The biggest finding in our latest report on FX electronic trading was nothing. Our 1500+ interviews with global FX users showed continued growth in electronic trading (74% of users trade FX on the screen), growth in execution algorithm usage (expecting 65% growth in 2014) and high hedge fund use of the two. But those data […]
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Why Regulatory Changes Will Drive FX Trading Volume to Futures
Its been my experience that many in the market are ignoring FX in the global derivatives reform debate, thinking of them as broadly exempt from new rules. This view is a bit of a red herring. Our latest research report digs into the regulations set to hit the FX derivatives market and the impact they […]
The Economist: Not with a Bang
I talked to an Economist reporter based in Paris on Wednesday (October 2) about what the first day of SEF trading means to the market. I think the key point to note on the quote below is that we’re talking about the day 1 impact. The longer term impact on the the market I believe […]