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Handelsbanken (STO:SHBA) Handelsbanken Capital Markets is now open for foreign exchange trading around the clock in Stockholm
HÄkan Larsson, head of FX at Handelsbanken Capital Markets says, "We have centralised all price setting in Stockholm. This will make us faster, enable us to provide better prices, and give us increased access to liquidity."
The foreign exchange group will be expanded by an additional five employees, who together with the existing foreign exchange specialists will work around the clock in shifts. The transition to around the clock trading has already started.
HÄkan Larsson adds, "We are doing this to provide our customers, wherever they are in the world, the best possible price around the clock from Stockholm. Since we are one of the foremost players in Nordic currencies, we can efficiently utilise economies of scale in foreign exchange trading."
For further information, please contact: HÄkan Larsson, Head of FX and emerging markets, Handelsbanken Capital Markets, tel: +46 8 463 4519 Erik Wikström, Head of communications, Handelsbanken Capital Markets, tel: +46 8 701 1270