Forex Sefs worry clients could be driven to non-Sef rivals
Multi-dealer platforms have to register as Sefs - but clients could choose to use other venues and avoid extra legal work
New rules governing swap execution facilities (Sefs) under the US Dodd-Frank Act come into effect today, but some foreign exchange platforms remain concerned that a surprise element of the final rules, which mandates that multiple-to-multiple platforms trading non-mandated swaps must be registered as Sefs by October 2, could drive trading back to the phone or single-dealer platforms.
The so-called
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