Barclays grabs top spot for FX options

Front of a Barclays Bank branch

Having slipped two places in last year's Best Banks survey, Barclays has this year climbed back into third place overall, and scored highly in a number of categories across the board.

While retaining its lead as best bank for FX in London and best bank for GBP/USD and EUR/GBP, Barclays has also won best bank for currency options, having been voted third last year. The bank reorganised its FX options trading teams earlier this year after Adrian McGowan, formerly head of FX trading for Asia

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