Citi tops 2025 FX trading revenues on hedging surge
US dealer posts 50% increase as Liberation Day turbocharged client activity
Citi was the top US dealer for foreign exchange trading revenues in 2025 on the back of increased client hedging demand, according to regulatory filings.
The bank generated revenues of $7.9 billion for the year, up 50% from $5.3 billion in 2024, helped by a bumper second quarter from Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcements.
The stellar 2025 for revenues comes after a multi-year rebuild of Citi’s FX business in which the bank targeted improvements in its FX options and electronic
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