KGI Securities to Launch New eFX Pricing Engine in Singapore

FlexTrade Systems, a multi-asset execution and order management solution provider, announced on Tuesday that its client KGI Securities is going to launch the KGI MaxxTrader’s electronic foreign exchange (FX) pricing and trading engine in Singapore.

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“Working on this initiative accentuates Singapore’s focus on improving market efficiency and growth in the region.”

MaxxTrader provides an end-to-end trade workflow that includes aggregation, price creation, and distribution, along with other services. Apart from the upcoming base, the solution is hosted out of NY4, LD4, and TY3 data centers.

The company is aiming to launch the Singapore-based pricing engine by mid-October and is currently testing end-to-end regression.

Making Asia a Global Pricing Hub

According to the announcement, MaxxTrader will allow Singapore to become a global price discovery and liquidity center for FX during Asian trading hours. Indeed, the initiative falls in line with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) vision for the city-state to connect the global markets.

The provider further detailed that the new engine will offer e-FX trading for all KGI products and will match orders locally at the SG1 data center.

“We are delighted to extend our offering to KGI with our fully hosted MaxxTrader White Label solutions for FX, Metals, and CFDs from the SG1 data center in Singapore. This allows their solution to be more comprehensive by covering all the major FX locations globally,” Manish Kedia, FlexTrade’s MD and Global Head of FX business, said.

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