Trading systems
Proliferation of central clearing in Asia causes tech trials
The introduction of central counterparty (CCPs) clearing for over-the-counter derivatives poses significant technological challenges for dealers, end-users and the CCPs themselves. How are they coping? Clive Davidson reports
Chi-East moves to connect Asia's dark pools
Joint venture between Singapore Exchange and Chi-X Global expects to announce four new members in the next two months
Turquoise prepares for derivatives launch
Adrian Farnham, chief executive of Turquoise, talks to Alexander Campbell
Dealers weigh Sef strategies
The Dodd-Frank Act created a multitude of would-be swap execution facilities (Sefs) – trading platforms that will aggregate dealer liquidity. Now, dealers want to hoover up the Sefs by building their own aggregation services, but it’s a strategy that…
Deutsche considered Autobahn spin-off in bid for Sef status
Dodd-Frank caused Deutsche to look at reinventing its Autobahn platform as a Sef – but dealers now see a future for their platforms as price aggregators
GDF Suez chooses bank status for new trading arm
European energy giant GDF Suez this week launched a new trading unit, choosing to obtain bank status that prepares it for potentially tougher European regulation of commodity trading
Special report: E-trading
The drive for automation in the trading of fixed income products.
Sponsored statement: MarketAxess
Credit market participants should begin preparing for the transition to electronic trading which will be an inevitable consequence of Dodd-Frank reform, as Richard McVey of MarketAxess outlines in this Q&A.
Sponsored statement: Deutsche Bank
Investors and regulators alike are pushing for an exchange-style trading model for credit in an effort to promote transparency and liquidity.
Sponsored statement: Tradeweb
An increase in e-trading volumes for credit has boosted liquidity, with a growing number of dealers offering prices on e-trading platforms. Further developments include the move towards list trading, where clients can execute multiple trades in multiple…
Multi-dealer platforms gear up for credit e-trading adoption
Regulatory pressure for transparency across the financial markets is good news for multi-dealer e-trading platforms, pushing them into a range of new product offerings.
Single-dealer e-trading platforms bounce back after Dodd-Frank urges automation
Electronic trading volumes of credit through single-dealer platforms struggled to recover following their financial crisis-induced slump. But demands from US and European regulators for best execution are leading to an increase in volumes once more and…
Axa IM extends e-trading capabilities
It is easy to see why firms running multi-dealer platforms are excited about the potential of e-trading, but what do investors think? Credit talks to Axa IM’s head of trading Paul Squires to get the buy-side perspective.
Industry in flux as electronic trading and risk control comes to the fore
Addressing the needs of regional banks, high frequency traders, large institutional investors and leveraged retail investors in the ever-changing world of foreign exchange is becoming a significant challenge for traditional participants, with intense…
Energy companies face software integration issues
Energy Risk software survey shows traders plan to add to ETRM systems in 2011; vendors discuss integration problems
Icap pilots bank-only block trading platform for manual users
Pilot comes at a time when news reports suggest a group of 10 banks plan to launch a bank-only FX trading platform
Electronic trading and the need for speed
The connection of electronic pricing and trading engines between investment banks and private banking clients has increased dramatically during the past couple of years as sophisticated new systems have been introduced. What is the competitive advantage…
Banks stake their future on structured products e-platforms
The connection of electronic pricing and trading engines between investment banks and private banking clients has increased dramatically during the past couple of years as sophisticated new systems have come on stream. What is the competitive advantage…
Ginga debuts electronic coal trading in Asia
The Singapore-based broker aims to use technology to gain market share in the Indonesian sub-bit coal swaps market.
TradingScreen launches corporate bond platform in Europe
TradingScreen has created a multilateral trading platform to streamline the process of corporate bond transactions by centralising the buying and selling of corporate bonds in Europe.
Getting more control with bespoke technology
Playing a role in the development of a bespoke technology solution gives energy traders and risk managers more control over how they perform their daily duties, according to experts. Pauline McCallion finds out more
Time to consider electronic trading for oil markets
The oil markets have stubbornly resisted electronic trading for 10 years. Alex Davis finds out if this is about to change
Sparring over global valuation
Dealers have typically used a variety of pricing models that are specific to certain asset classes and instruments. But is it possible for banks to build global models that can be used to price instruments across asset classes? Matt Cameron reports
Liquidnet debuts offshore alternative trading in New Zealand
New Zealand is poised to have what is believed to be its first offshore dark pool when Liquidnet launches its trading operation on June 22.