LeapRate Updates its Online Forex Industry Report

April 4, 2011 - PRLog -- What is new in the update?

   Market size – we have revised (downward) our estimate of the global online Forex market, from $194 billion in daily volume to $172 billion. The downward revision follows on reports of lower trading volumes at several firms worldwide in the second half of 2010 and/or so far in 2011 (such as at Saxo Bank, FXCM, FxPro, FXOnline Japan, among others), and the implementation of leverage restrictions in the US and Japan.

   Valuations – we have added a page comparing public and M&A valuations for Forex companies.

As well, we’ve updated the:
-   list of financings and M&A transactions in the Forex sector from 2005 to present,
-   list of leading Forex firms by region and estimated current trading volumes,
-   all tables and charts in the report, as appropriate, and
-   Company Summaries for Saxo Bank, IG Group, FXCM, Gain Capital, FxPro and AvaFX.

You can download an excerpt of the updated report from our website at http://www.leaprate.com/IndustryReport.html.

To order the complete report, please contact us at info@leaprate.com.

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