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CFTC Compromises With 50-1 Leverage for Retail FX

Thursday 2nd September 2010 00:00:00

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has softened proposals to place much stricter limits on the use of borrowed money in retail foreign exchange trades, in a move that represents a victory for the industry

Technology

Deutsche Bank Enhances Options Orders on Autobahn

Thursday 2nd September 2010 00:00:00

Deutsche Bank has rolled out an enhancement to its Autobahn FX options orders functionality, which was released on its Autobahn FX platform late last year

Market Data

FX Market Turnover Hits $4 Trillion

Wednesday 1st September 2010 00:00:00

The Bank for International Settlements has released the preliminary results of its triennial survey of foreign exchange turnover. As suggested in Squawkbox two weeks ago, the survey indicates average daily volume stood at $4 trillion per day in April 2010

Technology

Icap to Launch Electronic Euro IRS Trading

Tuesday 31st August 2010 00:00:00

Icap will go live with an electronic market for trading euro interest rate swaps with market maker support on 6 September

Banks

Commerzbank Adds to FX Business Globally

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

Commerzbank Corporates and Markets has strengthened its global foreign exchange business with six sales and trading appointments

Mover Shift

RBS Loses Barnes and Mandell, Gains Carrington

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Tim Carrington as global head of foreign exchange following the departure of Mark Barnes

Banks

HSBC Australia Appoints Head of Global Markets

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

HSBC Australia has unveiled the successor to Tony Cripps, who transferred from the role of head of global markets in Australasia to head up the bank’s office in the Philippines

Mover Enter

Best Joins FX Bridge as New CEO

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

FX Bridge Technologies, a provider of spot FX, CFDs and options trading software to broker-dealers, has hired Stephen Best as chief executive officer

Mover Exit

Redwood to Leave Thomson Reuters

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

Mark Redwood is leaving Thomson Reuters where he is president, sales and trading in the markets division to start up a new venture

Brokers

TD Ameritrade Launches Futures and FX Trading

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

Online discount brokerage firm TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. has launched futures and foreign exchange trading capabilities

New Product

Misys Launches Inter-bank Matching of Exotic FX Options

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

Software company Misys has unveiled the latest release of its Confirmation Matching Service, which includes inter-bank matching for exotic FX options

Exchanges

MCX-SX to Launch Currency Options Trading

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

India’s MCX Stock Exchange, has become the country’s first exchange to conduct mock sessions to test a currency options trading platform

Mover Shift

On the Move

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

Citi, Lloyds TSB and BAML…

Technology

Tech Corner

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

A round up of the latest technology news…

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And Finally...

Monday 30th August 2010 00:00:00

As it’s a holiday weekend in the UK and the week before a US holiday I thought I would keep it brief by providing some feedback on a recent column, and by putting children in their place