Leading off our reports of FX trading volumes for July by leading Retail and Institutional eFX platforms, Forex ECN FastMatch data shows a 9% drop in activity from June volumes. FX trading volumes at FastMatch averaged $18.0 billion daily in July - the company's second consecutive monthly volume decline - as compared to $19.7 billion…
Read moreLooks like it will be a June to remember for eFX trading platforms. The latest institutional FX platform to report great June numbers is FastMatch, which saw volumes rise 44% MoM over May to average $16.3 billion for the month. FastMatch's previous best month was November 2014 at $12.2 billion. June volumes at FastMatch were…
Read moreInstitutional electronic FX platform FastMatch, jointly owned by retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) and commercial banks Credit Suisse and BNY Mellon, saw trading volumes on its electronic currency platform leap by 25% during January 2016 to hit $11.8 billion ADV during the month. January 2016 marked an important milestone for FastMatch. It was the first month…
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