LUCID Financial Markets

Lucid Financial Markets was formed as a professional services company with a foundation of currency risk management and best execution.

As well as providing corporate clients with high value services, Lucid Financial Markets, through its Private Office, also serves HNW and UHNW individuals seeking a unique proposition, especially in the context of real estate investments.

By providing information and ideas to help clients make the best decisions possible, client base has achieved far superior financial outcomes when exposed to FX risk.

isme|&|conversation podcast... What makes Dave Huggett, Founder of Lucid Financial Markets, tick?

Dave talks to Ed about what compelled him to leave a secure and successful career in the City Financial Markets to start his own business. And on the way his brilliant business case for ‘just doing the right thing..’ It’s this approach and Dave’s tenacity that sets Lucid Financial Markets apart as a genuinely contemporary, in-touch and well positioned proposition.

You’ll also be treated to the two best pieces of advice Dave has ever received as well as the worst.

Access

Access to fast and secure international transfers in over 40 currencies to more than 200 destinations around the world.

Lucid Online

Allows you to make and receive payments from both desktop and mobile, anywhere in world. You can also check all trading history and transaction information at the touch of a button.

Fast and Secure
The EGO platform gives you access to the market in order to buy or sell currency, as well as make payments and see all historical transactions.

Beneficiary checks
Before you set up your beneficiaries, our platform will carry out checks to ensure all details are correct, removing any possibility of settlement errors.

Payments
Create same day or future dated payments, all with email payment confirmation, including detailed payment information for your records.

Transaction History
Detailed payment information for your records.

Spot Trades

Allowing you to take full advantage of the market on a real time basis.

Our consultants can assist with developing plans, reviewing and testing existing plans, and assessing their alignment with strategy and regulatory requirements.

Forward Contracts

When the rate is where you want it, but the timing isn't right, you can lock in todays rate for delivery in the future. This prevents any downside risk to market movements until you need the funds in your account.

Market Order

When you have time on your side, you may want to target a rate that is better than the prevailing rate.

A Market Order allows you to do just that. You let us know the rate you would like to target and we'll do the rest.

As and when the market reaches the required level we will automatically fill the order, removing the need to constantly check the market.

The waiting game

Hitting the top of the market can occur by luck rather than judgement, but waiting and hoping for…

"Easy to talk to, no fancy sales pitches, can explain the markets in a way that I understand, and more importantly, good, honest advice".