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FXMarketSpace
Company typePrivate
FoundedMay 4, 2006 (2006-May-04)
DefunctOctober 10, 2008 (2008-Oct-10)
FateDissolved
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Key people
Mark Robson, CEO,
Rick Sears, President
ParentReuters 50%,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange 50%
Websitewww.fxmarketspace.com

FXMarketSpace (FXMS) was a centrally cleared, global foreign exchange (FX) platform for the over the counter (OTC) cash market. It was launched in May 2006 as a joint venture between Reuters and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, but they decided to close the platform in October 2008 as it had not attracted enough liquidity.

History

FXMS was formed through a 50/50 joint venture between Reuters and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to serve the needs of the FX market, including speed, efficiency, centralised clearing and complete anonymity.

On 4 May 2006, the two parent companies announced the joint venture of FXMS and gained Financial Services Authority approval. The executive director, Bryan Hunter also resigned on the same day.

On 26 March 2007, FXMarketSpace was declared "fully operational and open for trading".

On 31 March 2008, FXMarketSpace announced FXSettle, a settlement solution that intelligently routes trades directly to the bank or settlement agent - guaranteeing against settlement and replacement risk, and reducing costs.

On 11 September 2008, Euromoney's Weekly FiX column reported that the CME decided to no longer financially support the platform. FXMS declined to comment.

On September 18, 2008, FXMarketSpace announced that it had successfully settled $35 billion using the FXSettle service. The announcement stated: "The recent volatile financial markets, in which some counterparties were unable to settle their trades, have highlighted the importance of credit risk management. FXMarketSpace is the only trading platform where both replacement risk and settlement risk are eliminated."

On 10 October 2008, CME and Thomson Reuters announced their decision to close FXMarketSpace.[1]

References

  1. ^ "FXMarketSpace To Shut Down". Securities Technology Monitor. October 10, 2008. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

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