Monday, January 13, 2014

TOP 10 CURRENCY TRADERS



1. DEUTSCHE BANK AG: is a German global banking and financial services company, headquarters in the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, Frankfurt, more than 100,000 employees in over 70 countries, a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the emerging markets; 2009 Deutsche Bank was the largest foreign exchange dealer in the world with a market share of 21%, offices in major financial centers including London, New York city, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris, Moscow, Sydney, Toronto, Istanbul, Madrid, Dublin, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, São Paulo, Dubai, Riyadh, Bangkok, Karachi, Belgrade, Manila and George Town (Cayman Islands); the bank offers financial products and services (sales, trading, research and origination of debt and equity; mergers and acquisitions (M&A); risk management products, such as derivatives, corporate finance, wealth management, retail banking, fund management, and transaction banking) for corporate and institutional clients along with private and business clients. 

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 15.18%

2. CITIGROUP: an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, formed from one of the world's largest mergers by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate Travelers Group in October 1998, currently the third largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, the largest shareholders include funds from the Middle East and Singapore; the world's largest financial services network, spanning 140 countries, approximately 16,000 offices worldwide, employs approximately 260,000 staff around the world, it holds over 200 million customer accounts in more than 140 countries, one of the primary dealers in US Treasury securities, used to be the largest company and bank in the world by total assets with 357,000 employees until the global financial crisis of 2008, today it is ranked 20th in size under the Fortune 500 list. Citigroup is one of the Big Four banks in the United States, along with Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo. 

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 14.90%

3. BARCLAYS INVESTMENT BANK: the investment banking division of the British multinational Barclays bank headquartered in London, provides financing and risk management services to large companies, institutions and government clients, a primary dealer in U.S. Treasury securities and various European Government bonds, offices in over 29 countries, employs over 20,000 people, over 7,000 people work in the IT division, significantly increased Barclays Capital's presence in North America.

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 10.24%

4. UBS: a Swiss global financial services company headquartered in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland, providing investment banking, asset management, and wealth management services for private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide, retail clients in Switzerland, the biggest bank in Switzerland, operating in more than 50 countries with about 63,500 employees globally, considered as the world's largest manager of private wealth assets (over 2.2 trillion Swiss Franc) in invested assets, a leading provider of retail banking and commercial banking services in Switzerland, had assets under management (AuM) of US$1,705.0 billion, representing a 9.7% increase in AuM versus 2012.

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 10.11%

5. HSBC HOLDINGS: a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom, one of the world's largest banks, founded in London in 1991 by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, around 7,200 offices in 85 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America,  around 89 million customers, 2012 total assets of $2.693 trillion, roughly half were in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and a quarter in each of Asia-Pacific and the Americas, organized within four business groups: Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Global Private Banking, primary listing on the Hong Kong and London Stock Exchange, a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 6.93%

6. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO: an American multinational banking and financial services holding company, the largest bank in the United States, total assets of US$2.509 trillion, a major provider of financial services, the world's second largest public company based on a composite ranking, the hedge fund unit of JPMorgan Chase is the second largest hedge fund in the United States, the investment banking, asset management, private banking, private wealth management and treasury & securities services divisions, credit card services, retail banking activities, commercial banking, one of the Big Four banks of the United States with Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo. 

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 6.07%

7. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC (RBS Group): a British banking and insurance holding company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, operates a wide variety of banking brands, offering personal and business banking, private banking, insurance and corporate finance throughout its operations located in Europe, North America and Asia, in the UK and Ireland, its main subsidiary companies are The Royal Bank of Scotland,[4] National Westminster Bank, Ulster Bank, Drummonds Bank, and Coutts, issueing banknotes in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the only bank in the UK still to print a £1 note, owning Citizens Financial Group, the 8th largest bank in the United States, from 2004 to 2009 it was the second largest shareholder in the Bank of China, the world's fifth largest bank by market capitalization in February 2008, had a market capitalization of approximately £12.2 billion.

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 5.62%


8. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG: a Switzerland-based multinational financial services holding company headquartered in Zürich that operates the Credit Suisse Bank and other financial services investments, four divisions: Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management, and a Shared Services Group that provides marketing and support to the other three divisions.

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 3.70%

9. MORGAN STANLEY (NYSE: MS): an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in the Morgan Stanley Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, operates in 42 countries, more than 1300 offices, 60,000 employees, has US$347 billion in assets under management or supervision, the main areas of business for the firm today are Global Wealth Management, Institutional Securities, and Investment Management.

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 3.15%

10. BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH: the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America, provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management.

MARKET SHARE CALCULATED IN % OF OVERALL VOLUME, MAY 2013: 3.08%

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