News & Events – 2015

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Keep up to date with news from and about ParFX, as well as details of the industry events we are attending.

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On the FX Global Code

One can imagine that institutions that don’t sign up risk losing out on business. Several central banks [have said] they would only maintain counterparty relationships with firms that commit to the Code. 

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12 June 2015, FX Week

Market participants cheer FEMR recommendations*†

Dan Marcus, chief executive of trading platform ParFX welcomes the result of extensive industry consultations and recognises regulators and market participants can work together to pursue higher standards of conduct.

10 June 2015, Euromoney

Swiss peg debacle leads to cull in FX prime brokerage*

However, Roger Rutherford, chief operating officer at ParFX, says the SNB’s move in January was more a catalyst that sped up the process, rather than its root cause.

9 June 2015, The Wall Street Journal

U.K. to Unveil Financial Market Reforms*†

"While last look isn’t bad per se, it is contrary with this principle of stable and firm pricing, and potentially leaves the door open for disruptive trading practices to occur," said Dan Marcus, chief executive at trading platform ParFX.

28 May 2015

Forex Network New York

ParFX is a Silver Sponsor and hosted the coffee breaks at Forex Network New York.

27 May 2015, Traders Magazine

Euromoney FX Survey Says E-Trading Outshines Voice For First Time*

Dan Marcus, chief executive at ParFX, said that the results show little change in relation to the market share of the industry's largest players, but it does highlight the continued dominance of technology and electronic trading to facilitate cross border trades.

25 May 2015, Finance Magnates

ParFX’s CEO, COO Outline FX Market and Platform Transparency*

ParFX’s CEO Dan Marcus and COO Roger Rutherford discuss the FX industry playing field, as well as the need for market transparency.

16 May 2015, Inside Market Data

On the Record: Bringing Parity to FX Data in an Age of High-Frequency Trading*†

ParFX - the electronic spot foreign exchange marketplace owned by interdealer broker Tradition - offers features designed to protect data consumers from the speed and cost disparities of high-frequency trading, says ParFX chief executive Dan Marcus.

23 April 2015

Forex Network London

ParFX is a Silver Sponsor and hosted the coffee breaks at Forex Network London.

16 April 2015, Markets Media

Ex-Isda CEO Pickel Joins Tradition SEF*

"Tradition’s industry award-winning platforms, Trad-X and ParFX, are at the core of its electronic strategy," said the group.

13 April 2015, Funds Europe

FX: Time for a (foreign ex)change*†

ParFX is another new platform that does not allow last look. Swiss interdealer broker Tradition launched it in 2013 to address disruptive trading behaviour that was deemed to dent both the efficiency of the FX market and confidence in that market.

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