Absa Capital offers Chinese Currency pair

Absa Capital, the corporate and investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, and affiliated to Barclays, recently introduced trade in Chinese Renminbi to PACE FX, their electronic FX 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.

The introduction of the market for offshore CNH, deliverable in Hong Kong, has been an important development for Chinese currency market participants. CNH market volumes have risen steadily since its inception in July 2010, with daily volumes in offshore CNH reaching $3-$4 billion.

The CNH provides more options for hedging and Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term and allows participants to trade the Renminbi as they would any other deliverable currency on PACE FX.

"China is an increasingly important trading partner for South Africa and this development marks an important step in offering local clients full risk management capabilities for their Chinese exposure. This move also enhances our e-commerce capabilities on the rest of the continent," says Stephen van Coller, Chief Executive of Absa Capital.

Other emerging market currencies that are now offered are the Thai Baht (THB) and Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR).

FXDD had recently introduced emerging market currency pairs on their online trading platform.

Forexmagnates team have written a detailed report on FX in China, available in the Q4 quarterly report 2011.