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December 2000 E-supplement Cover Story Consortium platforms The politics of multi-bank sites When banks finally began investing heavily in online trading platforms, it seemed the more consortia they could join the better. Yet multi-bank platforms are keener than ever to get a taste of independence – something their paymasters may find hard to tolerate. Antony Currie |
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| Could TradeWeb unravel from the inside? TradeWeb has proven itself to be the bellwether for institutional bond trading. But internal tensions are mounting as participating banks join competing foreign exchange platforms. Antony Currie |
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| Forex systems Rivals cooperate for mutual profit Now that Atriax and FXall have got their act together, bringing with them 75% of the global foreign exchange market, will online trading in forex take off? Tessa Oakley |
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| Consortium sites A guide to consortium sites Some trading platforms are up and running, but many more have produced words not results. Few have been able to build critical mass. Julian Evans, Thomas Marshall, Tessa Oakley |
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| Trade finance E-trade finance: the race is on A recent landmark coffee deal, processed through bolero.net, |