Understanding the liquidity characteristics across cash FX and listed FX futures can be powerful for making more informed trading decisions. In the latest “FX in Brief,” Co-Head of EMEA Sales Serge Marston and Global Head of FX Products Paul Houston discuss FX Market Profile, a new tool from CME Group and Quant Analytics to compare these complementary liquidity pools on one screen.
Serge and Paul discuss the specific liquidity characteristics of EUR/USD (6E) and AUD/USD (6A), including insights that traders may learn from using the tool:
- What liquidity looks like at various points in the trading day
- Where the best venue to execute trades may be, depending on order size
- Strategies for placing an order, depending on size and preferred venue
- How these characteristics differ based on currency pair
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