Why WSD Is The Best Choice

WSD is a customer-centric one stop on-line brokerage services solution for global clients that expect exceptional, personalized client services, unrivalled trading tools and state-of-the-art trading software. WSD is the clear choice for the beginner or experienced individual investor, introducing broker, CTA, institutional investor, fund manager or corporate institution looking to safely and securely invest, hedge or speculate in Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals, Futures, Options, CFD’s and virtually every financial instrument.

Founded and operated in 1999 by a team of Hedge Fund Industry professionals, the company since 2005 has undergone through a total restructuring and overhauling process. Today WSD provides execution of trades on all principal exchanges and markets 24 hours a day with access to all global exchanges through key market-making relationships in major financial centres including New York, Chicago, London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai. Products offered include futures, options, foreign exchange and CFD’s, but can vary according to local regulatory requirements. WSD holds accreditation in several markets across the world.

The Industry in which WSD operates

The foreign exchange market has continued to expand rapidly in recent years. Between 2001 and 2007, foreign exchange turnover across all instruments increased on average by 18% per annum, to an average daily level of $3.5 trillion. Spot transactions increased steadily at an annual rate of 17% over the same period.

There has been a rapid expansion in the use of automated trading, also known as algorithmic trading.

The emergence of electronic trading systems, has allowed traders and investors to take advantage of new trading strategies, such as high frequency trades. At the same time, many institutions and traders have also been able to use algorithmic trading strategies to increase efficiency. Algorithmic trading has been growing rapidly since 2005.

The presence of retail investors has increased markedly, particularly in the past five years or so and to take advantage of the large interest in trading the foreign exchange market WSD Direct has been structured to enable retail investors/ traders a window to a seamless trading experience of the world’s largest financial market.