CLS February FX Volumes from Members down 2.7% from $5.29 Trillion in January

February trading volumes have been reported by CLS Group today, compiled from across its members in terms of the average daily volume (ADV) in foreign exchange transactions submitted to CLS during the month of February 2014, which dropped nearly 5% to 1,150,663 month-over-month (MoM).

In addition to the decrease in the number of transactions in February, when compared to the prior month, CLS reported that Average Daily Values (ADV) during February (representing the total value of matched instructions) totaled $5.15 trillion, and down 2.7% from $5.29 trillion the month before, a drop of $140 billion MoM.

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CLS Group recently announced the appointment of Ken Harvey to the role of Chairman of the Board, succeeding the current chairman, with the role effective in October of this year.

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