Episode 31 - Asif Razaq, Global Head of FX Algo Execution at BNP Paribas

Episode 31 - Asif Razaq, Global Head of FX Algo Execution at BNP Paribas

Author: 360 Trading Networks August 10, 2021 Duration: 19:23
In this episode Asif Razaq from BNP Paribas talks about why the pandemic has driven an uptick in the number of firms using execution algos for their FX trades and traces the evolution of these tools from basic, rules-based strategies to sophisticated and interactive ones which effectively enable human traders to augment their own skills. Razaq also delivers his view on what will come next in the FX algo space, arguing that we are likely to begin seeing these tools deployed across a broader r...

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