Those who follow the comings and goings in the currency trading world will no doubt be noticing the multitude of comments and commentary surrounding the just-released FX Global Code of Conduct. Well, here is a synopsis of some of those comments, from some leading FX sector executives: David Puth, CEO of CLS and Chairman of the…
Read moreWith the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announcement of the launch of the new Special Drawing Right (SDR) valuation basket including - for the first time - the Chinese Renminbi (RMB), we are pleased to present some comments on what this means from two FX / China experts: Rachael Hoey, Head of Asia at CLS and Dan Marcus, CEO…
Read moreParFX, the wholesale electronic trading platform owned by interdealer broker Compagnie Financiere Tradition SA (SWX:CFT), today announces a set of additions to its trading instruments lineup. The first addition is the Hungarian forint (HUF), with traders to be able to trade EUR/HUF on the platform. The introduction of EUR/HUF to ParFX happens a couple of…
Read moreThe addition of offshore renminbi to the lineup marks another milestone in ParFX's expansion and reiterates the importance of the Asian market.
Read moreLast year, wholesale platform ParFX attracted support from a wealth of tier 1 banks in the advent of its launch. The platform continues to increase its functionality, with today marking the first trade completed on its new prime brokerage service
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Read moreParFX, the wholesale electronic trading platform delivering renewed transparency and equality in global spot FX, has been named Technology Project of the Year in the Dealing/Trading category by The Banker magazine, in recognition of its success in introducing fairness and equality into the world’s largest financial market – Forex. Created by the market, for the…
Read moreBloomberg claims that alternative Forex ECN ParFX was approached by banks asking if its technology could be applied to other asset classes. Interesting article today on Bloomberg we'd like to make our readers aware of, on the trouble big players in the currency markets have been having with high frequency trading -- which make up 30-35%…
Read moreECN liquidity at ParFX is deepening further with the total of founder banks rising to 14 Global interdealer brokerage Tradition’s spot FX trading platform ParFX has gotten on board another two top tier banks as founders to further deepen forex liquidity within its offering. Citi and JP Morgan are the latest additions to the newest…
Read moreEBS's move is meant to remove advantages enjoyed by high-speed, high-frequency traders. The Forex ECN wars are officially on! Just a few days after we reported the launch of Tradition's new Forex ECN called ParFX, comes word that ICAP's EBS is making a major change to the way it handles incoming orders. The change --…
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