Executive Summary

This report provides detailed information on Foreign Exchange investing according to corporate investors located across Asia excluding Australia, New Zealand and Japan, including helpful benchmark data such as:

  • Trading volume by product 
  • Product usage rates 
  • Average number of dealers used & concentration of business with dealers used

Graphic slides include:

  • Trading Volume by Transaction
  • Trading Volume by Region
  • Use of Emerging Currencies is increasing
  • Use of Asian Currencies
  • Use of Products
  • Access to analyst and economist and emerging markets emerging markets FX research are decreasing in importance
  • The average no. of dealers used decreased for most segments
  • Concentration of business for etrading is not significantly different to voice
  • FX Volume Allocation Factors
  • Proportion of FX Trading Volume, by Channel
  • Use of Electronic Trading
  • Electronic Trading in Currency Options
  • Proportion of Volume Traded Electronically, by Product
  • More corporates are increasing their use of third-party-multi-bank systems over single-dealer platforms
  • User-friendliness & system stability are the most important factors when prioritizing single-dealer e-trading platforms
  • Use of APIs and Algorithmic Model Trading
  • There is a decrease in corporates using proprietary TCA tools but an increase in usage of third-party TCA vendors
Methodology

Research is based on in-person and telephone interviews with 367 respondents between September through November, 2014. The data in this report is based upon aggregated results from individuals participating in the study.