FXCM Holdings LLC Releases Financial Data: Over $100 Million in Capital
FXCM Holdings LLC has made an unprecedented public release of its balance sheet and invites other firms within the forex industry to follow its example.
Highlights of the (unaudited) balance sheet include the following:
$116,011,387 In Capital (Assets Minus Liabilities)
$128,244,279 In Operating Cash (Excludes Client Funds)
Drew Niv, CEO of the global trading firm, commented: "FXCM is proud of our financial discipline and strong balance sheet. We believe clients should have the necessary information to make intelligent choices. By releasing this information, we hope to set an example for the entire forex industry."
Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Amounts in USD)
CUSTOMER CASH
$321,438,398
OPERATING CASH
$128,244,279
OTHER ASSETS
$13,726,455
FIXED ASSETS
$10,269,473
TOTAL ASSETS
$473,678,605
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS
$321,438,398
DEFERRED REVENUE
$13,500,000
OTHER LIABILITIES
$22,728,820
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$357,667,218
FXCM CAPITAL
$116,011,387
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FXCM CAPITAL
$473,678,605
FXCM Holdings, LLC consists of FXCM Australia LTD., Forex Trading LLC, Forex Capital Markets LLC, Forex Capital Markets LTD, FXCM Asia LTD and FXCM DMCC.
Forex Capital Markets LLC
is one of the largest Forex Dealer Members
Forex Capital Markets LLC (FXCM) is regulated as a Forex Dealer Member by the National Futures Association. Forex Dealer Members are U.S. registered Futures Commission Merchants that have greater than 35% of revenue from foreign exchange.
More than $600 million in customer funds trading on platforms offered by FXCM
FXCM Holdings LLC includes firms regulated across the world, including Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Dubai.
Additionally, FXCM offers its proprietary foreign exchange trading technology to banks and brokers.
As of September 2009, there is more than $600 million in customer funds trading on platforms offered by FXCM.
Over 150,000 live accounts on platforms offered by FXCM from nearly 200 countries with an average of 8,000,000 trades executed each month via trading platforms offered by FXCM; moreover, customer support is provided in over a dozen languages. Registered with the CFTC as a Futures Commission Merchant, FXCM has received numerous awards from the investment community, including Best Currency Broker from Shares, Best Retail Foreign Exchange Platform from FX Week and Best Foreign Exchange Specialist from Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. In addition to currency trading, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading, and provides research through DailyFX.com.
FXCM Holdings LLC: Expanding and Improving
Since inception, FXCM has added over 600 employees in all areas of operation, including customer support, research, technology, and trading.
FXCM has been named to the Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
In 2006, FXCM launched its "No Dealing Desk" service**, which provides lower spreads.
FXCM launched many new initiatives in 2007, including the ability to hedge trades*, proprietary trading signals for clients, new currency pairs for trading, and One-click execution.
*Please note that effective May 17, 2009, the hedging feature is no longer available to clients of Forex Capital Markets, LLC (FXCM US) in compliance with NFA rule 2-43. Clients of Forex Capital Markets Limited (FXCM UK) and FXCM Australia Limited (FXCM AU) are not affected by this rule.
**Please note that FXCM Micro, in its discretion, may or may not offset individual transactions unlike transactions in most FXCM Standard accounts. For additional information, click here.