After SNB Boost, CLS Daily FX Volumes Went Back Down 16.5% in February

CLS has just reported its Settlement Settlement Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Read this Term data for the month ending February 2015, including monthly FX volumes and values data.

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Last month, CLS revealed it experienced a 16% jump in volumes on the back of the SNB crisis. The new CLS data shows the FX market returned to normality in February without the extreme market volatility seen in January.

David Puth, CEO of CLS commented: “The FX market moved to a period of notably lower volatility during the month of February following the unprecedented movements that followed the Swiss National Bank’s announcement on 15 January. European currencies and the Japanese yen traded in a relatively narrow range during the month. As a result, average daily input volumes in CLS for February decreased by 16.5% while daily input values dropped by 8.3% month-on-month."

“During the past six months we have passed a number of major milestones with record activity at CLS. Ongoing investment in building capacity and resiliency in our systems has enabled CLS to process this increased activity seamlessly, on time, every day,” Puth added.

Total CLS Input Volumes and Values

In February 2015:

• The average daily input volume submitted to CLS, combining the settlement and aggregation services was 1,185,696, down 16.5% from 1,419,369 in January 2015.
• The average daily input value submitted to CLS was 4.87 trillion, down 8.3% from USD 5.31 trillion in January 2015.

CLS reports both sides of an FX transaction.