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JP Morgan brings in outside eyes on forex

US bank, which is one of the world's biggest currency houses, submits its electronic trading to external quality-checks

JP Morgan opens the door to external oversight of forex trades
JP Morgan opens the door to external oversight of forex trades

JP Morgan, one of the world's biggest currency houses, has become the first bank to use a third-party firm to help clients independently verify the quality of its electronic FX trades.

The US bank will use a post-trade transaction cost analysis service developed by BestX - a London-based company founded by Ollie Jerome and Pete Eggleston after they left Morgan Stanley at the end of 2015.

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