FXCM Reports Monthly Metrics
September 12 2016 - 4:15PM
FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) today announced certain key customer trading
metrics for August 2016 for its retail and institutional foreign
exchange business.
August 2016 Customer Trading Metrics from Continuing
Operations (1)
Retail Customer Trading Metrics
- Retail customer trading volume (2) of $270
billion in August 2016, 4% lower than July
2016 and 18% lower than August 2015.
- Average retail customer trading volume (2) per day
of $11.7 billion in August 2016, 13% lower
than July 2016 and 25% lower than August 2015.
- An average of 494,626 retail client trades per day
in August 2016, 14% lower than July 2016 and 17%
lower than August 2015.
- Active accounts (3) of 175,757 as of August 31,
2016, a decrease of 863, or 0.5%, from July 31, 2016, and a
decrease of 4,965, or 3%, from August 31, 2015.
- Tradeable accounts (4) of 173,448 as of August
31, 2016, an increase of 1,779 accounts, or 1% from July 31,
2016, and an increase of 15,148 accounts, or 10%, from August
31, 2015.
Institutional Customer Trading Metrics
- Institutional customer trading volume (2) of $26
billion in August 2016, 37% lower than July
2016 and 45% lower than August 2015.
- Average institutional customer trading volume (2) per
day of $1.1 billion in August 2016, 45% lower
than July 2016 and 52% lower than August 2015.
- An average of 36,960 institutional client trades per day
in August 2016, 8% lower than July 2016 and 6%
higher than August 2015.
More information, including historical results for each of the
above metrics, can be found on the investor relations page of
FXCM's corporate website www.fxcm.com.
This operating data is preliminary and subject to revision and
should not be taken as an indication of the financial performance
of FXCM Inc. FXCM undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
review previously reported operating data. Any updates to
previously reported operating data will be reflected in the
historical operating data that can be found on the Investor
Relations page of the Company's corporate
website www.fxcm.com.
(1) Customer Trading Metrics from Continuing Operations
excludes discontinued operations of FXCM Japan and FXCM Hong
Kong.
(2) Volume that FXCM customers traded in period is
translated into US dollars.
(3) An Active Account represents an account that has traded
at least once in the previous twelve months.
(4) A Tradeable Account is an account with sufficient funds
to place a trade in accordance with FXCM trading policies.
About Us:
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) is a publicly traded company which owns
50.1% of FXCM Group, LLC (FXCM Group).
FXCM Group is a holding company of Forex Capital Markets LLC,
(FXCM US), Forex Capital Markets Limited, inclusive of all EU
branches (FXCM UK), FXCM Australia Pty. Limited, (FXCM AU), and all
affiliates of aforementioned firms, or other firms under the FXCM
group of companies [collectively "FXCM"]. FXCM Group is owned and
operated by FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) and Leucadia National
Corporation (NYSE:LUK). Leucadia National Corporation is a
multi-billion dollar diversified holding company engaged through
its consolidated subsidiaries in a variety of businesses.
FXCM is a leading provider of online foreign exchange (FX)
trading, CFD trading, spread betting and related services. The
company’s mission is to provide global traders with access to the
world's largest and most liquid market by offering innovative
trading tools, hiring excellent trading educators, meeting strict
financial standards and striving for the best online trading
experience in the market. Clients have the advantage of mobile
trading, one-click order execution and trading from real-time
charts. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on FX trading
and provides free news and market research
through DailyFX.com. FXCM Pro provides retail brokers, small
hedge funds and emerging market banks access to wholesale execution
and liquidity, while providing high and medium frequency funds
access to prime brokerage services via FXCM Prime.
Trading foreign exchange and CFDs on margin carries a high level
of risk, which may result in losses that could exceed your
deposits, therefore may not be suitable for all
investors. Read full disclaimer.
Contacts
Jaclyn Sales, 646-432-2463
Vice-President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
jsales@fxcm.com
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