IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - February 2020
February was an excellent month for brokers as Covid-19 coronavirus fears brought volatility to a wide range of markets. Volumes were up substantially from...
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Three Layers of Defense Against Toxic Flow
In previous blog posts we have discussed how traders sometimes take advantage of unwary brokers by engaging in various forms of malicious activity (such as...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - January 2020
2020 is off to a strong start as volumes and profits rebounded from a pedestrian month of December. Early month profits were driven primarily by Gold, and the...
Workflow optimisation, essential for FX brokers
Good workflow and optimisation go hand in hand. Indeed, the terms are almost synonymous.
Why optimising FX risk management requires a global view
What makes the difference between success and failure in the retail FX marketplace?
How retail FX brokers can optimise across jurisdictions
When the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) introduced its new trading rules in 2018, retail brokers had to rethink their strategies due to the...
Customised vs Commoditised: Optimise your FX liquidity
In this article we explore best practices on liquidity management and how IS Prime and the ISAM capital markets group interact with liquidity providers.
(Re)Defining Prime of Prime – How well do you know your FX Liquidity Provider?
Liquidity is one of, if not the most important parts of a broker’s business and is one of its key differentiators - without the right pricing in the right...
Are Traders Taking Advantage Before They Even Trade?
At IS Risk Analytics, we oversee over 1 Trillion USD in notional volume on a monthly basis. This includes startup brokers, established powerhouses and...
Is Your Aggregator a Curse Rather Than A Blessing?
In 2015, I wrote an opinion piece about the inherent inefficiencies of re-aggregation of Prime of Prime feeds and I believe it is a good time to refresh this...
Spot Gold Trading - All that Glitters…
Since early May this year, gold prices have been increasing almost daily, to the extent that we are now at a similar level to the highs of August 2013, in USD...
Don't Manage Risk in a Vacuum
Imagine the situation… you are sitting on the trading desk reviewing activity for the day and you come across a pocket of traders who were able to arbitrage...
