Tag: Thomson Reuters FX

February 07, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

FXall sees record forex volumes month in January

FXall's $123 billion ADV January included a $197 billion day, its highest tally ever. China volume record too. Looks like 2014 is getting off to a great start in the institutional forex world. After seeing ICAP's EBS platform climb 23% from December (although still well behind last year), Thomson Reuters' own Forex ECN platform as…

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October 29, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Thomson Reuters misses Q3 revenue estimates due in part to weak FX volumes

TRI did, however, surpass 100,000 Eikon desktops installed early in Q4. Information provider Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) reported mixed Q3 results this morning, which saw its earnings beat estimates but its revenues disappoint somewhat. One of the reasons given for the lighter revenues was lower trade volumes in foreign exchange and fixed income markets. Thomson Reuters…

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February 19, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Thomson Reuters FX and ICAP EBS cooperating?

The competitors in the Forex ECN business will jointly provide FX rate fixings in major currencies. In what seems like a move meant to fend off upstart bank-backed competitors such as ParFX and FastMatch, Thomson Reuters and ICAP's EBS unit have announced that they will jointly release 30-minute FX rate fixings. Currently, Thomson Reuters and…

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December 18, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

FXall management taking over at Thomson Reuters FX

Phil Weisberg to head Thomson Reuters FX; Jas Singh leaving. One of the themes we've covered recently has been that it is becoming clear why Thomson Reuters bought FXall -- as Thomson Reuters has seen its leading position in the Forex ECN business erode, FXall has remained the one ECN actually doing more volume this…

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November 12, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

Thomson Reuters October FX volumes down 10%

Clear pattern emerging of slow institutional, but decent retail volumes in October. Thomson Reuters announced their October FX ECN volumes at $120 billion per day -- 10% off September's $133 billion and 23% below last year October's $155 billion. Thomson Reuter's anemic October figures follow similar results we've seen already from other ECN / institutional…

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October 04, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

Thomson Reuters September FX volumes up 16%

... but still remain well below last year's levels. Thomson Reuters announced their September FX ECN volumes at $133 billion per day -- 16% above August's anemic $115 billion, but still 24% below last year September's $176 billion, and the $150B+ monthly figures seen throughout most of 2011. We are seeing a very clear pattern…

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