GAA and Top Third will continue as separate brands, with their management teams in place.
Forex broker Gain Capital (NYSE:GCAP), which runs the Forex.com and Gain GTX brands, has announced the acquisition of two companies which operate in the Futures space — Global Asset Advisors (“GAA”) and Top Third Ag Marketing (“Top Third”).
Chicago-based GAA operates Daniels Trading, an independent futures brokerage firm. The acquisition extends a longstanding commercial relationship between GAIN Capital and GAA, as Daniels Trading is currently the largest introducing broker to Gain Capital’s futures business. Top Third helps clients use options-based hedging strategies to manage the risks of producing agricultural products.
Gain Capital formally bought 55% majority ownership of each of the companies, with an option to buy the other 45%. Other financial terms of the acquisitions were not released.
Much of Gain Capital’s growth recently has been with institutional traders, and this acquisition is certainly in theme. More than 70% of Gain Capital volumes are with institutional traders.
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