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Q3 2012 US forex traders profitability report: number of US accounts keeps plummeting, CitiFX Pro on top
24
2012
Despite the less than volatile Q3 2012 the number of accounts didn’t grow as expected and neither did the traders’ profitability. Apparently low volatility doesn’t necessarily mean improved traders survival. Not only did one more US broker depart the market today but …
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London Capital Group reports H1 2012 Results: institutional forex revenue stable but margins eroded
22
2012
As experienced across the board by most brokers 2012 so far is not only low on volatility but the increased competitiveness on spreads and commissions is also biting into the providers’ profitability. LCG reports 25% reduction in its profitability from pretty much …
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In Q2 2012 profitability of US forex traders kept dropping albeit the change was less than in Q1 2012: -1.1% and -1.9% respectively. GFT’s profitability ‘plummeted’ meaning it lost its crown to OANDA again and dropped 5 places in this …
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US forex brokers profitability drops in Q1 2012, TradeStation gains most accounts, GFT most profitable
18
2012
Total number of active US forex accounts grew by modest 120 accounts (increase of 0.12%) TradeStation/IBFX merged their figures starting this quarter and showed the biggest increase in number of accounts GFT and OANDA keep battling for the first place in terms …
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CFTC every month publishes the total amount of liabilities of US forex brokers towards their retail forex clients. Lately we’ve seen that Total Amount of Retail Forex Obligation of US traders grew by $3 million in November 2011, grew by $30 million in …
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Every month CFTC publishes Futures commission merchants (FCMs) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs) financial data. Amongst other things CFTC also discloses Total Amount of Retail Forex Obligations – which is basically the total equity of retail forex traders that broker holds.
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