Fenics GO named OTC Trading Platform of the Year 2022
BGC Partners' Fenics GO has been recognized as the OTC Trading Platform of the Year at the 2022 Asia Risk Awards by Risk.net. Since launching MSCI Asian Indices on Eurex in February 2022, Fenics GO has facilitated $40 billion in trades by the end of Q3. The platform has become a leader in the interdealer market for MSCI Hong Kong and Singapore, and has also seen record volumes in KOSPI and HSCEI Options on Futures trading. The growth is supported by nine active liquidity providers, highlighting Fenics GO's expanding market share in Asia.
- Named OTC Trading Platform of the Year at Asia Risk Awards 2022.
- Facilitated $40 billion in trades by Q3 2022.
- Ranked number one in MSCI Hong Kong and Singapore interdealer brokerage.
- Record trading volumes in KOSPI and HSCEI Options on Futures.
- Increased participation with nine liquidity providers active on the platform.
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LONDON, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fenics GO, operated by the Fenics division of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC" or the "Company"), is delighted to have been named the OTC Trading Platform of the Year by Risk.net at the Asia Risk Awards 2022.
In February 2022, Fenics GO launched MSCI Asian Indices on Eurex and by the end of the third quarter
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index ("KOSPI") and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ("HSCEI") Options on Futures trading have also seen significant growth in the third quarter with record volumes, supported by nine liquidity providers now actively trading on Fenics GO.
Jean-Pierre Aubin, Co-Global Head of BGC Group Brokerage and CEO of Fenics GO, said "We are delighted with the significant growth in volumes, products, new participants, and market share that Fenics GO is achieving in Asia and the industry recognition that this is resulting in. We are seeing record volumes in MSCI Futures, KOSPI and HSCEI Options on Futures, with more banks trading these products and more liquidity providers actively trading on Fenics GO directly."
Risk.net commented, "As the only electronic platform serving the interdealer market for large-sized equity index option trades, BGC's Fenics GO finds itself in a fortuitous position, and has gradually been extending its reach into Asia with the introduction of a range of new products serving popular Asian underlyings."
The full report on Fenics GO's award can be downloaded at Risk.net.
Fenics GO specializes in the arrangement of block trades for global exchange listed options and delta 1 products. Capitalizing on BGC's electronic trading heritage, its goal is to enhance the current voice brokerage model by offering a technologically advanced electronic platform connecting market participants and intermediaries directly. Fenics GO combines complementary trading protocols to enable the dynamic work-up of multiple trading interests anonymously. Its focus on transparency and the provision of diverse execution methods to initiate or join transactions, coupled with Fenics GO's leading-edge technology, creates a robust and reliable trading environment for all participants. With a commitment to low costs, fairness, transparency, and resiliency Fenics GO aims to be the premier OTC marketplace to source listed derivative block liquidity.
BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC") is a leading global brokerage and financial technology company. BGC, through its various affiliates, specializes in the brokerage of a broad range of products, including Fixed Income (Rates and Credit), Foreign Exchange, Equities, Energy and Commodities, Shipping, and Futures. BGC, through its various affiliates, also provides a wide variety of services, including trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, and other back-office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through its brands, including FMX™, Fenics®, Fenics Market Data™, Fenics GO™, BGC®, BGC Trader™, Capitalab®, and Lucera®, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets. BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, Fenics, FMX, Fenics Market Data, kACE2, Fenics GO, Capitalab, and Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or registered trademarks/service marks of BGC and/or its affiliates.
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, and investment firms. BGC's Class A common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "BGCP". BGC is led by Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com. You can also follow BGC at https://twitter.com/bgcpartners, https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partners and/or http://ir.bgcpartners.com/Investors/default.aspx.
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1 Eurex GFI MSCI Ranking Report September 2022
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