FX: Filtering out the noise in surveillance systems

FX market participants have benefited from guidance on good practices and the availability of sophisticated technological solutions, but implementing a surveillance programme remains a considerable undertaking.

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In its October 2017 report The Future of Trader Surveillance, EY notes that the line between good behaviour and abuse can become blurred.

It states that the surveillance process presents several challenges, such as extracting clear signals from the noise of the markets and providing evidence of intent and market abuse without lengthy recourse to diverse sources of information.

One of the key sources of information is communications data, which is traditionally not well-integrated with trade monitoring systems.

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