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Laura Matthews

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  • Derivatives and Trading Correspondent, Reuters
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As seen in: Reuters, MSN, MSN Ireland, MSN Singapore, MSN España, MSN Malaysia, MSN Money Canada, MSN Philippines, MSN UK, Reuters Japan, Terra and
Covers:  Foreign exchange: e-FX, trading technology, people, strategy, themes/trends. If it's FX-related, I want to hear from you.

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Laura is a foreign exchange reporter at FX Week. She is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and the University of the West Indies (Mona) Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication. Past employers: the International Business Times, Gannett's Pacific Daily News in Guam, the Jamaica Observer, the Jamaica Gleaner, the Nassau Guardian in the Bahamas and Choices magazine for whom she ghost wrote the guidebook Help Your Child With Career Choice.

Laura Matthews’s Journalist Portfolio

Antitrust attorneys prepare to depose UK traders - FX Week

Antitrust attorneys prepare to depose UK traders - FX Week

Attorneys in the US foreign exchange benchmark-fixing antitrust case are moving to depose UK traders connecte…

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US presses for tougher sentence for Mark Johnson - FX Week

US presses for tougher sentence for Mark Johnson - FX Week

US prosecutors in the frontrunning case against former HSBC currency executive Mark Johnson have opposed a $3…

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BIS warns of virtual currency risks - FX Week

BIS warns of virtual currency risks - FX Week

Central banks deliberating the issue of their own digital currencies, in light of the popularity of virtual c…

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BNY Mellon zeroes in on FX - FX Week

BNY Mellon zeroes in on FX - FX Week

Bank of New York Mellon has been quietly strengthening its foreign exchange markets team over the last year, …

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Thomson Reuters Matching celebrates 25-year birthday - FX Week

Thomson Reuters Matching celebrates 25-year birthday - FX Week

Brokers have always been known for their boisterous banter and protecting their own. So, on April 29, 1992, w…

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Prediction markets look to institutional investors for next phase of growth

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By Emily Gregg, Laura Matthews , Anirban Sen 
| The Journal Record
Summary: – Kalshi is expanding access to hedge funds and institutional investors. – Institutional trading volumes have surged sharply in recent months. – Liquidity constraints remain a key challenge for scaling growth. NEW YORK — Prediction market platforms including Kalshi are making a big push to attract top institutional investors and hedge funds, a move that could ripple through traditional finance even as the trading sites still have a ways to go to gain broad use.
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Prediction markets look to institutional investors for next phase of growth

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By Laura Matthews , Anirban Sen , Manya Saini , Niket Nishant 
| Lexington Herald-Leader
By Laura Matthews, Anirban Sen, Manya Saini and Niket Nishant NEW YORK/BENGALURU - Prediction market platforms including Kalshi are making a big push to attract top institutional investors and hedge funds, a move that could ripple through traditional finance even as the trading sites still have a ways to go to gain broad use.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Summer internship at the Daily Gleaner in Jamaica -- was assigned to work with its chief crime reporter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I am not that old.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Giving people accurate information that enables them to make informed choices about things that have the ability to impact their lives.

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