FirstMacro launch new revolutionary FX research and trading platform
by Kylene Casanova
Unique combination of fundamental research, quantitative analytics and technical analysis
Buying & Selling FX
Background
Today many corporate treasury departments use the automated multi-bank FX trading platforms which make buying and selling FX very easy. Just ask 3-4 banks on your panel of approved banks or approved…
Read moreCurrency swing costs and volatility increases hedging in emerging market currencies
by Kylene Casanova
FiREapps quarterly report reveals $4bn losses in USA companies from currency swings
Dynamic Currency Conversion
by Kylene Casanova
Combined with tax-free programme maximises return from overseas visitors
FX done right
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Tech Data saved millions of dollars a year by centralizing & streamlining its FX hedges
RMB has now become one of most traded currencies, says BIS
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New: SAFE initiatives, RMB cross-border lending, RMB payments by Taiwanese coes., etc.
SWIFT‘s Affirmations application supports compliance with EMIR
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Affirmations application - compliance with EMIR by making multi-asset electronic clearing
Regulators release final OTC derivatives margin rules & exempt FX swap/forwards
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Framework agreed for reducing systemic risks related to OTC derivatives starts in 2014
Luxembourg now Second Highest Euro Country in RMB payments
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Luxembourg is ranked #8 in the world for RMB payments value (excluding China and Hong Kong)
Thomson Reuters adds FXall users to their Eikon Messenger messenger service
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Thomson Reuters has expanded the Eikon Messenger community on the buy-side through the integration of its FXall clients.
Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index: RMB up 65% annually (Up 4.8% month-on-month in June
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Standard Chartered believe that the rise was mainly driven by a rise in CNH FX turnover
Play defensive when using banks and their derivatives
by Kylene Casanova
Paul Stafford, the director of marketing for Atlas Risk Advisory, in an article in TREASURY & RISK, explained that, "Multinational corporations usually obtain FX derivatives from banks
Structure of FX market to fundamentally change in next three years?
by Kylene Casanova
GreySpark Partners, a London-based capital markets consultancy, 'Trends in FX Trading 2013' report examines how e-commerce trends, macroeconomic forces and new capital markets
ecr research: dollar to become strongest currency
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"Following the 2008 credit crisis, the US economy hovered on the edge of the abyss. The Federal Reserve's response was to lower its benchmark interest rate to near zero. In addition
German RMB payments value increases 71% and EUR almost loses its lead as most used currency
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT data shows that Germany is ranked #8 in the world for RMB payments value
FiREapps 2013Q1 Corporate Earnings Currency Impact Report
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The global currency war continues to rage. Competitive devaluation on nearly every continent continued to significantly impact U.S.-based multinational corporations in the first quarter of 2013 – to the tune of at l
The future of FX execution and hedging in regulated markets
by Kylene Casanova
Deutsche Bank's Greg Edwards, Head of FX eCommerce Sales Europe, and Alex Price, Head UK Corporate FX, gave a fascinating presentation, at the Association of Corporate Treasurers Annual Conference in May,
The internationalisation of the RMB continues ....
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Recent examples of the RMB's progress includes:
FxPro launches new strategy building tool
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FxPro Group Ltd (FxPro), a leading global broker in FX, has launched FxPro Quant, an Expert Advisor (EA) Strategy Builder. FxPro claims that FXPro Quant is a revolutionary product which allows traders to develop and
Thomson Reuters to provide real-time interbank rates for onshore and offshore RMB market
by Kylene Casanova
A real-time interbank foreign exchange (FX) data for the onshore and offshore renminbi market.
Tradition has launched ParFX, a spot forex trading platform with the backing of 11 major banks
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After testing with member banks and software vendors, the platform is now open to all finance firms able to settle via CLS. ParFX aims to provide a spot FX environment where advanced technology
Citi launches Pulse 2.0, their next generation in eCorporate FX hedging
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CitiFX Pulse, Citi's award-winning corporate foreign exchange electronic execution platform has been re-launched as Pulse 2.0 which, incorporates comprehensive improvements and upgrades across the entire platform.
e-FX uptake continues to grow
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A new report released today, 'Trading Slowdown Can't Stop the Electronification of FX', by Greenwich Associates shows that the continued adoption of e-trading by large numbers of institutions and
Global march of the RMB: IFC launches short-term RMB facility for private firms
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has introduced an innovative financial instrument to help China internationalize its currency, issuing the first renminbi-denominated note under its global discount note progra
EBS, ICAP’s electronic FX business, has launched two new products on EBS Market, its flagship anonym
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The first trade in EUR/USD was executed by a major Indian private sector bank on the EBS Market on January 24 and spot USD/INR (US dollar/Indian rupee) is now available for onshore bank customers to trade.