November 2015 has just started and this means that it is time to review the operating metrics of Forex platforms for October. Hotspot, one of the leaders in institutional Forex, has already posted the data for last month's trading volumes, with the results showing rather subdued activity. With average daily volumes (ADV) of $23.94 billion,…
Read moreHotspot registered average daily volumes of $26.08 billion in September 2015, a result that was 7.8% lower than the $28.3 billion in ADV registered in August 2015.
Read moreAugust 2015 was a very robust month for Hotspot, as the ECN FX expert registered a 20.4% increase in average daily volumes when compared to subdued levels seen in July 2015.
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Read moreMay 2015 appears as a slow month for institutional Forex, as Hotspot operating metrics for last month show a decline of 5.6% in average daily volumes when compared to already subdued April 2015 levels.
Read moreHowever April was a tale of two halves at Hotspot, with April 1-15 volumes down to $25.1B and April 16-30 back up to $$31.7B.
Read moreAverage daily volumes at newly-acquired institutional ECN Hotspot FX totaled $31.5 billion compared to $26.4 billion in February, whilst total trading volume was up from $528.5 billion to $694.9 billion
Read moreWith BATS Global Markets expected to complete it's reported purchase of KCG's ECN Hotspot FX on March 13th, we'll take a look at trading volumes in February for the Hotspot ECN. To kick-start February volume metrics as a possible sign of things to come across segments of trading venues, the ECN volumes have slumped by 23% compared with January this…
Read moreHotspot FX January volumes came in at $34.3 billion ADV. But despite a record volumes day thrown in, volumes slowed in the second half of the month.
Read moreFollowing KCG's initial announcement that LeapRate reported at the end of October that it was considering the sale of its spot FX venue Hotspot, the transaction has now been completed with BATS Global Markets as the new owner
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