GAIN Capital registers 8.9% MoM drop in retail trading volumes in September 2015

One of the leading players in the international online trading sector – Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), has just reported its operating metrics for September 2015, with the results lagging behind the achievements registered in August 2015, when trading activity was bolstered by market volatility.

Both institutional and retail trading volumes declined in monthly terms in September 2015, but institutional trading volumes staged a drop in annual terms too, whereas retail trading activity managed to outstrip levels seen in September 2014.

Full data can be seen below.

Retail Metrics

  • OTC average daily volume of $14.7 billion, a decrease of 13.0% from August 2015 and an increase of 35.1% from September 2014.
  • OTC trading volume of $322.8 billion, a decrease of 8.9% from August 2015 and an increase of 35.1% from September 2014.
  • Active OTC accounts of 149,846, a decrease of 0.5% from August 2015 and an increase of 59.8% from September 2014.

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Futures metrics

  • Futures average daily contracts of 38,072, an increase of 8.3% from August 2015 and 22.9% from September 2014.
  • Futures contracts of 799,517, an increase of 8.3% from August 2015 and 22.9% from September 2014.

Institutional Metrics

  • GTX average daily volume of $15.8 billion, a decrease of 8.5% from August 2015 and 14.0% from September 2014.
  • GTX volume of $347.8 billion, a decrease of 4.2% from August 2015 and 14.0% from September 2014.

Management Commentary

“In Q3 2015, GAIN continued to make strong progress on the integration of City Index, which included a positive response from both legacy GAIN and City Index clients, as well as new customers. The Q3 2015 retail trading environment was more favorable relative to Q2 2015 with higher volatility in indices and commodities resulting in a quarterly retail revenue capture per million in the mid- to high-$90s, generally in line with GAIN’s trailing twelve month average,” remarked Glenn Stevens, Chief Executive Officer.

To view the official announcement from GAIN on its September 2015 metrics, click here.

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