Tag: Thomson Reuters

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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December 10, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

November FX volumes – Thomson Reuters down, FXall up

Becoming clear why Thomson Reuters bought FXall. Divergent results from Thomson Reuters and its recently-acquired subsidiary FXall in November. Thomson Reuters saw its November FX volumes drop by 8% to $111 billion (average daily volume during the month), while FXall rose slightly, by 1%, to $95 billion. Thomson Reuters' volumes remain more than 25% below…

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November 13, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

FXall excelling under Thomson Reuters' ownership

FXall surpasses ICAP-EBS as the #2 Forex ECN. It looks as though having Thomson Reuters as its parent company is paying dividends for FXall. The Forex ECN, which was acquired earlier this year by Thomson Reuters for $625 million, stopped reporting its monthly trading volumes after being taken private by Thomson Reuters. However recent filings…

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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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