Barclays Capital is a leading global provider of electronic transaction solutions for institutional investors, financial institutions and corporations worldwide. Through BARX, the firm provides flexible electronic access to multiple markets via its award-winning proprietary platforms, tailored FIX and DMA connectivity, and liquidity provisioning via partner ECNs.
Barclays Capital is a leading provider in the spot FX market. We offer clients tight, competitive pricing which is quoted to a ground-breaking five decimal places for G7 currencies irrespective of time-zone and size. Our pricing is distributed via BARX which supports both proprietary and industry standard delivery. Barclays Capital offers clients precision pricing whether for hedging or speculative purposes. Like spot trading, these trades can be conducted over the phone or electronically via BARX.
As more and more FX derivative users seek to transfer risk to an ever diminishing number of specialist providers, Barclays Capital believes that future success depends not only on advanced liquidity management, but also the pricing and risk management of highly complex risk.
Client coverage in currency derivatives operates through three distinct channels:
- Specialist FX coverage for leveraged and non-leveraged asset managers
- Specialist risk advisory teams across various countries specializing in asset/liability management for corporations as well as banks and insurance companies
- Firm-wide coverage for FX-linked structured products to structured asset buyers through:
- Dedicated FX Sales team
- Specialist Private Bank coverage group
- Leading multi-product solutions sales force
