Mike Fox
LeapRate Analyst
September 16, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Calypso Collateral Management Solution successfully implemented at LCH.Clearnet

Calypso Technology, Inc., a leading provider of crossasset front-to-back technology solutions for financial markets, announced today LCH.Clearnet Ltd and LLC have completed the project to introduce the Calypso Collateral Management solution to their Collateral and Liquidity Management (CaLM) offering. With this development, LCH.Clearnet is able to deliver further processing efficiencies with automated, real-time Collateral Management…

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September 16, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Thomson Reuters reporting spot FX volumes up 8% in August

Thomson Reuters reported their FX volumes today, with spot FX ADV volumes coming in at $107 bln, up from July's $99 bln, for an 8% jump MoM. August 2013's spot FX ADV stood at $111 bln, a 3.6% decrease YoY. Other volumes which includes the Thomson Reuters SEF platform and forwards, swaps, options and non-deliverable…

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September 16, 2014 BY Mike Fox

TraderTools appoints Robert Varga Director of Sales in Europe

TraderTools Inc. (TraderTools), technology company committed to delivering the world’s most advanced FX trading platform for banks and brokerages, announced today that it has appointed Robert Varga Director of Sales in Europe. He will be based out of the company's London office reporting to TraderTools EVP Sales, Mark Mayerfeld. Before joining TraderTools, Robert Varga was…

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September 16, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Swissquote Daily Technical Report: GBP/USD - The short-term bounce is fading

In Swissquote’s Tuesday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for GBP/USD and AUD/USD. To view and download the entire report, click here (PDF). GBP/USD: The short-term bounce is fading • GBP/USD is losing its short-term bullish momentum. A…

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September 16, 2014 BY Mike Fox

ITG launches FX Volatility Index application

ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading execution and research broker, today announced the launch of the ITG FX Volatility Index (ITG FXVX), an innovative daily benchmark for Foreign Exchange traders and portfolio managers. The ITG FX Volatility Index forecasts the volatility in the coming trading day based on historical trends and adjusts for implied volatility as well…

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September 15, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Citi's top forex technician: Euro headed to parity

It a bold statement a top Citibank FX technician called for the Eurodollar exchange rate to head to parity and even below. This could remind you of the sovereign debt crisis which started to bubble 2010 across Europe when predictions for parity were also made. However, the euro ended up going on recovery rally. Either…

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