Pound Traders Glued to Desks as Brexit Vote Meets Witching Hour
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FXPA Webinar: “The CFTC’s SEF Reform Rule: Its Key Aspects and Prognosis” Tuesday,December 11th at 9-10am (ET) – FXPA
Justin Slaughter, former counsel to a CFTC Commissioner and current counsel to the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (
Pound Traders Glued to Desks as Brexit Vote Meets Witching Hour – Bloomberg
Currency traders are taking no chances as the UK Parliament’s Brexit vote late Tuesday will come during thin liquidity heading into the market’s witching hour.
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FXPA Welcomes Capitolis as Member
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FXPA Welcomes Capitolis as Member – FXPA
The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (
FXPA Welcomes Capitolis as Member
The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) is pleased to announce the addition of Capitolis as the newest Associate level member of the FX trade group.
“The changing market landscape and regulations are forcing all of us to think differently around the future structure of the market. Capitolis is responding to those changes by finding new ways of connecting capital with the best collaborative solutions to clients all over the world. We are pleased to support the FXPA in their efforts to benefit the industry and the wider public by promoting better standards and practices in accordance with their mission to foster a healthy global FX market,” said Gil Mandelzis, CEO and founder of Capitolis.
“We are thrilled to welcome Capitolis to our ranks at FXPA, as Gil and team represent another vibrant, innovative and potentially disruptive solution to the global FX space that our membership community is well positioned to embrace,” says John Shay, President of FXPA.Launched in September 2014, FXPA is uniquely comprised of a cross-section of the institutional FX industry. Diversity of membership is embedded in FXPA’s organizational construct to ensure wide representation of the professional FX market. Founding members epitomize this diversity – including the buy side, exchanges, clearing houses, trading platforms, technology companies, banks and non-bank market participants.
The FinTech Challenge: Scale or Independence?
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The FinTech Challenge: Scale or Independence? – Profit & Loss
There comes a point for most successful
Why Platforms Need to Offer More Than Just Liquidity
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Why Platforms Need to Offer More Than Just Liquidity – Profit & Loss
In an environment in which liquidity has become increasingly commoditised, how do FX trading platforms offering access to this liquidity differentiate themselves? This was the question put to Jill Sigelbaum, head of FXall, Refinitiv.
Read MoreFXPA Webinar: “The CFTC’s SEF Reform Rule: Its Key Aspects and Prognosis” – Tuesday, December 11th at 9-10am (ET)
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Justin Slaughter, former counsel to a CFTC Commissioner and current counsel to the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), will provide a detailed breakdown of the CFTC’s new regulatory proposal to fully overhaul SEFs. Justin will provide a summary of the major changes contemplated, including changes to the made-available-to-trade process, SEF accessibility, and pre-execution communication requirements. Justin will also discuss the timeline for the rule, the motivations underlying it within the CFTC, and its prospects for finalization in its current form.
Read MoreThe Changing Face of FX Quants
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The Changing Face of FX Quants – Euromoney
The role of quantitative traders in the FX market is becoming ever more significant, as the amount of business executed via algorithms continues to increase.
The CFTC’s SEF Reform Rule: Its Key Aspects and Prognosis – Dec 11, 9-10am (ET)
Tuesday, December 11th – 9-10am (ET): Justin Slaughter, former counsel to a CFTC Commissioner and current counsel to the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), will provide a detailed breakdown of the CFTC’s new regulatory proposal to fully overhaul SEFs. Justin will provide a summary of the major changes contemplated, including changes to the made-available-to-trade process, SEF accessibility, and pre-execution communication requirements. Justin will also discuss the timeline for the rule, the motivations underlying it within the CFTC, and its prospects for finalization in its current form. Register by clicking here