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Closing the information gaps – Helping the buyside use FX algos more effectively
As the three year review of the FX Global Code progresses, we will likely see that the industry as a whole believes that buyside participants will benefit from increased transparency...
The role of pre-trade analysis in FX algo selection
The modern foreign exchange market is a complex beast, providing participants with many different methods of execution. Within each execution method, there are a multitude of factors, and therefore additional...
Passive versus Aggressive Exploring the underlying decision making behind FX algo strategies
Nicholas Pratt asks how buy-side firms are using FX algos to execute their passive versus aggressive trading strategies Nicholas Pratt For the most part of this millennium, buy-side firms have...
Covid-19 crisis: FX algos prove their worth in volatile markets
When first and even second generation FX algos were introduced to the market, they were designed to follow a very rigid set of rules which meant they did not perform...
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Understanding the FX algo ‘execution trilemma’
According to the BIS report, while the overarching goal of Execution Algorithms (EAs) is to achieve optimal execution, there are several competing dimensions to this goal which will be defined...
Algos in the spotlight at TradeTech FX USA 2021
A live survey of the 773 attendees who joined the conference online across the two days found that 67% of those responding considered improved FX algo products to be the...
Exploring the use of emerging technologies in FX algo trading
Do you see AI and ML as key buy-side tools today? Despite all the buzz, in reality we are not yet seeing AI and ML being utilized to nearly the...
When it comes to algo-facing liquidity pools Still waters run deep
FX traders at buy side institutions have embraced algorithmic execution in increasing numbers over the past few years. In part, their decision to use this execution style has been driven...
Top tips for FX algo execution during volatile trading conditions
Among the most interesting findings from the recent BIS report into FX execution algorithms and market functioning was that it was able to take stock of the performance of algos...
BIS reveals prevalence of FX execution algorithms
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released one of the most detailed reports produced to date exploring the drivers and implications of the rising use of Execution Algorithms (EAs)...
Leveraging interactive execution technology in the FX algo trading process
BNP Paribas’ award-winning FX spot and NDF algorithm service CORTEX employs next generation interactive execution technology. Broadly speaking what is interactive execution? Asif Razaq In opaque FX markets, clients have...
Passive versus Aggressive Exploring the underlying decision making behind FX algo strategies
Nicholas Pratt asks how buy-side firms are using FX algos to execute their passive versus aggressive trading strategies Nicholas Pratt For the most part of this millennium, buy-side firms have...
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Impact of regulatory and Global Code consultations on FX algo trading in focus at ACI UK debate
The FX algo market may be facing an unprecedented level of change with a number of proposed regulatory and governance changes on the agenda, including the launch of ESMA’s consultation into the impact of MiFID II/MiFIR regarding algorithmic trading and the creation of an algo trading working group by the GFXC as part of the ongoing FX Global Code review. ACI UK, the Financial Markets Association, recently brought together a panel of front line market experts to discuss the potential impact of the proposed changes.
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Paul Matherne, Head of FX EMEA talks about “tech-celeration”
Paul Matherne, Head of FX EMEA, BNY Mellon talks about the “tech-celeration” that has occurred in the FX industry and evidence of this trend in the increasing willingness of buy-side firms to use algos.
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Algorithmic FX Trading Handbook 2021
An essential guide to FX algo trading and some of the key products available.