variety of solutions in response
Algomi: Former UBS platform guru pushes aggregation
The matchmaker
OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit Europe: Lack of dealer involvement may hamper OTF move
A portion of the European derivatives market will eventually be required to trade on OTFs – but change will be hampered without bank involvement, panellists say
The outlook for mobile energy trading
Trading on the move
Risk 25 firms of the future: Misys
Making technology cheaper
Risk 25 firms of the future: Murex
Industrial revolution
FX platform proliferation branded unsustainable
A recent flurry of FX trading platform launches will undoubtedly lead to a round of consolidation, with less successful players squeezed out of the market, argue FX Week USA speakers
Hong Kong securities regulator argues for more control over HFT
The Securities and Futures Commission makes the case for more regulation of high-frequency trading – but the market is not convinced
Structural issues hindering uptake of electronic trading in India
An increasing appetite for electronic trading by domestic Indian firms is being stymied by issues over market structure and regulatory climate
Sponsored statement: The Royal Bank of Scotland
MarketDirect transforms automated pricing and trading
Icap’s forex e-trading platform to offer outright forwards
Icap’s forex spot and NDF electronic platform, EBS, is looking to diversify into outright forwards and other services this year
Middleware vendors face turf war with Sefs
Cutting out the middleware?
Mifid II sets up clash between voice trading and transparency
Voice in the wilderness?
Bank of England sets out code of practice on electronic trading
Members of the FX Joint Standing Committee comment on the recently reviewed Nips code, which includes a new section on electronic trading
Electronic FX trading in Asia may switch to multi-dealer platforms
Changing channels
Technology
Systems check