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February 27, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

GAIN Capital reports Q4 - revenue increasing 38% over last quarter to $83 million

Institutional and retail business revenues almost tripled in 2013, profits squeezed by GFT acquisition GAIN Capital Holdings (NYSE:GCAP) has just released its fourth quarter earnings report and the figures are quite impressive – the company announced its revenue numbers have nicely jumped up by 38% over last quarter to $83 million. The company’s retail business…

February 11, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

Gain Capital shares rise 7% as investors like its January volumes report

Shares are up nicely by more than 40% since the low marked in late December Shares of GAIN Capital (NYSE:GCAP) have gained close to 7% in Monday trading after the company has reported staggering volume numbers for the month of January. Aside from setting a new all-time volumes record, the report serves to dispel concerns…

December 10, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

GAIN Capital sets institutional volumes record in November, but retail volumes dropped by 10%

A whopping rise to $429B, higher by 47% M/M is unlocking the institutional freeze from last month GAIN Capital Holdings (NYSE:GCAP) have just announced their volume metrics for the month of November and those have ballooned quite impressively on the institutional side. Let’s first examine the retail component though - retail OTC volumes were lower…

November 11, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Gain Capital October retail forex volumes rise 43%, with GFT now on board

However the increase was not as large as expected, given what we knew about GFT's pre-merger volume metrics. As we reported several weeks back, forex broker Gain Capital (NYSE:GCAP) closed its acquisition of rival GFT at the end of September -- meaning that October would be the first full month where we see the volumes…

October 10, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Gain Capital sees 4% rise in September metrics driven by added GFT volumes

Both Forex.com (retail) and GTX (institutional) saw rising volumes in August, though still below Jan-Jun metrics. After seeing August volumes drop by 20%, US forex broker Gain Capital did see some improvement in September, as overall forex trading volumes rose 4% to $409 billion -- $130 billion at Forex.com and $279 billion at Gain GTX.…

September 24, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Gain Capital (finally) closes acquisition of GFT

Acquisition will actually be net cash positive for Gain Capital. Forex broker Gain Capital (NYSE:GCAP) has announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of rival GFT. The deal, first announced in April, followed a month-long flurry of activity which saw FXCM make a takeover bid for Gain, which Gain Capital fought off by…

April 26, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

FXCM withdraws its offer to buy Gain Capital (Forex.com)

Gain Capital management has succeeded, it seems, in scaring off FXCM by using its cash to buy GFT. When we first reported that Gain Capital was buying GFT and rejecting FXCM's hostile bid, we stated that there were two likely outcomes. Either FXCM (along with certain Gain Capital shareholders, wanting a sale of the company)…

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GAIN Capital reports Q4 - revenue increasing 38% over last quarter to $83 million

Gain Capital shares rise 7% as investors like its January volumes report

GAIN Capital sets institutional volumes record in November, but retail volumes dropped by 10%

Gain Capital October retail forex volumes rise 43%, with GFT now on board

Gain Capital sees 4% rise in September metrics driven by added GFT volumes

Gain Capital (finally) closes acquisition of GFT

FXCM withdraws its offer to buy Gain Capital (Forex.com)

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