Dukascopy – SWFX Swiss FX Marketplace

The Company Overview

Dukascopy’s activities are divided in two parts:

By combining access to the Swiss Foreign Exchange Marketplace with an enhanced trading platform and strong financial services via its banking partnerships, Dukascopy – SWFX Swiss FX Marketplace continues to set the global industry-standard for ECN forex trading.

Swiss Forex Brokerage House

Dukascopy offers direct access to the Swiss Foreign Exchange Marketplace. This market provides the largest pool of ECN spot forex liquidity available for banks, hedge funds, other institutions and professional traders.

To accommodate the existing banking relationships of our clients, Dukascopy offers full Prime Broker capability with give up facility, by utilizing an extensive network of banking partners.

SWFX – Swiss Foreign Exchange Marketplace

The Swiss Foreign Exchange Marketplace (SWFX) is the technological solution for Forex trading utilizing a centralized-decentralized marketplace model. Its successful launch is the result of a close cooperation with selected banks, other institutions, Forex marketplaces and providers of technological solutions.

The SWFX Marketplace allows trading between market participants in a centralized-decentralized environment. In this exchange, both buy-side and sell-side participants interact on an equal footing.

The SWFX Swiss FX Marketplace is the Dukascopy’s proprietary technological solution and registered trademark.

The Dukascopy trading platform provides an array of tools for risk management and control over the order execution. Clients may trade billions of dollars in a secure “one-click” trading environment. Support is also provided by a 24/6 trading desk if clients need to trade over the phone.

History of Dukascopy

1998 Dukascopy Trading Technologies Corp.
Dukascopy project was launched in 1998 by a group of physicists headed by Dr. Andre Duka Their mission was to research, develop and implement complex financial system via novel mathematical and econophysical techniques.

1999 Dukascopy Trading Platform 

Dukascopy commences development of its Trading platform.

2004 Dukascopy – Swiss Brokerage House
Dukascopy was created in 2004. Its mission was to serve the financial community with its advanced technological solution.

2006 Dukascopy – SWFX Swiss Forex Marketplace
Dukascopy launched the SWFX Swiss FX Marketplace.

2008 Preparation for Banking License Application
Dukascopy commences activities, necessary in order to comply with Swiss Banking requirements and to apply for Swiss Banking License.

2009 Banking License Application
Dukascopy files its Banking License Application to the FINMA.

2010 Dukascopy Bank SA
Dukascopy has been authorized by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA to conduct banking activities.

Mission and responsibility

Missions:

• Liquidity Focus: Through its innovative and advanced technology, Dukascopy provides one of the most important Forex liquidity networks in the world in order to provide to its clients exclusive ECN access.
• Clients Focus: The success of the client is the success of Dukascopy. Dukascopy deploys all its resources to understand and meet the high expectations of its clients.
• Industry Focus: Dukascopy raises the industry quality standard bar and develops new benchmarks for all Forex participants via its technology.

Responsibility:

• Privacy: based in Switzerland, land of confidentiality, Dukascopy places great importance on individual’s rights and therefore applies strict confidentiality.
• Integrity and ethics: Dukascopy strives to protect interests of clients and to provide a fair trading environment where market participants act on equal footing in Compliance with Dukascopy's Code of Conduct. 
• Security: Dukascopy has proved to be a reliable ECN over the years and additionally offers custody solutions with third party banks.