StoneX, the operator of the retail CFD and forex trading platform Forex.com, has launched a new Securitization Banking, Lending & Capital Markets platform, expanding its institutional services in structured finance and capital formation.

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The platform will offer clients capital markets solutions, lending capabilities, and investment opportunities across multiple asset classes. The firm said the launch is intended to expand its role in the institutional credit market and offer clients additional liquidity and financing.

Building on this institutional focus, StoneX Digital, part of StoneX Group, has introduced a digital asset lending platform for institutional traders. The feature lets clients access liquidity without selling crypto holdings. Bitcoin is the initial collateral, with other large-cap cryptocurrencies planned.

StoneX Extends Fixed Income Platform Services

The new platform builds on StoneX’s fixed income sales and trading business. By combining market access, capital markets expertise, and structured financing capabilities, the firm intends to help clients access 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 and financing across both traditional and emerging asset sectors.

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The team will support a range of global structured finance activities. Its mandate includes banking advisory services, lending solutions, and investment opportunities in platforms and portfolios. Particular emphasis will be placed on non-traditional asset sectors, where flexible capital and structuring expertise can be critical.

“Clients are increasingly looking for partners who can help them navigate complex financing structures and unlock value across specialized asset classes,” said Robert Laforte, Global Head of Fixed Income Sales at StoneX.

“By expanding our capabilities in securitization banking, lending, and capital markets, we are building on the strength of our fixed income offering to deliver more integrated financing and capital markets solutions.”

StoneX Names Head for Structured Finance

StoneX has been developing the platform for over a year as an extension of its fixed income business. The firm is actively hiring banking and analytics Analytics Analytics may be defined as the detection, analysis, and relay of consequential patterns in data. Analytics also seeks to explain or accurately reflect the relationship between data and effective decision-making. In the trading space, analytics are applied in a predictive manner in an attempt to forecast the price more accurately. This predictive model of analytics generally involves the analysis of historical price patterns that are used in an attempt to determine certain price outcomes. Analy Analytics may be defined as the detection, analysis, and relay of consequential patterns in data. Analytics also seeks to explain or accurately reflect the relationship between data and effective decision-making. In the trading space, analytics are applied in a predictive manner in an attempt to forecast the price more accurately. This predictive model of analytics generally involves the analysis of historical price patterns that are used in an attempt to determine certain price outcomes. Analy Read this Term professionals to support global growth.

To lead the platform, StoneX has appointed Rob Sannicandro, a structured finance veteran with more than 20 years of experience building banking teams at major Wall Street institutions. Sannicandro will oversee the development of advisory, lending, and investment capabilities.