FX Poll 1998: Best dealers

FX Poll 1998: The Results

*Rank*
98	97		*Score*
€ & Benelux currencies
1	–	ABN Amro	116
2	–	Deutsche Bank	53
3	–	Citibank	48
4	–	Chase Manhattan	45
5	–	HSBC	43
6	–	Generale Bank	40
7	–	ING Barings	34
8	–	Kredietbank	33
9	–	NatWest	29
10	–	Banque Bruxelles Lambert	27
French franc
1	1	Société Générale	107
2	2	Banque Nationale de Paris	101
3	15=	Deutsche Bank	76
4	3	Citibank	71
5	5	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	62
6	4	Chase Manhattan	53
7	6	HSBC	42
8	7=	ABN Amro	37
9	14	JP Morgan	29
10	10	Banque Paribas	27
10	7=	NatWest	27
10	12=	Crédit Lyonnais	27
Greek drachma
1	1	Citibank	67
2	3	Chase Manhattan	32
3	–	Deutsche Bank	27
4	–	JP Morgan	19
5	4=	HSBC	18
6	2	NatWest	16
7	4=	National Bank of Greece	15
7	–	Bank of America	15
9	–	Union Bank of Switzerland	13
10	–	Bankers Trust	12
10	4=	Bayerische Vereinsbank	12
Irish punt
1	2	HSBC	57
2	5	Citibank	54
3	7	Allied Irish Banks	37
4	3	NatWest	30
5=	8	Barclays Capital	24
5=	9=	ABN Amro	24
7=	1	Chase Manhattan	22
7=	6	Ulster Bank	22
9=	9=	Royal Bank of Scotland	18
9=	4	Bank of Ireland	18
Italian lira
1	1	Citibank	75
2	3	Chase Manhattan	59
3	8	Deutsche Bank	56
4	2	Banca Commerciale Italiana	45
5	4	HSBC	38
6	6	ABN Amro	27
7	5	NatWest	26
8	14=	Credito Italiano	20
9	13	Royal Bank of Scotland	19
10	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	18
Portuguese escudo
1	1=	Citibank	39
2	3	HSBC	32
3	8	Deutsche Bank	27
4	5=	ABN Amro	26
5	1=	Chase Manhattan	20
6	–	Banco Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa	17
7	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	11
8	–	Banque Nationale de Paris	10
8	9=	Kredietbank	10
8	–	Société Générale	10
Scandinavian currencies
1	1	S-E-Banken	124
2	4	Svenska Handelsbanken	65
3	5	Den Danske Bank	51
4	7	HSBC	45
5	3	Chase Manhattan	44
5	2	Citibank	44
7	16=	ABN Amro	38
8	6	Deutsche Bank	34
9	8	Merita Bank	29
10	9=	SBC Warburg Dillon Read	18
Spanish peseta
1	1	Citibank	69
2	7	Deutsche Bank	61
3	2	Chase Manhattan	45
3	3	HSBC	45
5	5	ABN Amro	39
6	14=	Barclays Capital	26
7	–	Merrill Lynch	22
8	13	Royal Bank of Canada	21
9	14=	JP Morgan	16
10	8	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya	15
Australian dollar
1	4	Citibank	79
2	1	Westpac Banking Corp	77
3	3	ANZ Banking Group	64
4	5	Chase Manhattan	62
5	2	HSBC	46
6	14=	Deutsche Bank	45
7	6	National Australia Bank	40
8	7	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	29
9	11=	Royal Bank of Canada	22
9	9	Barclays Capital	22
Canadian dollar
1	1	Royal Bank of Canada	182
2	6	Bank of Montreal	69
3	4	Toronto Dominion Bank	66
4	2	Citibank	51
5	5	Chase Manhattan	48
6	3	CIBC Wood Gundy	40
7	7	Bank of Nova Scotia	33
8	9	HSBC	30
9	12	Deutsche Bank	26
10	10=	Merrill Lynch	19
New Zealand dollar
1	3	Citibank	58
2	1	Westpac Banking Corp	43
3	5	Chase Manhattan	35
4	2	ANZ Banking Group	32
5	4	HSBC	27
6	6	National Australia Bank	26
7	10=	Barclays Capital	17
7	9	JP Morgan	17
9	17=	Deutsche Bank	15
10	7=	Standard Chartered Bank	14
Argentinian peso
1	1	Citibank	39
2	2	Chase Manhattan	36
3	3=	JP Morgan	16
4	–	HSBC	14
5	–	Deutsche Bank	12
6	3=	Bank of Boston	11
7	–	Merrill Lynch	7
7	–	Morgan Stanley Dean Witter	7
9	3=	Bank of America	6
Brazillian real
1	1	Citibank	82
2	3	Chase Manhattan	32
3	–	Deutsche Bank	18
4	2	Bank of Boston	14
5	4	ABN Amro	13
5	–	Bank of America	13
5	–	JP Morgan	13
8	–	Merrill Lynch	12
9	–	Morgan Stanley Dean Witter	11
10	–	HSBC	10
Mexican peso
1	1	Citibank	65
2	3	Chase Manhattan	43
3	2	Bank of America	23
4	6	JP Morgan	18
5	–	HSBC	16
6	–	Deutsche Bank	13
7	–	NationsBank	12
8=	4	Banamex	8
8=	–	Bank of Boston	8
8=	5	Merrill Lynch	8
Czech koruna
1	1	Citibank	68
