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THETRADETECHFX DA I LY
Adios, Barcelona
The hazy, halcyon days of summer may be well behind us but an ear-
ly September visit to Barcelona reminded us of what we’ll be missing
in the coming winter months with a few days of glorious sunshine.
There was, of course, a more important reason for us to be in the
Catalonian capital – this year’s TradeTech FX Europe. While many of
Barcelona’s citizens were out in force celebrating the National Day of
Catalonia (top tip: don’t try to get a taxi in the city centre during this
time), Europe’s FX finest were discussing the most pressing issues
their market is currently facing.
It was unsurprising to find that global political instability was top of
that list, with many of the event’s panel discussions focusing on how
FX markets are being, or will be, impacted by unpredictable forces
such as the US President’s ongoing trade war with China, European
currency crises in Turkey and Italy, and turmoil in Latin American’s
emerging markets.
A markedly more compact conference than its equities counterpart
in Paris, TradeTech FX nonetheless managed to pack in just as much
discussion, analysis and insight into its two-day running time.
Inside this wrap-up edition of The TRADETech FX Daily you’ll find
the best of our coverage from the conference, including reporting
from some of the key panel discussions, interviews and opinion on the
most important issues for the FX markets.
Until next year, it’s adios Barcelona.
John Brazier
Editor
The TRADE
In this issue:
4 TradeTech FX Europe 2018: The key
takeaways
Increasing geopolitical risk, Trump versus China, Brexit, and
technology were among the key talking points.
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Latest news
Keeping you informed with the latest industry news.
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The Big Interview: Alan Marquard, CLS
Chief strategy and development officer at CLS, Alan
Marquard, sits down the The TRADETech DX Daily to discuss
the buy-side’s increasingly active role in FX settlement, the
importance of the FX Global Code of Conduct for the industry,
and provide an update on CLS’ recent blockchain projects.
10 Industry told to adhere to Global FX Code
or face regulation
Expert panel outlined the benefits of adhering to the Code
and focused on more adoption from the buy-side.
11 FX players remain unconvinced by algo
wheels for accessing best possible liquidity
FX panel pours cold water on order routing automation when
it comes to getting to the best liquidity.
12 Ignore the hype of focus on machine
learning objectives, say buy-side tech
experts
The buzz around machine learning and AI must be set aside
in favour of transparency and interoperability, according to
panel.
13 Trump, China and Brexit top list of
geopolitical concerns for FX markets
Market panel highlight escalating trade war between the US
and China as the biggest risk for the global FX markets.
14 TCA data on FX algo performance winning
over the buy-side
Industry experts discussed the increasing the adoption of
algorithms in FX markets, although uptake has been slow.
16 Bringing FX up to Code
Hayley McDowell outlines the importance of industry-wide
adherence to the Global FX Code of Conduct.
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