Transparency in Financials
FXCM Is Leading the Way
Summary of Facts:
- FXCM Adjusted Pro Forma total revenue:
- Fiscal Year 2011: $412.3 million
- Fiscal Year 2012: $417.3 million
- Q4 2012: $108.1 million
- FXCM Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA (What is EBITDA?)
- Fiscal Year 2011: $111.9 million
- Fiscal Year 2012: $112.9 million
- Q4 2012: $29.8 million
- FXCM Customer Equity (Customer Cash):
- As of December 31, 2011: $1.05 billion
- As of March 31, 2012: $1.14 billion
- As of June 30, 2012: $1.25 billion
- As of September 30, 2012: $1.28 billion
- As of December 31, 2012: $1.191 billion
- FXCM Cash on Hand as of December 31, 2012: ($272.0 million) - (FXCM Debt as of December 31, 2012: $85 million) =
- FXCM's Own Net Cash = $187 million
- FXCM total retail Tradable Accounts (As of February 28, 2013): 190,891
- FXCM is publicly traded through the New York Stock Exchange, with a market cap of $1.26 Billion. Market cap was calculated on March 11, 2012, as of close of market. This assumes the exchange of all FXCM Holdings LLC units on a fully diluted basis.
What you should know about your broker's financials
FXCM believes in making our financials transparent so that clients and potential traders know about the performance and health of FXCM as a company. FXCM strongly believes all traders should be asking his or her broker some pivotal questions regarding the company's financial stability.
The Problem with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Net Capital Requirements:
Many times corporate structure is such that their US entity is a subsidiary along with other international subsidiaries under a holding company. Often the holding company itself, or other international subsidiaries, will house all the debt. As a result, the overall firm on a net basis may have lower or negative net cash position. It is important to see and know the audited financials of the entire company not just the subsidiary with which you hold funds.
Tell your broker that you would like to see MORE THAN the net capital shown on the CFTC website!
FXCM is regulated in multiple jurisdictions and, therefore, we have capital requirements in each jurisdiction. The $53.5 million in capital listed on the latest CFTC FCM financials reported as of December 31, 2012, is a portion of the total $231.8 million in capital that FXCM Inc. had as of the last quarterly release on December 31, 2012, leaving an excess of $164.6 million for all regulated entities FXCM is a publicly traded company, unlike many of our competitors, so you can get a true idea of the size of our company. Clients of FXCM held roughly $1.191 billion in funds as of December 31, 2012, at FXCM Inc.
CORPORATE PROFILE
FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) is a global online provider of foreign exchange (forex) trading and related services to retail and institutional customers worldwide.
At the heart of FXCM's client offering is No Dealing Desk forex trading. Clients benefit from FXCM's large network of forex liquidity providers enabling FXCM to offer competitive spreads on major currency pairs. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution, and trading from real-time charts. FXCM's international subsidiaries also offer CFD products with no re-quote trading and allow clients to trade oil, gold, silver, and stock indices along with forex. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.
All references to "FXCM" refer to FXCM Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our operating subsidiaries are regulated in a number of jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK, where regulatory passport rights have been exercised to operate in a number of European Economic Area jurisdictions), Hong Kong, Australia, and Japan. We maintain offices in these jurisdictions, among others.