MaxxTrader deal brings SGX closer to FX endgame

Deal strengthens SGX in the FX OTC market, bringing it closer to being the full-service operator Boon Chye Loh wants it to be.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is buying MaxxTrader, an FX trading platform, in its latest effort to become not only a multi-asset exchange but the continent’s leading foreign exchange derivatives marketplace.

The $125 million acquisition from FlexTrade Systems follows the purchase of BidFX last year. Where BidFX has a buyside customer base, MaxxTrader is stronger on the sell-side. In combination, these two deals position SGX firmly in the over-the-counter FX space to go alongside its existing strength in on-exchange currency derivatives.

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