Tag: LMAX volumes

January 21, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

LMAX CEO David Mercer sees doubling of forex volumes by 2020

LMAX is seeing most of its own growth in Russia and the Far East According to LMAX Exchange’s CEO David Mercer global forex volumes are set to double by 2020 because of increasing growth in emerging markets FX. He outlined the important role of the Renminbi and the Russian Ruble which are both set to…

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August 07, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

LMAX up to $125 billion per month of forex volume

LMAX also set to launch an institutional trading venue with 'no last look', aimed at high frequency traders. In a recent interview with LMAX CEO David Mercer posted on the LMAX website, LMAX reported some very interesting developments in its business. On the volume side of things -- the lifeblood of any forex broker, retail…

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December 18, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

Why is LMAX only worth £3.6 million?

LMAX lost another £4.5 million in the first six months of fiscal '13. LMAX's spinoff to management (backed by ex-Betfair Chairman Ed Wray) was certainly not unexpected, as we had blogged about Betfair's likely exit from LMAX just several days prior. But the value at which it was done, at a company valuation of just £3.6 million, with £2.4…

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