Since its launch in 2002, CLS has warehoused the details of every trade by instrument (swap, spot, outright forward) for the 18 currencies it settles across 33 major currency pairs creating the largest single aggregated source of FX executed trade data available to the market. Access to this FX alternative data provides an unparalleled view of market activity to support best execution, risk mitigation and reporting requirements. 

FX alternative data highlights:

• Access to over 50% of global FX traded volumes in the market for the 18 currencies CLS settles across 33 currency pairs
• Our FX alternative data is the largest single source of FX executed trade data available to the market
• Aggregated trade volumes delivered by currency pair and in terms of both number of trades and total value in USD equivalent on an intraday hourly, daily and monthly basis
• Standardized and easy-to-use data sets made available through an open data delivery
• Quality-controlled by CLS and adjusted to equate to the same reporting convention used by the Bank for International
• Settlements (BIS) and the semiannual foreign exchange committee market reports.