At first glance, the $6.6 trillion a day FX market has not been as heavily impacted by derivatives regulations in the last five to ten years as other asset classes. As such, the voluntary adoption of clearing or a cleared alternative for the deliverable FX market is likely to come as a result of wider cost considerations and/or qualitative client pressures such as operational efficiencies, mitigating counterparty risk, and gaining greater transparency. These drivers are certainly among the primary catalysts behind the continued growth we have seen in the adoption of FX futures and in the initial uptake of cash ... (full story)