[...]In a new report, Technology Systems in the Global FX Market, Celent analyzes the electronification of the FX market and the growth in IT spending. Celent estimates that IT spending in FX was around US$1.2 billion in 2010. Algorithmic trading, a focus on latency and capacity building, growth of multiasset trading strategies, and enhancements in post-trade and STP will be key factors driving growth in e-FX spending over the next three years.
The success of FX is tied to higher IT spending. Competition for market share has resulted in larger banks scaling up their investments. Smaller banks have been pressed to come up with innovative approaches, and we see them moving towards providing niche offerings such as specializing in specific derivatives or currency pairs, or focus on specific segments of customers like hedge funds and asset managers.[...]
http://www.futuresmag.com/News/2011/5/Pages/Algorithmic-trading-fuels-IT-demands-in-forex-Study.aspx
Trend geht klar in Richtung Algo-Trading ...