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Financial Markets Review Report (FMRR)


The Financial Markets Review Report (FMRR) is a bi-monthly analytical review of the activities in the OTC markets under FMDQ’s purview.
The Report includes a detailed analysis of the turnover and trade intensity of the various traded products (FX, Bonds, T.Bills, Repos/Buy-Backs and Unsecured Placements/Takings), a summary of the exchange’s surveillance activities over its Dealing Members and a league table indicating Members’ performance within the review period.
FMRR has been migrated to FMDQ e-Knowledge which is available only to FMDQ Members (all membership categories). For access to FMDQ e-Knowledge only, become an FMDQ Affiliate MemberClick here for more information or contact bog@fmdqotc.com

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