Identity of Trade Parties

ras72

ras72

With particular reference to spot FX and US futures markets, to what extent is the identity of the counterparties to a trade known?
Do institutionals or any other market participants know? In real time? How precisely?

Thanks
-ras72

(To Admin: Feel free to change title with "Counterparties" in place of "Parties" if better. And maybe add a question mark. Thanks)
 
Spot FX trades are bilateral, i.e. the counterparty is a dealer or, alternatively, some sort of broker (with a prime broker intermediary, if necessary).

Futures trades are also bilateral, in a sense that you always face the exchange, through a clearer.

In light of the above, the answer to your question is sort of "yes", but it's probably not quite what you were looking for.
 
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