FXall Reports Record 26% Gain in 2020 FX Options Volume

Refinitiv’s forex aggregator, FXall announced on Tuesday that trading volumes with FX options reached a record level in 2020, gaining 26 percent on the previous year.

FXall provides electronic trading to banks and brokers and is a complete end-to-end workflow solution for FX trading, covering spot, forwards, swaps, non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) and options.

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The announcement cited that the last year's record gain was the result of increasing demand for FX options among the buy-side participants to hedge their currency exposure.

The Rise of Electronic FX Desks

FXall elaborated that the adoption of electronic over-the-counter (OTC) desks for FX is increasing, and over 66 market participants are offering FX options liquidity via its platform.

Meanwhile, Refinitiv is focusing on the expansion of the FX-centric services and added Optiver, the first non-bank liquidity provider for FX options on FXall. Further, the platform added several analytics tools to enable its clients to evaluate the changing market spreads.

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Commenting on the growing FX options demand, FXall Head, Jill Sigelbaum said: “The record-growth of options trading during one of the most transitional years for the trading sector validates the effectiveness of our platform to deliver seamless end-to-end trading solutions across all segments of the FX market. The addition of Optiver, a market-leader in options, builds on this commitment and our strategy in 2021.”