US retail FX platform consolidation: A change is gonna come

The pace of consolidation in retail FX platforms in the US is starting to accelerate.

The catalyst may be the belief that Congress is certain to approve a hike in capital requirements to $20 million just months after it raised it from $1 million to $5 million.

FX Solutions is one company that appeared relatively well-placed to meet any looming capital hike. In its last filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the company’s net adjusted capital stood at $26.9 million. In early 2007, the company secured a $100 million investment from Francisco Partners, the US private equity house.

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