Liquidity Spillovers – Phenomena or Structural Change?
Colin Lambert reviews a new paper from the Bank for International Settlements’ Monetary and Economic Department, which suggests the direct links between liquidity conditions in FX spot and swaps...
View ArticleWill CBDC Play a Role in Retail Payments, Settlements?
At the Future of Payments Forum hosted by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) in Tokyo last week, deputy governor, Masayoshi Amamiya, presented his views on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the future...
View ArticleLatest Profit & Loss Issue Now Live
The latest issue of Profit & Loss magazine is now live, click here to access it. In this issue we review the single dealer platform industry and discuss the latest innovations and ideas therein, as...
View ArticleFMSB Paper Calls for Further Data Standardisation
The second Spotlight Review published by the FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) highlights the important role of data in financial markets and stresses that if markets are to remain stable and...
View ArticleNCFX Fix Study Highlights the “Probabilities of Ruin”
A new study by New Change FX (NCFX) studies the cost outcomes of using the London 4pm WM Fix and while it is important to note that the company also offers a benchmarking of transactions service, the...
View ArticleThe 2020 Readers Choice Digital Markets Awards Winners
The 2020 Digital Markets Awards, voted for by Profit & Loss’ readers, attracted more that 7,000 votes across the categories – a new record for these awards. This year, for the second time, readers...
View ArticleMobile Trading: Coming of Age
The growth path of mobile trading has been anything but meteoric, but a combination of greater awareness and necessity is finally bringing the channel towards the mainstream. In this supported article,...
View ArticleInvestors Still Overpaying for Currency Hedging: Study
A new study by Lumint Corporation and New Change FX (NCFX) argues asset managers are “turning a blind eye” to FX costs and passing these costs directly on to end investors by means of a lower net asset...
View ArticleThe H2 Edition of Profit & Loss is Now Available
The second edition of Profit & Loss magazine for 2020 is now available online, click here to access all the usual features as well as our main feature on the evolution of the FX swaps market – is...
View ArticleMomentum Building: FX Swaps on the Cusp of Change
Is the last bastion of the “traditional” FX market about to be overrun? Talking to market participants and technology providers, Colin Lambert is starting to think that market structure change in FX...
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