"During the fourth quarter, KCG generated solid financial results due in part to an improved operating environment. The U.S. equity market posted higher average daily share volume, dollar volume and realized volatility on both a sequential and annual basis." - David Coleman, CEO, KCG
Read moreFollowing KCG's initial announcement that LeapRate reported at the end of October that it was considering the sale of its spot FX venue Hotspot, the transaction has now been completed with BATS Global Markets as the new owner
Read moreIt was not 'Black Thursday' for everyone in the Forex industry. In fact, for those companies such as ECNs which make their living solely off of volumes, it was a very good day. Hotspot FX has reported that FX trading volume metrics reached $61.7 billion last Thursday January 15 - its best ever day based…
Read moreSteffen Parratt joins KCG from his former position as Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, replacing KCG's Interim CFO Sean Galvin, following an executive search. Mr. Galvin will return to his role as Chief Accounting Officer
Read moreWith average daily volumes at Hotspot FX during December standing at $27 billion, with the early part of the month having demonstrated high trading activity before the natural dip during the holiday period
Read moreDuring November, KCG averaged $29.3 billion dollar volume traded, 5.2 billion shares traded, and 3.7 million trades per day in U.S. equities within its market making operations
Read moreWith the debate among regulators across the globe still open with regard to high frequency trading, KCG's Head of Trading Strategy and Analysis Phil Mackintosh throws down the gauntlet with a trading commentary focusing on high speed technology, and applauding algorithms
Read more"Catch leverages the power of our nuanced fair value models, market analytics and routing logic." - Charlie Susi, head of KCG Electronic Trading
Read moreKCG Hotspot continues to evolve and gain further sophistication as the ECN goes from strength to strength, partnering with DealHub to provide bank-level FX distribution
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