Tag: GMO Click

February 06, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

GMO Click Japan FX volumes soar to set records in January

Assuming data is to be believed, GMO Click did $756 billion of spot FX volume in January. We have often been (and remain) somewhat skeptical of volume and related data we see coming out of Japan. However, even if somewhat exaggerated, GMO Click's January is one for the books. The company (which is publicly traded…

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January 09, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Japan FX volumes come roaring back

GMO Click Securities reports FX volumes 2.5x what they were last December. As we predicted a few weeks ago, December FX volumes are looking unseasonably warm in Japan, as Yen volatility surrounding the intentions of the new Japanese government has brought traders back to the table. As is evident from the chart above, trading volumes…

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August 28, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

Japan's Forex market still reeling in first half 2012

Gaitame only doing about $30 billion of monthly volume / $28M annualized revenue. Swiss-exchange listed Compagnie Financière Tradition SA (or "Tradition"), controlled by France's Viel & Cie, owns 49.5% of Gaitame, one of the largest Japanese Forex firms. In its 2012 first half results release, Tradition reported that revenue at Gaitame fell by 4% in…

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