2	–	JP Morgan	28
3	2	Chase Manhattan	24
4	–	HSBC	21
5	6=	ABN Amro	18
6	10=	ING Barings	16
7	–	Deutsche Bank	13
8	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	12
9	–	Bankers Trust	11
10	10=	Bayerische Vereinsbank	8
Polish zloty
1	1	Citibank	57
2	–	JP Morgan	25
3	–	ABN Amro	21
3	2	Chase Manhattan	21
5	–	Merrill Lynch	12
6	–	HSBC	11
6	5=	ING Barings	11
8	–	Société Générale	8
9	–	Deutsche Bank	7
10	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	6
Hungarian forint
1	1	Citibank	39
2	–	ABN Amro	14
3	–	HSBC	11
3	3	ING Barings	11
5	2	Chase Manhattan	10
6	–	Morgan Stanley Dean Witter	8
7	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	6
8	–	JP Morgan	5
Russian rouble
1	–	Citibank	34
2	–	Chase Manhattan	10
3	–	Merita Bank	8
4	–	JP Morgan	7
5	–	ABN Amro	6
Hong Kong dollar
1	1	HSBC	126
2	2	Standard Chartered Bank	88
3	3	Citibank	70
4	4	Chase Manhattan	44
5	6	Bank of America	28
6	10=	Deutsche Bank	24
7	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	23
8	5	NatWest	16
9=	7=	Barclays Capital	14
9=	–	JP Morgan	14
Indonesian rupiah
1	1	Citibank	56
2	2	HSBC	42
3	3	Standard Chartered Bank	31
4	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	28
5	4	Chase Manhattan	22
6	7	Deutsche Bank	17
7=	8=	SBC Warburg Dillon Read	14
7=	–	ABN Amro	14
9	–	JP Morgan	13
10	–	Morgan Stanley Dean Witter	11
Korean won
1	–	Citibank	44
2	–	Standard Chartered Bank	27
3=	–	HSBC	16
3=	–	Chase Manhattan	16
5=	–	ABN Amro	8
5=	–	JP Morgan	8
5=	–	Deutsche Bank	8
8	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	6
Malaysian ringgit
1	3	HSBC	77
2	2	Citibank	60
3	1	Standard Chartered Bank	49
4	4	Chase Manhattan	36
5	9	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	32
6	5=	Bank of America	21
7	13=	Bankers Trust	18
8	11=	Deutsche Bank	17
9	13=	Royal Bank of Canada	15
10	11=	SBC Warburg Dillon Read	14
New Taiwan dollar
1	–	HSBC	29
2	–	Standard Chartered Bank	28
3	–	Citibank	26
4	–	Chase Manhattan	13
5	–	Bankers Trust	8
5	–	Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank	8
7	–	ABN Amro	7
Philippine peso
1	1	Citibank	41
2	3	HSBC	20
3	2	Standard Chartered Bank	16
4	4	Chase Manhattan	11
5	–	Morgan Stanley Dean Witter	10
6	–	ABN Amro	9
7	–	Merrill Lynch	6
8	–	JP Morgan	5
8	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	5
Singapore dollar
1	1	Standard Chartered Bank	82
2	2	HSBC	71
2	3	Citibank	71
4	4	Chase Manhattan	34
5	17=	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	25
6	–	Bankers Trust	15
7	11=	SBC Warburg Dillon Read	14
7	11=	Deutsche Bank	14
9	5	Bank of America	12
9	–	Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi	12
Thai baht
1	1	Citibank	63
2	2	Standard Chartered Bank	49
3	3	HSBC	48
4	–	ABN Amro	22
5	4	Chase Manhattan	21
6	10=	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	20
7	10=	JP Morgan	14
8	5	Bank of America	13
9	9	NatWest	12
9	10=	Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi	12
Indian rupee
1	2	Standard Chartered Bank	34
2	1	Citibank	28
3=	5	Chase Manhattan	20
3=	7	HSBC	20
5	3	Deutsche Bank	19
6	4	Bank of America	17
7	9=	State Bank of India	9
8	6	ABN Amro	5
9=	–	American Express Bank	4
9=	9=	Barclays Capital	4
9=	–	Daiwa International Trust Bank	4
9=	–	JP Morgan	4
9=	–	Morgan Stanley Dean Witter	4
9=	–	Rabobank	4
9=	–	Sakura Bank	4
16	–	Canara Bank	3
17=	–	ANZ Banking Group	2
17=	–	Crédit Agricole Indosuez	2
17=		Goldman Sachs	2
17=	–	Meespierson	2
South African rand
1	2	Citibank	75
2	1	Standard Chartered Bank	37
3	6	Standard Bank	24
4=	5	HSBC	21
4=	4	Chase Manhattan	21
4=	3	Barclays Capital	21
7	–	ABN Amro	20
8	11=	JP Morgan	19
9	9	ABSA Bank	13
10	–	Ned Bank	12

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