Category: Brokers

fxcm launches stock baskets
May 19, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM launches Stock Baskets

Sector Symbol YTD Change1 Monthly Volume Change2 Esports & Gaming ESPORTS +12% +221% Big US Tech FAANG +10% +176% Biotech BIOTECH +8% +201% Chinese E-Commerce CHN.ECOMM +8% +45% Chinese Tech CHN.TECH -1% -52% eMini Dow Futures US30 -19% --- Past Performance is not an indicator of future results.  1 Year-to-date (YTD) figures calculated using FXCM’s closing bid price from…

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Gain Capital forex.com
May 11, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Gain Capital’s April trading volumes drop by over 50% MoM

The average daily volume OTC trading dropped by 51% MoM with $8.6 billion, compared to March when it was 17.7%. Futures contracts amounted to 567,189 in April, a 19.2% MoM drop compared to 701,820 last month. The retail FX brand of Gain Capital Holdings Inc, Forex.com's Japanese business reported that on 14 April 2020 its…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
May 04, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXSpotStream's ADV up 33% YoY in Q1

Following March’s all-time ADV high of USD62.4 billion, April’s ADV decreased to USD33.976 billion – down 45.53% MoM. April’s ADV of USD33.976 billion was 14.93% greater than CBOE HotSpot’s ADV of USD29.256 billion – exceeding CBOE/HotSpot’s ADV every month since November 2018, with the exception of 1 month. All ADV figures for April are based…

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April 27, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Marex Spectron reports record results in financial yearly metrics

Other highlights of 2019 include: Establishing a Central Bank of Ireland regulated entity in Dublin as the European Headquarters to ensure client continuity post Brexit. Expansion of Marex Solutions, the corporate hedging and structured notes business. The division marked a 168% increase in net revenue to $18.8 million, The company received S&P Global Ratings endorsement,…

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Compagnie Financière Tradition (SWX:CFT)
April 24, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Tradition reports consolidated revenue of CHF 277.3m for Q1 2020

Tradition also reported consolidated adjusted revenue at was CHF 303.5m for Q1, 20% up from the same period in 2019 when it was CHF 263.6m in 2019. The adjusted revenue from interdealer broking business (IDB) marked an increase of 20.1% in constant currencies and the forex trading business for retail investors in Japan (Non-IDB) presented…

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IG Group office
April 24, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IG Group reports high trading volumes amid market volatility

IG Group observed that in the first 36 trading days of Q4, the new OTC leveraged clients, trading for a first time with the firm, were over 22,500. In the first three quarters of FY20 new OTC leveraged clients were 36,000. The firm also revised its guidance regarding operating expenses. Previously, operating expenses, excluding variable…

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Gain Capital forex.com
April 24, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

GAIN Capital releases Q1 results, reports $77.3m net income

Retail performance during the first quarter was affected by the unusually high volatility resulting from conditions and concerns, caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Trailing 3-month direct active accounts grew a record 25% compared to the previous year of 87,349. RPM marked a $231 quarterly record, with average daily volume of $11.7 billion, 52% up from…

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