LONDON and SYDNEY, Australia and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FXCM Group, LLC ("FXCM Group" or “FXCM”), a leading international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading, bitcoin and related services, today released execution data for September 2018. To view execution data including historical spreads, execution speeds and historical price improvement data click here: https://www.fxcm.com/uk/about-fxcm/execution-transparency/.
September 2018 All Instruments:
- Average execution speed 25 milliseconds1
- 66.8% of orders executed at price2
- 22.1% of orders executed with positive slippage3
- 11.1% of orders executed with negative slippage4
Highlighted Instruments September 2018:
| Instrument | Active Trader Average Spread5 | Active Trader Effective Spread6 | At Price Orders | Positive Slippage | Negative Slippage |
| USD/MXN | 28.9 | 26.6 | 69.5% | 23.9% | 6.5% |
| SPX500 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36.1% | 59.0% | 4.9% |
| US30 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 57.8% | 33.5% | 8.6% |
| NAS100 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 63.2% | 28.2% | 8.6% |
| USOil | 5.0 | 4.3 | 48.2% | 46.1% | 5.7% |
| XAU/USD | 35.7 | 35.4 | 64.5% | 23.2% | 12.3% |
| BTC/USD | 44.0 | 43.9 | 86.3% | 2.8% | 10.9% |
Brendan Callan, CEO of FXCM Group noted, “With the recent expansion of our Bitcoin CFD to almost all retail clients we are excited to see our current execution stats on the instrument but we are continuing to work on improvements to bring spreads in even further with the addition of more liquidity providers. While FXCM has traditionally been known more for its FX offering, we have come a long way with improving our CFD offering especially on some of the major indices and metals.”
For more information and to open a live account, traders can contact an FXCM specialist 24 hours a day 5 days a week.
1This defines the amount of time between when we receive the order until execution. This excludes internet latency and post trade booking.
2This data comes from various order types that executed through FXCM Group from 1 September, 2018 to 30 September, 2018. Data excludes certain types of non-direct clients.
3Percentage of executed client trades# in September 2018, which were executed at a more favorable price than the price clients requested.
4Percentage of executed client trades# in September 2018, which were executed at a less favorable price than the price clients requested.
5This data is compiled forex and CFD trading data from FXCM’s Active Traders for 1 September, 2018 to 30 September, 2018. The data reflects average spreads made available to FXCM clients during all trading hours.
6This data is compiled forex and CFD trading data from FXCM’s Active Traders for 1 September, 2018 to 30 September, 2018. The data reflects the spread at which trades were executed by FXCM clients during all trading hours.
#Client trades here cover stop, limit, “at market”, and entry orders. Certain non-direct clients are excluded from the data. Limit and limit entry orders would only execute at the requested price or better and cannot receive negative slippage. Price improvements are subject to available liquidity.
About FXCM:
FXCM is a leading provider of online foreign exchange (FX) trading, CFD trading, and related services. Founded in 1999, the company's mission is to provide global traders with access to the world's largest and most liquid market by offering innovative trading tools, hiring excellent trading educators, meeting strict financial standards and striving for the best online trading experience in the market. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution and trading from real-time charts. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on FX trading and provides trading tools, proprietary data and premium resources. FXCM Pro provides retail brokers, small hedge funds and emerging market banks access to wholesale execution and liquidity, while providing high and medium frequency funds access to prime brokerage services via FXCM Prime. FXCM is a Leucadia Company.
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Jaclyn Sales, 646-432-2463
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
jsales@fxcm.com