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How Tools for Brokers has undergone a major business transformation in the middle of economic crisis and stayed profitable
The history of Tools for Brokers (TFB) began 10 years ago when the world and the Forex market both looked very different compared to today. Back then, there was less competition, less regulation, and most definitely less understanding of the best way to move forward.
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Impressive global growth continues at IS Prime
IS Prime, part of ISAM Capital Markets, is one of the fastest growing Prime of Prime brokers globally. The FCA regulated firm has a reputation for excellence in terms of liquidity, multi-asset execution and risk consultancy services for institutional clients. e-Forex talks to Managing Partner, Raj Sitlani to find out more.
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Gold-i accelerates development of Matrix
Following recent announcements about the expansion of Gold-i’s development team, e-Forex spoke to Chris James, Chief Technology Officer at Gold-i to find out more about the innovative FinTech company’s current product development focus and future plans.
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Arbitrage, HFT, Quant and other automatic trading strategies in FX
The spot Forex market has grown significantly from the early 2000s due, in part, to the influx of algorithmic platforms. The rapid proliferation of information, as reflected in market prices, can present multiple arbitrage opportunities.
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Making the most of your Market Data
The past few decades have seen what can only be described as a revolution in data. A generation ago, businesses from every industry rushed to develop an online presence. More recently, building upon the exponential growth of the internet
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In FX, regional banks look inward for growth – and create new opportunities for global institutions
Having shown their resilience in the early days of the pandemic, bank FX trading departments are turning their sights back towards the operational developments that will ultimately secure their long-term viability.
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Emerging Market FX trading Digital innovation goes from strength to strength
Trading in emerging market currencies is growing rapidly. Nicholas Pratt examines how the use of automation and innovation in digital technology will be critical in managing the operational risk and market volatility that comes with that.
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Direct Market Access in exchange-traded FX derivatives
In recent years, in a bid to capture liquidity away from the traditional OTC/bilateral markets, exchanges around the world have been heavily promoting a wide range of new and improved exchange-traded derivative (ETD) contracts for FX
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Trading FX On Exchanges Continued growth and product development
Since its inception, the $6.6 trillion foreign exchange (FX) market has traded over-the-counter (OTC) between counterparties. While trading on exchange, like in equities and commodities, has been around for decades, the take-up in FX has been much slower...
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The ultimate connector Why FX is such a good fit for IPC
e-Forex spoke with Robert (Bob) A. Santella the Chief Executive Officer of IPC about the services IPC provides to the FX market and why it is ideally positioned to capitalize on how our market is likely to evolve over the next few years.
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Exploring the operational challenges facing buyside firms coming into scope under Phases 5 and 6 of the UMR
The first four phases of UMR have come into force in stages since 2016 and have affected banks. Many buy-side firms will now come into scope with Phases 5 and 6 of UMR, which are now delayed 12 months to September 2021 and September 2022, respectively. We asked Ankeet Dedhia, Americas Head of Product, ForexClear, LCH to comment about this.
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Balance and compromise within the Best Execution process
By Pete Eggleston, Co- Founder and Director of BestX
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The growing electronification of the NDF Market
By Trent Beacroft, CEO of Euronext Markets Singapore
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FXPB meets Covid-19: How resilient was your trusted Prime Broker during the crisis?
Nicholas Pratt investigates how well Prime Brokerages have passed the tests and overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic.
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CMC MARKETS - Talking with the magicians of liquidity
CMC Markets institutional suite provides top class liquidity services across multiple asset classes. The company offers a flexible approach so that clients can connect to its liquidity by using either proprietary trading platforms, or via third-party technology. We talked to Richard Elston, Group Head of Institutional at the firm to tell us more.
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Crypto-Derivatives Market Evolution: Where we are, and where we need to be
The cryptocurrency derivatives market has as many specific attributes as the cryptocurrency spot market. Namely, they feature developed decentralisation, largely unregulated platforms and diverse instrument specifications
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How Tools for Brokers has undergone a major business transformation in the middle of economic crisis and stayed profitable
The history of Tools for Brokers (TFB) began 10 years ago when the world and the Forex market both looked very different compared to today. Back then, there was less competition, less regulation, and most definitely less understanding of the best way to move forward.
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Unlocking the full potential of electronic FX Option platforms
By John Stead, Global Head of PreSales at smartTrade Technologies
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Leverage caps - ASIC releases submissions to its Consultation Paper
Quinn Perrott and Sophie Gerber report on how the industry has responded to the release by ASIC of Consultation Paper 322.
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E-FX accelerates Down Under
Electronic FX trading in the Australian market had already migrated substantially to e-platforms. Covid 19 has boosted the trend, writes Richard Willsher.
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Automation and Volatility: What did we learn?
I would argue that real money firms learn less about the efficiency of their workflows and the performance of their technology during quiet markets, when the overall cost of trading is low, than they do during stressed market conditions when volatility suddenly spikes
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Invast Global The emerging face of unique liquidity
Multi asset Prime Brokerage Invast Global has merged many decades of experience in the Japanese domestic online broking industry with some of the sharpest institutional brokerage executives in the industry, to build a multi asset liquidity offering for online brokers which has won awards across the globe – and a growing legion of loyal clients.
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Helping clients to competitively and efficiently access global markets
Edgewater Markets is a leading technology-driven market leader in workflow management and execution services. We asked Matt Kassel, Chief Operating Officer of the company to tell us more about the firm and the unique platforms it operates
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Technology - Helping to change the face of FX research
With an average of $6.6 trillion of trades per day, Forex markets underpin many investments and all international capital flows.
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FX Regtech adapts to WFH
Mike Harriss, Head of Partnerships at TruNarrative, talks to e-Forex about working from home, the rise in digital onboarding, and how his firm is working with FX businesses to meet their needs.
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How the right Client Portal can impact your brokerage
There are thousands of investment firms registered globally, and more are popping up every day. With such a massive pool of brokers to choose from, your prospects are looking for the “best”.
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