Tag: August volume

September 25, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Alpari August global forex volumes top Russia volumes for first time in 2013

Alpari saw significant growth in international volumes in normally-slow August. Some follow-up to our earlier piece on Alpari's record August volumes... The folks at Alpari have been nice enough to break out for us Alpari Russia volumes versus rest-of-the-world (mainly Alpari UK). Historically, more than 50% of the Alpari Group's volumes have come from Russia,…

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September 17, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Gain Capital August forex volumes drop 20%

... however year-on-year Gain Capital's volume metrics remain more than 50% ahead of last year. We should first remind people (after getting many inquiries) that Gain Capital's reported volumes still do not yet include GFT volumes. Gain's announced acquisition of GFT has not yet closed, although it should close at some point before the end…

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September 10, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

EBS August FX volumes are lowest in eight years

ICAP's Forex ECN unit EBS reports volumes of just $78.7 billion daily in August. The question for ICAP -- which after a strong start to the year for EBS volumes in January and February, has seen volumes drop off during an otherwise strong 2013 -- is whether this is just the summer doldrums, or an…

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September 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

GMO Click Japan August FX volumes drop 27% to $788 billion

GMO Click volume metrics finally cool off after a record run-up in volumes so far in 2013. After breaking the $1 trillion per month barrier several months running, leading Japanese retail forex broker GMO Click finally saw the summer slowdown in trading take some wind out of its sails. Volumes at GMO Click dropped 27%…

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September 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Moscow Exchange August FX volumes up 1%

Overall volumes on the Moscow Exchange were down 11% in August, but up 23% from last year. Not surprisingly, Russian traders love their (short) summers, and again this August headed for the hills (and beaches), sending trading volumes on the Moscow Exchange down by 11% from July. However, as the Moscow Exchange continues to add…

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