Monthly Archive: December 2015

Should last look have a last look?

Interesting conversation among technology vendors, market makers, and market oversight organizations about “last look”.   The FT in an article on December 17th 2015, is titled “Forex investors ready to bid farewell to ‘last look’ abuses” (http://bit.ly/1YvbNqQ) It’s not as simple as ...

By tradertools OnDecember 22, 2015

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Liquidity Mirage?

Another day of large moves. Liquidity Providers complaining about seeing flow from multiple channels simultaneously. Participants complaining about gaps in pricing, and shortages of liquidity. The FX market has a current problem of liquidity mirage, but the very same market participants who ...

By tradertools OnDecember 3, 2015

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Spreads need to widen to boost liquidity

Spreads have to widen and we have to get used to it. No one wants to be first, but somebody will have to do it. Once spreads widen and market participants can cover their costs of risk, communication and regulation, then ...

By tradertools OnDecember 2, 2015

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