Singapore Start-Up SynOption Launches e-FX Options Platform

SynOption Pte.Ltd., a start-up based in Singapore, announced this week that it has launched a Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term for electronic foreign exchange (forex) options.

According to a statement released by the company, SynOption is the first firm to be approved by Singapore’s regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), to establish and operate an organized market for a 9-month period under the Sandbox express framework.

SynOption has also been awarded a grant from the watchdog’s Financial Sector Development fund as a designated special project, the company highlighted in the statement.

The trading platform is for the institutional FX market. It allows investors to execute FX Options trades by requesting quotes for numerous banks on a centralized venue. Already, SynOption has started onboarding institutional clients based in Singapore.

According to the company, it has made good traction in the city-state so far. Furthermore, the platform has signed up top-tiered banks and 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 providers, with the firm actively looking to expand its participant base in the coming months.

The founder of the start-up is Anchal Jain, a veteran in the FX Options markets. During his career, he has been employed as a banker. Namely, he was Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase Bank. In this role, he managed the bank’s FX Options business in Asia. He also worked as a Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager with Balyasny Asset Management.

FX Options market has lagged behind

Commenting on the new trading platform, Jain said in the statement: “SynOption attempts to build a fair platform for trade execution for all participants in the niche FX Options market. We provide an efficient workflow to clients, by getting involved in their entire investment process from idea to implementation, while protecting liquidity for banks in an illiquid space."

“In a world where electronic trading now dominates most linear products, the FX Options market has lagged behind primarily due to the complexity of the product. Leveraging on our experience, we are trying to create an intuitive product that will make the electronification journey easier."

“We intend to increase the scope of product and geographical reach as we gain more of a foothold in Singapore, and for that reason we continue to look for talented individuals to join us in our journey.”