LCG's Price Markets Launches Solid FX's Platform, Selected Due to "Near Zero Latency"

Price Markets, an FX prime brokerage services provider which is part of the London Capital Group (LCG), announced today that is has teamed up with Solid FX, a non-bank market maker and multi-bank ECN, to launch their latest platform to Price Markets’ worldwide institutional client base.

According to the announcement, Price Markets Prime Brokerage Services decided to add Solid FX to its selection of FX ECNs, in order to further its access to FX 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 venues via graphical user interfaces and APIs and, "most importantly, to near zero latency matching engines based in London."

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A.B. Talei, Head of Business Development at Price Markets, said at the announcement: “We are very pleased to partner with Solid FX. We have already on-boarded a proprietary trading firm on their platform and several others in the pipeline. Solid FX has already been integrated and tested with our back-office and post-trade processing software so it’s pretty much a plug-and-play solution for our clients.”

M. Westerman, Head of Sales at Solid FX, commented: “Since the first contact with Price Markets they show a very pro-active stance. As we are already in business with London Capital Group for some years, it make sense for us to intensify the business via Price Markets. We also believe we can add some value towards the existing pool of FX venues.”

It was also announced today by the company that Solid FX has appointed the Royal Bank of Scotland as its new Prime Broker.