ATFX Connect announced today that it has become a participant on EBS Direct.

EBS is one of the largest electronic trading platforms and one of the go-to sources for institutional liquidity and price discovery in e-FX, for nearly 30 years. EBS Direct delivers round-trip processing times of less than 50 microseconds, with built-in Quant Analytics that help optimize execution.

ATFX Connect supports institutional clients by providing Direct Market access to tailored liquidity and connectivity solutions in Spot FX and Precious Metals. With this important step, ATFX Connect continues its expansion within the institutional electronic FX offering.

In addition, a leading infrastructure solution enables ATFX to manage aggregation, pricing and allows integration with several third-party platforms.

“We are continuously evaluating opportunities to provide our clients with a richer suite of liquidity, by connecting to ATFX, EBS Direct will further extend our clients’ access to liquidity across currencies, time zones, and FX products, enabling dynamic trading opportunities and ensuring competitive execution,” added executive director and Head of EBS Direct, Hugh Whelan.

“We are pleased to announce that ATFX Connect has become a participant in EBS Direct as part of the ongoing expansion of our institutional offering. With this partnership, we are able to offer clients even more flexibility in the provision of tailored liquidity solutions with various trading opportunities and best possible execution speed. We will continue focusing on delivering the award-winning liquidity and customer service to our Institutional Clients,” said Managing Director of ATFX Connect, Wei Qiang Zhang.