Compagnie Financiere Tradition Reports Revenue Rising in Q1 2015

According to an official announcement by inter-dealer broker Compagnie Financière Tradition, revenues for the first quarter increased to CHF 227.3 million ($237.7 million), marking a rise of 2.5% at current exchange rates and 2.8% in constant currencies.

For the first quarter, the Group’s consolidated adjusted revenue was CHF 243.1 million ($254.2 million). The figure is higher by 3.4% at constant exchange rates.

The adjusted revenue from Tradition’s inter-dealer broking business (IDB) was up by 2.8% in constant currencies, while the Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term trading business for retail investors in Japan (Non-IDB) was up 29.3%.

Compagnie Financière Tradition SA is one the largest inter-dealer brokers for over-the-counter (OTC) financial and commodity related products. The firm provides services for money market products, bonds, interest rates, currency and credit derivatives, equities, equity derivatives, interest rate futures and index futures as well as non-financial products such as energy, environmental products and precious metals.

The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. As of the beginning of 2015, the company’s stock value increased by 54%, currently trading at CHF 65.25 per share.