Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has just posted its key operating metrics for April 2016, with average daily volumes up and monthly trading volumes down from March 2016 levels. While on the retail front, OTC average daily volume amounted to $12.2 billion, up 5% from March 2016, the monthly result of $255.8 billion was down…
Read moreAs was reported on LeapRate back in April, retail forex broker and Forex.com operator Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) issued a notice that its just-released 10-K report and annual financial statements for 2015 should no longer be relied upon, due to errors in the manner in which the Company accounted for income taxes, as well as…
Read morePerhaps many of LeapRate's devoted readers remember how FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) made a “bear hug” offer to acquire GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP) back in April 2013. GAIN responded by announcing a “poison pill” defense – a stockholder rights plan aiming to defend the company against hostile takeovers... GAIN Capital made an announcement earlier today,…
Read moreOnline trading services provider Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has just published its key operating metrics for March 2016, which saw retail and institutional trading volumes decline, continuing a trend already exhibited in February 2016. The drop is barely surprising given that most of the FX trading services providers have thus far posted month-on-month decreases…
Read moreGTX, the institutional Forex trading division of Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), announces the launch of live market data binary protocols free of charge to clients of its ECN trading platform. GTX has created the binary protocols in response to requests from algorithmic traders, including market makers, who can use the protocols to deliver more…
Read moreContinuing a theme we've seen among many participants in the Forex industry, this week saw LeapRate report exclusively on upcoming website / GUI changes at two of the better know names in Retail Forex: popular trader site FXStreet, and broker Forex.com. Our most popular guest post of the week is courtesy of Leverate's Ben Richter on…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive Interview... It was one year ago today that Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) closed on its $77 million acquisition of City Index, to become a major player in the UK online trading industry. More recently, GAIN's latest moves have taken the company in other directions, such as our recent coverage of the company's plans to…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), parent of the Forex.com and City Index brands, saw its share price drop a further 7% on Wednesday to close at $6.68, its lowest closing price since January. During the trading day Gain shares actually dropped as low as $6.15 - down 14% on the day - before…
Read moreGain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), one of the major investment services providers in the United States, has reported its financial metrics for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. The final three months of the year brought a steep rise in profits, accompanied by a double-digit decrease in revenues. Regarding the full year, it is…
Read moreOnline trading services provider Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has just posted its key operating metrics for February 2016, with both retail and institutional trading volumes lagging behind levels seen in January 2016. Last week, another US Forex major – FXCM, reported its volumes metrics for February 2016, with retail volumes also staging a decrease,…
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