Single-dealer platform
Banks mull whether to stick or twist with SDPs
Fewer providers are going all-in on single-dealer platforms, as consolidation and outsourcing are on the cards
Nomura’s tech revamp propels its global FX push
Bank hopes overhaul of pricing tech and new single-dealer platform will boost FX business
Goldman’s Marquee is a gradual revelation
Multiple apps are being corralled into a sticky cross-asset ecosystem, updated with Python and cloud
Best single-dealer platform: Citi
To better connect its various FX solutions and allow its client base access to a broader set of markets, Citi has undertaken an ambitious project to consolidate its entire FX offering under its single-dealer platform
Best liquidity provider for corporates and Best single-dealer platform: Citi
Citi discusses its win of two FX Markets e-FX 2022 awards, and the role its client-focused single-dealer platform had to play in its win
Best liquidity provider for crypto derivatives: B2C2
As the first single-dealer platform in crypto, B2C2 is now one of the largest liquidity providers in this fast‑evolving space
Banks turn to analytics playbook to take on FX platforms
Dealers aim to lure clients from high-fee multi-dealer platforms with improved investment analytics
UBS recognised in seven categories at the 2021 FX Markets Best Banks Awards
An unrelenting focus on client need and a hybrid approach of ‘technology with a human edge’, leveraging the tech while still relying on experienced sales and trading teams to provide advice when it is needed most, led to a haul of awards for UBS
Citi rolls out revamped FX algo execution platform
US bank’s new-look platform aims to provide algos for Asia and Latam NDFs
Dealers look to cut SDP prices amid platform fee battle
JP Morgan offers different pricing for single and multi-dealer venues; Barclays mulls same approach
Segmenting your client franchise for profit
Ludovic Blanquet, chief product and strategic planning officer at smartTrade, investigates the complex dynamics of profitable e‑FX franchises, the importance of building and consolidating client trust, and how a technology partner such as smartTrade can…
FX options: the race to electronification has only just begun
Could years of entrenched voice trading in FX options be about to end as electronification gathers pace?
OTC FX options market gears up for faster electronification
Share of electronic trading remains low but host of factors promise to change that for good
Dealers divided over paring FX spot venue connections
Some liquidity providers aim to follow Citi’s lead and cut platforms, but others are wary
Integral goes live with new UX for FX platform
Seventh generation of single-dealer platform built on HTML5 to allow for more customisation
Nomura targets US in FX rebuilding effort
Return of volatility sees Japanese bank rehire in New York and focus global business on Asian pairs and FX options
Citi to focus on just five FX spot platforms
More venues face axe as US bank says it wants to route 90% of e-volume through small group of vendors
Fee fight: dealers take aim at brokerage costs
Old tensions have new edge as banks urge clients to bypass platforms
E-trading takes hold for FX swaps – sort of
Bulk of trades are being executed over screen, but bolder changes have stalled
Deutsche Bank’s Autobahn goes mobile
App gains 700-plus subscriptions since September launch; users can trade round-the-clock