Executive Summary
This report provides detailed information on Foreign Exchange investing according to investors located across the globe, 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 Type of Institution
- Trading Volume by Region
- Use of Emerging Markets Currencies
- Use of Asian Currencies, Part 1
- Use of Asian Currencies, Part 2
- Use of Products
- Use of Dealers’ Research
- Average Number of Dealers Used, by Trading Volume
- Average Number of Dealers Used, by Institution Type
- Concentration of Business
- Concentration of Business in Electronic Trading
- Concentration of Business in Voice Trading
- FX Volume Allocation Factors
- Use of Electronic Trading
- Online Trading - Type of System Used
- Proportion of FX Trading Volume, by Channel
- Channels Expected to be Used More Actively in Coming Year
- Proportion of Volume Traded Electronically, by Product
- Anticipated Proportion of Volume Traded Electronically, by Product
- Electronic Trading in Currency Options
- Use of Non-Bank Liquidity Providers
- Most Important Factors for Prioritizing Single-Dealer E-Trading Platforms, Part 1
- Most Important Factors for Prioritizing Single-Dealer E-Trading Platforms, Part 2
- Use of APIs
- Use of Algorithmic Based Execution Tools
- Use of Trading Cost Analysis (TCA)
- Benchmarks Used for Foreign Exchange Trading Cost Analysis (TCA)
- Use of Prime Brokers
Research is based on in-person and telephone interviews with 1,612 respondents between September through November, 2014. The data in this report is based upon aggregated results from individuals participating in the study.