FXCM Signs Deal with GAIN Capital's Major German IB - FXFlat

FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) has just announced a new partnership with German brand FXFlat. Established in 1997, FXFlat is a trademark of independent and privately owned FXFlat Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH. It is one of the few remaining big introducing brokers operating in Germany. The sides explain that under the new partnership, FXFlat will enable its customers to access the FXCM Trading Station as well as the MetaTrader 4 platform with FXCM's Execution Execution Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Read this Term.

"FXCM is pleased to partner with FXFlat, a dominant player in Germany," says Brandon Mulvihill, Managing Director of FXCM PRO. "The numerous awards FXFlat received in 2015 and the years prior speak to the quality of this new venture. This is an important step towards FXCM's strategic expansion into the German market."

Rafael Neustadt, Managing Director and CEO of FXFlat, commented: "The new partnership is a win-win situation not only for FXFlat Wertpapierhandelsbank and FXCM, but especially for the customer. With this cooperation we are further expanding our extensive range of excellent trading tools, attractive costs and transparent solutions."

Back in August 2015 we reported that FXCM's rival NYSE-listed brokerage GAIN Capital envisioned a limited role for the omnibus accounts it is operating on its platform, where trades are facilitated for other brokers’ clients, such as FXFlat. That was part of efforts to consolidate its institutional foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term business and to calibrate its partnerships to claim greater visibility and exposure.

While the sides obviously do not mention it, what could have helped FXCM reach the deal with the German IB is the stock market rally that it recently saw, showing that investors have regained their trust in the firm.