Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:18:00 +0100

LeapRate details the online financial trading sector

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - LeapRate presents a detailed report regarding the online financial trading sector titled “Online Trading: Not just Retail and not just Forex Anymore…Online Financial Trading grows up”. In it, the report describes the current environment within the retail Forex market regarding size, trends, structure, regulation and key players.

Of particular interest is the rapid growth of online trading within the Forex market in recent years. LeapRate estimates the trading volume today is as much as $200 billion daily, or about 5% of the overall global Forex market, up from under $10 billion per day just a decade ago. What’s more, the report stresses the dispersion of global market share where no one firm dominates, estimating a total annual revenue of trading firms to be as much as $6.5 billion.

Overall, the Leaprate report notes the difference between agent and market maker firms. Agent firms typically make significantly less per volume trades than market maker firms, due to the fact that the agent firm passes on part of the spread to the liquidity provider.

LeapRate is an independent research and advisory firm, covering the world of online trading. LeapRate’s research and ratings provide increased transparency to the world of online trading, allowing investors to make more informed decisions in their choice of a trading firm. For further information see their website at www.leaprate.com.