Total volumes for last year higher by 17% over 2012 Volume metrics during the last month of the year at KCG Hotspot have remained somewhat subdued when compared to November’s release, however that shouldn't be a big surprise considering the broad industry slowdown during the holiday month, especially when it comes to institutional volumes. Overall…
Read moreTurns out that FXall had an up month, and has clearly assumed the leadership of the Forex ECN sector Mistakes do not happen frequently but they happen to the best too. As it turns out volumes at the top FX liquidity provider owned by Thomson Reuters, FXall, have been misreported by the company. Average daily…
Read moreMonthly declines are attributed to the holidays break and subdued volatility in most FX markets GAIN Capital Holdings (NYSE:GCAP) has just released a press release about its December volume metrics and we are observing some consolidation following last month’s record institutional numbers. Not a big surprise considering that the rest of the big players are reporting…
Read moreThe month of December concludes a record setting year for the Russian forex marketplace The FX market turnover on the Moscow Exchange has staged an impressive rebound to conclude a record setting year in terms of forex volumes. The month of December ended the year deep in the green marking a rise by 37% on…
Read moreFXall marking a smaller, 7% drop in the final month of 2013, concluding a very strong year The next batch of institutional volume numbers is here – Thomson Reuters and subsidiary FXall have announced lower volumes for the final month of 2013. The theme of the last 12 months has been of FXall slowly catching…
Read moreFamiliar Japanese Yen volatility theme leads to the best month for the second half of 2013 Monex Group has announced in a press release a substantial rebound in volume metrics, cementing the yen volatility story that we brought up with the release of GMO Click’s numbers yesterday. The company reports volumes rose by 27% over…
Read moreWith Japanese brokerages, Yen volatility is the theme for volume growth in 2014 The first of the Japanese forex brokerage powerhouses – GMO Click has announced its volume metrics for the final month of 2013 and we are in for a very positive number. During the month of December the company reported volumes out at 59.21…
Read moreEBS forex volumes 23% below last year and 11% below last month Another month passes and another dismal number for ICAP’s EBS comes into the fray. Following the multi-year lows announced in October, the company has reported an 11% drop on last month’s tepid rebound to mark the final month of 2013 at an average of $71 billion…
Read moreSaxo Bank averaged $294B monthly in 2013, but second half of the year was 30% below first half Moderation seems to have been the theme during the second part of the year for most industry players as Saxo Bank released its volume metrics numbers on Friday. The company announced that volumes in the month of…
Read moreThe rebound from October’s striking low is solidifying a good year for the company The InterContinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has released contract volume numbers for the last month of 2013. The company has recorded a year on year drop of 12% announcing 29,110 contracts traded per day in December. The number comes to close an otherwise…
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