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HFT - speed or strategy?

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13 February 2019, Euromoney

Bank of England FX data show shift to options for hedging*

More generally, financial markets were operating in a risk-off environment through and beyond October, explains Roger Rutherford, chief operating officer of ParFX, noting that GBP’s share of daily market turnover was down from 16.7% in April 2018 to 16.1% last October.

12 February 2019, Tabb Forum

MEMX Is a Cautionary Tale for Market Operators: Ignore Customers at Your Peril*†

The launch of new member-owned stock exchange MEMX is a concrete example of the collective power market participants can wield in the face of opaque pricing and a lack of transparency – and a cautionary tale to incumbents that refuse to listen to their customers. 

11 February 2019, Traders

MEMX Is a Cautionary Tale for Market Operators: Ignore Customers at Your Peril *

The launch of new member-owned stock exchange, MEMX, is a concrete example of the collective power market participants can wield in the face of opaque pricing and a lack of transparency – and a cautionary tale to incumbents that refuse to listen to their customers.

11 February 2019, FOW

MEMX: a wake-up call for other markets – ParFX*†

According to Roger Rutherford, chief operating officer at spot FX platform ParFX, the newly formed Members Exchange (Memx) is a prime example that institutions which are disillusioned with existing services can take matters into their own hands.

30 January 2019, FX Week

FX turnover in UK slips from previous record high*†

“The report is an accurate reflection of the bouts of higher volatility in both major and emerging market currencies, with the 17% rise in Chinese yuan turnover testament to this,” says ParFX’s Rutherford.

30 January 2019, E-Forex

The FX Global Code - An overview of progress to date – E-Forex*

We asked Roger Rutherford, COO of ParFX and a member of the ACI FX Committee who has been involved in the establishment of the Code from the outset, to tell us more about this initiative and to provide an update on the working groups the GFXC has created to focus on four priority areas: “cover and deal” trading activity, disclosures, buy-side outreach, and integration of the Code in the FX market.

29 January 2019, Financial Times

London’s renminbi trading eclipses pound-euro*†

“The report is an accurate reflection of the bouts of higher volatility in both major and emerging market currencies, with the 17 per cent rise in Chinese yuan turnover testament to this,” said Roger Rutherford, chief operating officer at trading platform, ParFX.

29 January 2019, Markets Media

Turnover Of Chinese Yuan Grows in London*

Roger Rutherford, chief operating officer of ParFX, said in an email: “It’s no surprise to see an overall fall in FX turnover reported by the FXJSC, but the variations across different instruments make for interesting reading.”

29 January 2019, Profit and Loss

FX Volumes Dip from April 2018 Highs*†

Commenting on the survey, Roger Rutherford, COO of ParFX, says, “It’s no surprise to see an overall fall in FX turnover reported by the FXJSC, but the variations across different instruments make for interesting reading. For example, the rise in FX spot activity is at its highest since April 2015, with the survey revealing a significant year-on-year increase of 11%. This trend is also reflected in data released by the New York Federal Reserve.”

23 January 2019

ParFX wins top accolade at Central Banking Awards 2019

ParFX, the wholesale electronic spot FX trading platform, has been named winner of the Financial Market Infrastructure Services Award at the Central Banking Awards 2019. 

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