BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) has been voted the overall Number one broker in Currencies in the annual Risk Australia Rankings – in total gaining nine Number One Rankings out of ten categories.
Daniel M. La Vecchia, Executive Managing Director and Global head of FX Products at BGC, commented: “We would like to thank our customers for voting for us in these rankings. We have seen tremendous traction across the board for Currencies in the AsiaPacific region. BGC’s award-winning technology platform, BGC™ Trader, alongside our successful voice franchise, has contributed to provide our customers with greater liquidity across a range of FX Products and we are very happy that this has been recognized in the marketplace.”
In the second quarter of this year, BGC’s global Foreign Exchange revenues increased by 54.6 percent versus last year. In addition, both volumes and revenues for BGC’s fully electronic FX business more than tripled year-over-year, outpacing strong overall industry volumes.