Monthly Archive: November 2012

Treasury Issues exemption for FX Swaps and Forwards from Dodd-Frank provisions

This last Friday, November 16, The Treasury issued a final determination signed by Timothy Geithner that foreign exchange swaps and forwards are exempt from the central clearing and exchange trading provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act amendment of the CEA (The Commodity ...

By tradertools OnNovember 19, 2012

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Eating Your Launch

I noticed today that Saxo Bank announced it was launching a Trading Keypad.  I am kind of surprised that it didn’t already have one given how long they have been in the market.  Reflecting on this reminded me of the day we announced ...

By tradertools OnNovember 6, 2012

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Election Effects

No real Insight here but appropriate on election day to reflect on its potential impact on the FX market.  Dodd-Frank tops this list,  as it did when I discussed FX forwards and swaps with many Liquidity Providers last week.  Good luck to the ...

By tradertools OnNovember 6, 2012

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