FXCM Group Reports Competitive Bitcoin CFD Pricing among Top Competitors


Average Spread in October was 32 Points*

LONDON, SYDNEY, Australia and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa , Nov. 07, 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 spread data for its newly launched Bitcoin CFD (BTC/USD).

Brendan Callan, CEO of FXCM Group noted, “As previously announced, we have continued to work with our Liquidity Providers to lower our Bitcoin CFD spreads to be some of the most competitive in our space. We’ve been able to do this over the course of the past few weeks and we wanted to take the time to highlight them. The average spread for FXCM’s bitcoin CFD during the month of October was 32 points.* I would encourage traders to take a look at FXCM’s bitcoin CFD and to compare our spreads and execution, I think they will be impressed.”

The benefits of trading FXCM’s Bitcoin CFD include directional trading, for long or short positions, no crypto wallet or cold storage so traders don’t have to worry about physical delivery and can see profits and losses credited or debited directly to their account, as well as micro lots as a lower cost of entry.

Spreads on 7 November, 2018 during peak Trading Hours1

 FXCM2CMC3Plus5004Forex.com5IG6
Spread2950477050

The table is for comparative purposes only and does not indicate any future performance levels.

FXCM Bitcoin CFD Daily Average Spread1

 DateDaily Average Spread 
 10/1/201844.64 
 10/2/201843.87 
 10/3/201839.02 
 10/4/201833.08 
 10/5/201830.37 
 10/8/201830.93 
 10/9/201829.2 
 10/10/201832.59 
 10/11/201830.59 
 10/12/201830.92 
 10/15/201833 
 10/16/201833.71 
 10/17/201829.91 
 10/18/201829.46 
 10/19/201827.98 
 10/22/201828.37 
 10/23/201830.53 
 10/24/201828.36 
 10/25/201829.5 
 10/26/201829.42 
 10/29/201828.81 
 10/30/201828.2 
 10/31/201829.56 
    
 October Average Spread31.83 


For more information and to open a live account to trade Bitcoin with FXCM, traders can contact an FXCM specialist 24 hours a day 5 days a week.

*Average Spreads: Time-weighted average spreads are derived from tradable prices at FXCM from October 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018.Spreads are variable and are subject to delay. The spread figures are for informational purposes only. FXCM is not liable for errors, omissions or delays or for actions relying on this information.
1Peak Trading hours are defined as 6am to 6pm GMT on November 7, 2018.
2 FXCM has variable spreads that will widen and narrow subject to market conditions. Spread data is based on information published on https://www.fxcm.com/uk/bitcoin/ on November 7, 2018.
3 CMC Markets has a fixed minimum spread of 50 as published on https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/ on November 7, 2018.
4 Plus500 has a fixed spread of 47 as published on https://www.plus500.com/Instruments/BTCUSD on November 7, 2018.  
5 Forex.com has a fixed spread of 70 as published on https://www.forex.com/en/markets/bitcoin-trading on November 7, 2018.
6 IG has a fixed spread of 50 as published on https://www.ig.com/uk/bitcoin-btc on November 7, 2018.

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