State Street: voice trading to stay for Apac clients

Official institutions such as sovereign funds still tend to opt for voice execution due to security and confidentiality concerns

Henry Quek, State Street
Henry Quek: electronification to continue in FX, but voice trading will be the mainstay for Apac

Electronic trading has grown significantly among Asian clients over the past few years, but voice trading is likely to remain a mainstay of foreign exchange execution in the region as more conservative players such as sovereign funds still have concerns about e-trading.

While hedge fund and institutional investors have been moving towards electronic trading to benefit from speed and efficiency, official institutions such as sovereign funds still tend to opt for voice execution because of

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