Trading systems

Fit for forex

A variety of online trading and analytics platforms are being offered by banks to their clients. Risk looks at the functionality and benefits of some of these systems. By Ryan Davidson

Counting on the counterparty

High-profile banking failures have led to uncertainty over the ability of credit derivatives counterparties to honour their side of the trade. Contingent credit default swaps, or CCDS, are designed to mitigate this risk. But will plans for a central…

Iosco to tackle trading abuses

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco) will crack down on "trading abuses", according to technical committee chairman Christopher Cox.

G-20 backs derivatives reform

The Group of 20, which contains the world's leading developed and emerging economies, backed derivatives reform proposals in a summit hosted by US president George Bush in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 15.

Bailouts fail to lift markets

The news of massive bank bailouts on both sides of the Atlantic failed to support the stock markets this morning - UK and European equities fell sharply in early trading, led by a weak financial sector.

JP Morgan launches mobile forex platform

A new proprietary e-trading platform that allows clients to access real-time executable streaming foreign exchange rates (forex) from their desktops and Blackberry devices was launched on Wednesday by JP Morgan.

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