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“In order to help the industry cope with the high volumes, CLS allowed its members more time to submit these exceptional volumes and stayed open for an extended period during the weekend” Jonathan Butterfield, CLS Bank |
Ostensibly, the foreign exchange market coped more than adequately with the surge in activity resulting from global risk aversion in August, and several platforms reported record levels of activity. Icap disclosed that $456 billion changed hands on its EBS spot platform on August 16, a near 50% increase on its previous record day of $306.8
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