FX 2nd tier platform vols Mar16: Volumes down led by Hotspot (-19%), and FastMatch (-9%)


Second tier FX volumes reported weak volumes figures in Mar 16, with Hotspot  showing a -19% fall to $26.4bn/day, whilst FastMatch reported a smaller decline of -9% to $10.1bn/day.

2nd tier platform vols Mar 16

Table showing Second Tier platforms: Hotspot, Fastmatch vols for Mar 16

Meanwhile the only top-tier platform to report is The CME group, which showed Mar 16 volumes for The CME of $114bn/day, down -4.2%. Full analysis of the top-tier platforms next week, by which time Reuters and EBS will also report their volumes as well.

The charts below show the volumes comparisons between Hotspot and FastMatch. The bottom chart shows the gap between Hotspot and FastMatch. The Mar decline in Hotspot vols has caused the difference between the two platforms volumes to drop back from the top of the downward sloping channel.

2nd tier platform charts Mar 16
Chart showing the gap between Hotspot and Fastmatch spot FX (Hotspot-FastMatch) vols for Mar 16

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  1. […] Second tier platforms (Fastmatch and Hotspot reported Mar vols last week, here) […]

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