Trading systems
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms – but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first

Decrypting crypto: explaining the market from an institutional perspective
This white paper series takes an institutional perspective, examining the multiple dynamics of the cryptocurrency space. Part one explores the increasing range of crypto derivative products attracting more capital to the sector and how growing…

Markets Technology Awards 2022: the joy of flex
Tech users want the freedom to tweak and change their systems – not always an easy ask for rigid, legacy software

The bank, the vendor, the turrets and the golf day
After DBS switched supplier, a row broke out, raising questions about entertainment and influence
Quantum trading and the search for the perfect clock
Government push to overhaul satellite technology could improve time-stamping accuracy for trading firms – and for regulators
US Treasuries: a venerable market in need of fresh thinking
The world’s most important market has evolved ad hoc; bringing order to it will be no small task
CDS trading remains stubbornly human
Buy-siders sceptical of benefits of algo execution for credit derivatives
Italian job: the real UK stock trading heist
Italy has not been seen as a candidate to pick up business from the UK – until now
Ion-Broadway merger approved with strings attached
Broadway chief executive Tyler Moeller leads consortium to buy divested fixed income business
Pricing and trading system of the year: Murex
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2020
Moonshots shelved: banks spend on home-working tech
Dealers made success of remote working switch – now they’re investing in its future, and pausing grander ambitions
Ion forced to ditch Broadway rates business
Remedy satisfies UK competition watchdog – but “a big defeat” for acquisitive tech giant
Common domain model needs infrastructure push, says Barclays
Bank wants market infrastructures to drive adoption of Isda CDM
UK watchdog has competition concerns over Ion-Broadway deal
Trading tech giant has five days to address issues, or face months-long investigation
Buy-side firms reject EMS brokerage charges
Some users favour licence fee over per-trade charging – and have forced vendors to switch
BLTs and glitchy Wi-Fi: lockdown life for FX execs
With traders transacting trillions from their living rooms, currency markets are adapting to new normal
Ion rival TransFICC gets cash boost
HSBC, ING join £5.75m investment round, amid claims of shrinking tech choice
Ion’s wrists slapped in probe of Broadway deal
Competition watchdog extends initial investigation after Ion failed to comply with call for info
Fee fight: dealers take aim at brokerage costs
Old tensions have new edge as banks urge clients to bypass platforms
Top 10 op risks 2020: theft and fraud
From mega loan fraud to canteen theft, the danger is ever present
Ion’s Broadway deal leaves banks in a bind
Barclays and Nomura among banks that had moved from Ion to rival it now controls
OTC trading platform of the year: Tradeweb
Risk Awards 2020: To keep volumes growing, platform had to confront “incumbent’s dilemma”
Technology vendor of the year: Murex
Risk Awards 2020: Firm bets heavy R&D spend will keep it ahead of shifting client needs
Banks team up for ‘Ion replacement’ project
Consortium weighs building fixed income software in potential threat to Ion, the dominant vendor