Gain Capital releases investors presentation, mobile usage on the rise - 11% of total retail volume

Monday, 18/06/2012 | 07:14 GMT by Michael Greenberg
Gain Capital releases investors presentation, mobile usage on the rise - 11% of total retail volume

Gain Capital published a presentation for investors on Friday and revealed several interesting facts such as:

Mobile:

  • 330% increase in mobile volume over last 12 months
  • 51% of active customers trade on a mobile device
  • 60% more trades
  • 56% higher volume
  • 30% higher deposits

Execution :

  • % of trades executed in less than 1 second 99.7%
  • average execution speed .06 seconds
  • % of limit orders price improved 65.3%
  • Average price improvement per limir order 0.85pips
  • % of limit orders filled "at or better" 100%
  • % of trade successfully executed 99.7%

Growth plans:

Products:

  • New Contract-for-Difference offering to launch Summer 2012
    • Focused on delivering a differentiated trading experience, e.g. integrated community/social trading features, automated trading capabilities & innovative analytical tools
    • Launching with 200+ CFDs (indices, commodities, sectors & FX)
    • Aggressive global rollout schedule for second half of 2012
  • Expanding institutional products to include hydrocarbons
    • Differentiated offering including non-USD denominated contracts and basket trading capabilities

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Gain Capital published a presentation for investors on Friday and revealed several interesting facts such as:

Mobile:

  • 330% increase in mobile volume over last 12 months
  • 51% of active customers trade on a mobile device
  • 60% more trades
  • 56% higher volume
  • 30% higher deposits

Execution :

  • % of trades executed in less than 1 second 99.7%
  • average execution speed .06 seconds
  • % of limit orders price improved 65.3%
  • Average price improvement per limir order 0.85pips
  • % of limit orders filled "at or better" 100%
  • % of trade successfully executed 99.7%

Growth plans:

Products:

  • New Contract-for-Difference offering to launch Summer 2012
    • Focused on delivering a differentiated trading experience, e.g. integrated community/social trading features, automated trading capabilities & innovative analytical tools
    • Launching with 200+ CFDs (indices, commodities, sectors & FX)
    • Aggressive global rollout schedule for second half of 2012
  • Expanding institutional products to include hydrocarbons
    • Differentiated offering including non-USD denominated contracts and basket trading capabilities

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