Market Overview: Online Retail FX Marketplace : Market Research Report

Market Overview: Online Retail FX Marketplace

Published by: IDC

Published: Oct. 5, 2009 - 29 Pages

Table of Contents
Financial Insights Opinion

In This Report
Situation Overview
Introduction
Development of Online Trading in the United States
Factors Behind the Growth of Foreign Exchange Online Trading in the United States
Developments Impacting the U.S. Online FX Trading Market
Commentary on Competitive Landscape
Select Competitor Profiles
Institutional Market Players
Integral Development
Geographic Coverage and Target Markets
Strategy
Financial Performance and Product/Service Offerings
Assessment of Future Directions
Weaknesses
Technology Implementation Issues/Platform Functionality
Retail and PWM Market Players
FXCM
Geographic Coverage and Target Markets
Strategy
Financial Performance and Product/Service Offerings
Assessment of Future Directions
Weaknesses
Technology Implementation Issues/Platform Functionality
GAIN Capital
Geographic Coverage and Target Markets
Strategy
Financial Performance and Product/Service Offerings
Assessment of Future Directions
Weaknesses
Technology Implementation Issues/Platform Functionality
Interactive Brokers Group
Geographic Coverage and Target Markets
Strategy
Financial Performance and Product/Service Offerings
Assessment of Future Directions
Weaknesses
Technology Implementation Issues/Platform Functionality
Competitor Instrument Evolution
Future Outlook
Essential Guidance
Actions for Financial Institutions
U.S. White-Label Partnership Components and Criteria
Actions for Vendors
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Related Research
Synopsis
Table: Integral SWOT
Table: Forex Capital Markets (DBA FXCM) Firm Profile
Table: FXCM SWOT
Table: GAIN Capital SWOT
Table: Interactive Brokers SWOT
Figure: Groups Focused on the Retail Online FX Trading Market
Figure: Active FX Participants and Volume Pyramid
Figure: Key Competitors by Segment
Figure: Key Competitors by Product
Figure: Online Retail FX Industry Five Forces
Figure: Integral Firm Profile
Figure: GAIN Capital Firm Profile
Figure: Interactive Brokers Firm Profile
Figure: U.S. Competitor Instrument Evolution

Abstract

This IDC Financial Insights report examines the developing online retail FX trading market trends analysis of major U.S. trading firms. The report offers large banks and capital markets firms a set of criteria to help evaluate partners as they develop retail FX strategies.

"As banks consider alternative retail asset-class offerings, they must consider FX as a legitimate offering. Retail trading volume had exploded over the past several years and will continue to see strong growth for the foreseeable future. There is considerable competition in the market that banks need to consider and better understand as they consider offering retail FX trading." — Sean O'Dowd, senior analyst, Global Capital Markets group, IDC Financial Insights

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