Technology
Dmitri Galinov, the founder and former CEO of FastMatch, is preparing to launch a new platform, called 24 Exchange, which he claims will offer market participants a more cost–effective way to trade with one another. “The problem that we’re trying to solve with 24 Exchange is that the cost of technology over the past decade […]
Colin Lambert is on the defensive from the start of this week’s podcast thanks to another disastrous prediction in the previous edition of In the FICC of It, so listen in to enjoy his discomfort as he and Galen Stops discuss the return of volatility to bitcoin and while doing so decide for yourself – […]
A decade after launching, oneZero secured new outside investment this week. Galen Stops takes a look at the logic behind this deal for all the parties involved. Earlier this week, Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, completed a minority investment in oneZero Financial Systems. […]
A decade after it was tasked with driving reform of the financial system, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has reported to G20 leaders that while much has been achieved, “promoting global financial stability is a continuous task”. In a letter to the leaders, current FSB chair Randal Quarles says that the FSB’s transition from determined […]
As technology continues to shape financial markets, what are the implications for how FX products are traded in Latin America? The electronification of markets in continuing apace, yet many FX products outside of the spot market have proven stubbornly resistance to this trend. What are the barriers to automating NDFs, swaps and options, and are […]
Cobalt has published its core pricing and has committed to not increase prices in the future without client approval. Cobalt is set to charge $300,000 per annum for its core ledger license and its core credit license. The Cobalt unique transaction (CUT) identifier will be priced at two cents per trade or 0.5 cents per […]
AllianceBernstein is working with OpenFin, which provides an operating system (OS) to financial services firms, in a bid to help accelerate its digital transformation strategy. In a release issued today, OpenFin says that this collaboration will enable AllianceBernstein to modernise its desktop technology infrastructure, allowing integration and interoperability with legacy and third-party applications without the […]
Barclays has added equities to BARX and announced that it will now function as the bank’s cross-asset electronic trading platform. Prior to this, clients could trade FX, fixed income and futures on the BARX platform. “We are excited to announce that BARX will be our newly integrated, cross-asset electronic trading platform that will continually innovate […]
NatWest Markets’ Jacintha Love, head of Agile Markets products, and Jeremy Maw, head of UK mid corporate FX sales, talk about the nuances of building e-FX solutions for corporate clients. Profit & Loss: So why have corporate clients been a big focus for you on the e-FX side? Jeremy Maw: Corporates are a huge part […]
This year Profit & Loss decided to update the format and judging categories of our annual Digital FX Awards. The process remains subjective but we have not restricted ourselves to the narrow confines of previous years’ categories. Instead of many of the categories, we have created Awards for Excellence in e-FX, something that we believe […]
