FXCM Reports Monthly Metrics
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) today
announced certain key customer trading metrics for August 2015 for its retail
and institutional foreign exchange business.
Monthly activities included:
August 2015 Customer Trading Metrics from Continuing Operations( (1))
Retail Customer Trading Metrics
* Retail customer trading volume( (2)) of $329 billion in August 2015, 4%
higher than July 2015 and 10% higher than August 2014.
* Average retail customer trading volume( (2)) per day of $15.7 billion in
August 2015, 14% higher than July 2015 and 10% higher than August 2014.
* An average of 594,294 retail client trades per day in August 2015, 11%
higher than July 2015 and 51% higher than August 2014.
* Active accounts( (3) )of 180,722 as of August 31, 2015, an increase of
1,145, or 1%, from July 2015, and an increase of 1,904, or 1%, from August
2014.
* Tradeable accounts( (4)) of 158,300 as of August 31, 2015, a decrease of
587 accounts, or 0.4% from July 2015, and a decrease of 41,077 accounts, or
21%, from August 2014.
Effective July 1, 2015 Institutional Customers trading via the FastMatch
Platform became direct customers of FastMatch. Accordingly, the Company's
trading metrics for July 2015 previously reported have been restated to exclude
FastMatch volumes. You can find the restated customer trading metrics on our
website under: Customer Trading Metrics.
Institutional Customer Trading Metrics
* Institutional customer trading volume( (2)) of $47 billion in August
2015, 27% higher than July 2015 and 20% lower than August 2014.
* Average institutional customer trading volume( (2)) per day of $2.3 billion
in August 2015, 44% higher than July 2015 and 18% lower than August 2014.
* An average of 34,957 institutional client trades per day in August
2015, 18% higher than July 2015 and 117% higher than August 2014.
More information, including historical results for each of the above metrics,
can be found on the investor relations page of the Company's corporate web site,
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 web site, 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.
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and/or the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, which reflect FXCM's current views with respect to, among
other things, its operations and financial performance in the future. These
forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are based on current
expectations, estimates and projections about FXCM's industry, management's
beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their
nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers
are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that are difficult to predict including, without limitation, risks
associated with the events that took place in the currency markets on January
15, 2015 and their impact on FXCM's capital structure, risks associated with
FXCM's ability to recover all or a portion of any capital losses, risks relating
to the ability of FXCM to satisfy the terms and conditions of or make payments
pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement with Leucadia, risks related to
FXCM's dependence on FX market makers, market conditions, and those other risks
described under "Risk Factors" in FXCM Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K and
other reports or documents FXCM files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time
to time, which are accessible on the SEC website at sec.gov. This information
should also be read in conjunction with FXCM's Consolidated Financial Statements
and the Notes thereto contained in FXCM's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in
other reports or documents the FXCM files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from
time to time, which are accessible on the SEC website at sec.gov.
About FXCM Inc.
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) is a leading provider of online foreign exchange (forex)
trading, CFD trading, spread betting and related services. Our 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
forex trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.
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.
Visit www.fxcm.com and follow us on Twitter (at)FXCM, Facebook FXCM, Google+ FXCM
or YouTube FXCM.
CONTACT: FXCM Inc.
Jaclyn Klein, 646-432-2463
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
jklein(at)fxcm.com
investorrelations(at)fxcm.com
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