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Who is Fortis Clearing
Americas (FCA)?
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Fortis Clearing Americas is a top electronic clearer on the
CME and
CBOT exchanges for several years running. In the first
quarter of 2009, FCA cleared nearly 8% of NYMEX volume and 11% of ICE (UK) volume.
In the first half of 2009, Fortis Clearing Americas cleared a monthly average of
over 8% of CME/CBOT's combined exchange volume (per respective exchanges).
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- Fortis Clearing Americas
provides our customers with robust, creative and competitively priced solutions.The
volume cleared at Fortis Clearing Americas is all customer volume. We do not conduct
proprietary trading.
- Your trades are the only
trades we clear.
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Fortis Clearing Americas offers customers the ability to
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- Focus on their core business
(proprietary trading) using robust, creative and competitively priced solutions
- Reduce costs by leveraging
the Fortis Clearing infrastructure and memberships on leading international
exchanges
- Optimize use of capital with innovative financing
arrangements
- Increase trading
opportunities in all major world exchanges.
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Fortis Clearing Americas is committed to delivering outstanding
customer service through prompt and accurate market information and rapid order
execution.
Fortis Clearing Americas LLC, among others, is primarily
regulated by the SEC, CFTC, CBOE, FINRA (www.finra.org)
and the CME Group. Fortis Clearing Americas LLC is a member of SIPC, which protects
securities customers of its members up to $500,000 (including $100,000 for claims
for cash). SIPC explanatory brochures are available upon request or at
www.sipc.org.
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