R5FX, the emerging marketplace for local market FX trading, announced this week the launch of Latin American trading on its platform. Live trading is now available in Brazilian Real (BRL), Chilean Peso (CLP) and Colombian Peso (COP). R5FX launched ‘Latam in London’ at the conclusion of a meeting with the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM), the Foreign Office and London–based traders of BRL. Part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Financial Services Trade and Investment Board (FSTIB) initiative, it aims to build closer ties with emerging market countries and encourage ... (full story)