Category: Brokers

September 04, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Tech giants on board with investment in Arm IPO

This is stirring up a lot of interest in the intended IPO of the SoftBank-owned Arm, which is aiming for a valuation between $50bn and $55bn. Reports indicate this chip designer plans to price shares between $47 and $51 each when it launches on the market. Considering these figures, Arm will land an offering between…

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September 01, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

TradingView’s Broker of the Year, Pepperstone launches Spread Betting

The mundanity of screen switching is now a thing of the past for Pepperstone’s UK clients because, as from today, Pepperstone traders can directly spread bet Forex, Indices, Commodities, Shares (among other things) on TradingView’s advanced and highly customisable charts. Group CEO Tamas Szabo welcomed the new technology to Pepperstone’s arsenal in the following statement:…

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Tradeweb
July 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Tradeweb’s Q2 net income jumps 25% to $101.9 million

Net income for the period came in at $101.9 million and at $123.7 million on adjusted basis. Both numbers marked a rise on yearly basis of 24.9% and 10.8%, respectively. In Q2 2023, adjusted EBITDA margin stood at 52.5% and adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $163.1 million. In comparison, for the same period during…

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July 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

XTB sees net profit drop 12% in H1 2023, new clients jump 66%

Active clients XTB registered a record 167,000 new clients in H1, seeing a 65.5%YoY surge from the same period the previous year. The Warsaw Stock Exchange-listed company’s active clients also jumped to 274,450 by 44.4% However, XTB's CFD profitability per lot, representing the profit on a per-trade basis, experienced a 17.4% YoY decline, reaching PLN…

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July 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Virtu Financial sees 17% trading income decline in Q2 to $507 million

Moreover, Virtu Financial disclosed that its adjusted net trading income saw a 22% drop, reaching $278.7 million during the last quarter, down from the $357.4 million recorded in the second quarter of 2022. Furthermore, the electronic market maker's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) stood at $122 million, which represents a 43%…

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July 26, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ATFX UK's 2022 profit soars nearly 300% to £838K

With these financial results, ATFX UK expressed confidence in its strong balance sheet and its ability to achieve long-term strategic goals. The company pledged to continue direct marketing efforts in the European Economic Area and other authorized international territories. The company stated in the report that its primary focus will be on current high net…

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IG Group
July 20, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IG Group sees total trading revenue increase of 5% to £1 billion in FY 23

Charlie Rozes, Acting Chief Executive Officer, commented: We’ve performed well in the much more difficult market conditions that persisted through most of the past year, maintaining our leadership position in OTC derivatives while building further momentum in our product and geographic expansion. Total revenue exceeded £1 billion for the first time in IG’s history, more…

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July 19, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Hargreaves Lansdown adds 13K new clients in Q4 2023

Chris Hill, Chief Executive Officer, commented: We delivered net new business of £1.7 billion in the period, up 6% on the previous quarter. The tax year end season remains a critical time for our clients and this year we focused on supporting them to navigate the changes to the tax landscape, making the most of…

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