FXPA Welcomes Cantor Fitzgerald as Supporting Member

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FXPA Welcomes Cantor Fitzgerald as Supporting Member The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) is pleased to announce the addition of Cantor Fitzgerald as the newest Supporting Member of the FX trade group. “The FXPA has proven itself a well-rounded platform for positive dialogue in an evolving marketplace. This maturation will pose both new challenges and opportunities and we’re excited to join such a uniquely well-positioned association in addressing them,” says James Reilly, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Foreign Exchange Sales and Trading at Cantor Fitzgerald.

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