Foreign exchange: The house of Deutsche: 10 years of the euro

European banks benefit from euro introduction; spurs consolidation of market share.

There wasn’t a great deal of optimism from currency traders when the euro began trading in 1999. The FX playing field had just become much smaller, trading floors were quieter, and no one quite knew what to make of this new currency. Many traders concluded that the most profitable days of foreign exchange were behind them.

“If I look back now, I probably thought: ‘This is definitely going to contract the amount of money we can make’”
Kevin Rodgers, Deutsche Bank

Kevin Rodgers, Deutsche Bank’s global head of FX trading and options

“If I look back now, I probably thought: ‘This is definitely going to contract the amount of money we can make,’” says Kevin Rodgers, Deutsche Bank’s global head of FX trading and options.

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