Nicola Tavendale

Aligning FX algo trading outcomes with customer expectations

June 2023 in Industry Views

The Bank for International Settlements recently released a working paper on the foreign exchange market, part of which explores the expansion of algorithmic trading. In particular, the paper charts the rise in algo use on EBS to 2022, by which time both bank and non-bank FX algo trading dominated with each accounting for just over 40% of trading volume on the platform. As algo use continues to grow, so too have client expectations around algo performance and the level of service they expect to receive from algo providers. Yet where can improvements still be made and what will be next in the evolution of the algo trading experience? Nicola Tavendale writes.

In addition to the growth of FX algos deployed on primary CLOBS, the BIS Working Paper Banks notes that, due to the role that such platforms play in the market, algorithmic trading has also had an important impact on price discovery in FX. Furthermore, the paper adds that execution algorithms are now also being used directly by some of the more sophisticated customers in the FX market and that these users “increasingly rely on smart order routing and execution algorithms In addition to the growth of FX algos deployed on primary CLOBS, the BIS Working Paper Banks notes that, due to the role that such platforms play in the market, algorithmic trading has also had an important impact on price discovery in FX. Furthermore, the paper adds that execution algorithms are now also being used directly by some of the more sophisticated customers in the FX market and that these users “increasingly rely on smart order routing and execution algorithms

In addition to the growth of FX algos deployed on primary CLOBS, the BIS Working Paper Banks notes that, due to the role that such platforms play in the market, algorithmic trading has also had an important impact on price discovery in FX. Furthermore, the paper adds that execution algorithms are now also being used directly by some of the more sophisticated customers in the FX market and that these users “increasingly rely on smart order routing and execution algorithms

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