Almost exactly five years after it was first announced, and after numerous delays, continuous linked settlement (CLS) is on the verge of becoming a reality. And with the backing of central banks in the G7 countries, plus 70 shareholder banks, everyone involved in the foreign exchange markets should sit up and take notice. Forex is the largest market in the world, with an estimated daily volume of about $2 trillion. Trades usually settle in T+2 or T+3, which means that at any one time the settlement risk on banks’ books worldwide amounts to at least $4 trillion, millions of which go astray each day.
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