BGC Group's FMX Futures Exchange to launch on September 23, 2024
BGC Group (Nasdaq: BGC) and 10 leading investment banks and market-making firms have announced the launch of FMX Futures Exchange on September 23, 2024.
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BGC Group (Nasdaq: BGC) and 10 leading investment banks and market-making firms have announced the launch of FMX Futures Exchange on September 23, 2024. FMX will initially offer SOFR futures, with U.S. treasury futures to be added in Q1 2025. The exchange aims to provide significant capital savings through its clearing partnership with LCH , which has $225 billion in interest rate swap collateral.
FMX Futures Exchange is part of FMX Holdings , which includes a rapidly growing cash U.S. Treasuries marketplace and spot Foreign Exchange platform. Equity owners of FMX Holdings include major financial institutions such as Bank of America, Barclays, Citadel Securities, Citi, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Jump Trading Group, Morgan Stanley, Tower Research Capital, and Wells Fargo.
Positive
- Launch of FMX Futures Exchange, expanding BGC Group's market presence
- Partnership with 10 leading investment banks and market-making firms
- Potential for significant capital savings through clearing partnership with LCH
- Initial offering of SOFR futures with plans to add U.S. treasury futures in Q1 2025
- Backing from major financial institutions as equity owners of FMX Holdings
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- None.
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FMX expects to provide clients with significant capital savings through its clearing partnership with LCH Limited ("LCH"), a fully approved CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization and one of the largest clearers of interest rate swaps in the world. LCH has
FMX Futures Exchange is a part of FMX Holdings LLC, which includes the world's fastest growing cash
About BGC Group, Inc.
BGC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGC) is a leading global marketplace, data, and financial technology services company for a broad range of products, including fixed income, foreign exchange, energy, commodities, shipping, equities, and now includes the FMX Futures Exchange. BGC's clients are many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, and investment firms.
BGC and leading global investment banks and market making firms have partnered to create FMX, part of the BGC Group of companies, which includes a
For more information about BGC, please visit www.bgcg.com.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about BGC
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1 Source: Clarus Financial Technology. Cleared interest rate swap collateral data as of 3/29/24.
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