FXSpotStream Adds Societe Generale as Liquidity Provider
- Societe Generale is the 15th liquidity providing bank to join the platform.
FXSpotStream LLC announced this Thursday that Societe Generale has joined the company’s price aggregation service as a Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term providing bank, bringing the total number of banks available for clients through the service to 15.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of LiquidityMatch LLC, FXSpotStream provides a multi-bank foreign exchange (forex) aggregation service for spot FX trading. The platform operates as a bank-owned consortium that provides the infrastructure to facilitate the route of trades from clients to Liquidity Providers Liquidity Providers A liquidity provider (LP) constitutes either individual and/or institution that functions as a market maker in a given asset class. Broadly speaking, liquidity providers will act as the both the buyer and seller of a particular asset, thus making a market. In the equities space, many stock exchanges rely on liquidity providers who make the commitment to provide liquidity in a given equity. These liquidity providers commit to providing liquidity in the hopes that they will be able to make a profi A liquidity provider (LP) constitutes either individual and/or institution that functions as a market maker in a given asset class. Broadly speaking, liquidity providers will act as the both the buyer and seller of a particular asset, thus making a market. In the equities space, many stock exchanges rely on liquidity providers who make the commitment to provide liquidity in a given equity. These liquidity providers commit to providing liquidity in the hopes that they will be able to make a profi Read this Term.
Following the partnership with Societe General, clients now have access to another liquidity provider, with the French bank joining the likes of BofA, BNP Paribas, Citi, Commerzbank AG, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Standard Chartered, State Street and UBS.
Societe Generale is the second new liquidity provider added to FXSpotStream’s price streaming Service this year. As Finance Magnates reported, Barclays’ liquidity went live on the platform in February this year.
Commenting on the partnership, Alan F. Schwarz, FXSpotStream CEO, said in the statement: “After announcing the addition of Barclays last quarter, we continue the momentum and are pleased to welcome Societe Generale as the 15th liquidity provider on our Service.
“The addition of Societe Generale complements the liquidity our clients are able to access from the top global FX banks. We expect to have Societe Generale live globally before the end of Q2.”
FXSpotStream volumes soar in Q1 2020
In the first quarter of 2020 FXSpotStream said that it continued to significantly grow the volumes supported by its price aggregation service, with the average daily volume for the quarter coming in at $49.121 billion. This is a 33 per cent increase when compared to the same period in Q1 2019.
Furthermore, in March 2020, for the first time since the service was founded in 2011, the company surpassed the $1 trillion mark in a single month, recording a new monthly volume high of $1.372 trillion.
“Having witnessed FXSpotStream’s impressive growth over the years, we are delighted to be joining the Service as their latest liquidity provider,” added Alex DEWHURST, Global Head of FX Sales at Societe Generale in the statement.
“This will increase our global footprint and allow us to promote even further our expertise in Emerging Europe, Africa and Asia NDFs markets, by delivering a cost-effective transparent solution to our clients."
FXSpotStream LLC announced this Thursday that Societe Generale has joined the company’s price aggregation service as a Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term providing bank, bringing the total number of banks available for clients through the service to 15.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of LiquidityMatch LLC, FXSpotStream provides a multi-bank foreign exchange (forex) aggregation service for spot FX trading. The platform operates as a bank-owned consortium that provides the infrastructure to facilitate the route of trades from clients to Liquidity Providers Liquidity Providers A liquidity provider (LP) constitutes either individual and/or institution that functions as a market maker in a given asset class. Broadly speaking, liquidity providers will act as the both the buyer and seller of a particular asset, thus making a market. In the equities space, many stock exchanges rely on liquidity providers who make the commitment to provide liquidity in a given equity. These liquidity providers commit to providing liquidity in the hopes that they will be able to make a profi A liquidity provider (LP) constitutes either individual and/or institution that functions as a market maker in a given asset class. Broadly speaking, liquidity providers will act as the both the buyer and seller of a particular asset, thus making a market. In the equities space, many stock exchanges rely on liquidity providers who make the commitment to provide liquidity in a given equity. These liquidity providers commit to providing liquidity in the hopes that they will be able to make a profi Read this Term.
Following the partnership with Societe General, clients now have access to another liquidity provider, with the French bank joining the likes of BofA, BNP Paribas, Citi, Commerzbank AG, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Standard Chartered, State Street and UBS.
Societe Generale is the second new liquidity provider added to FXSpotStream’s price streaming Service this year. As Finance Magnates reported, Barclays’ liquidity went live on the platform in February this year.
Commenting on the partnership, Alan F. Schwarz, FXSpotStream CEO, said in the statement: “After announcing the addition of Barclays last quarter, we continue the momentum and are pleased to welcome Societe Generale as the 15th liquidity provider on our Service.
“The addition of Societe Generale complements the liquidity our clients are able to access from the top global FX banks. We expect to have Societe Generale live globally before the end of Q2.”
FXSpotStream volumes soar in Q1 2020
In the first quarter of 2020 FXSpotStream said that it continued to significantly grow the volumes supported by its price aggregation service, with the average daily volume for the quarter coming in at $49.121 billion. This is a 33 per cent increase when compared to the same period in Q1 2019.
Furthermore, in March 2020, for the first time since the service was founded in 2011, the company surpassed the $1 trillion mark in a single month, recording a new monthly volume high of $1.372 trillion.
“Having witnessed FXSpotStream’s impressive growth over the years, we are delighted to be joining the Service as their latest liquidity provider,” added Alex DEWHURST, Global Head of FX Sales at Societe Generale in the statement.
“This will increase our global footprint and allow us to promote even further our expertise in Emerging Europe, Africa and Asia NDFs markets, by delivering a cost-effective transparent solution to our clients."