Stock Report: GAIN Capital Holdings Inc. (GCAP) Report Updated: Jun 17, 2013 | Print This Page

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides online trading services worldwide. It specializes in over-the-counter (OTC) markets, including spot foreign exchange and precious metals, as well as contracts-for-difference. The company services retail investors through its FOREX.com brand, which provides access to various OTC financial markets; offers liquidity in 77 OTC markets, including 58 currency pairs, 10 equity indices, and 9 commodities; and acts as a counterparty for customers’ transactions. It offers a suite of trading tools, including FOREXTrader PRO, a proprietary trading platform, which provides integrated decision support tools and automated trading capabilities; FOREXTrader Mobile, a suite of functional mobile trading solutions; Website Trading, a Web-based trading platform that offers trading, research, and account management features; and MetaTrader 4, a third-party trading platform allowing users to develop and automate their own custom trading strategies or use trading systems developed by third parties. The company also services institutional investors through its GAIN GTX platform, which utilizes an electronic communications network providing liquidity and peer to peer trading capabilities. Its retail customers consist of self-directed traders and managed account customers; and institutional customer base includes financial institutions, hedge fund managers, commodity trading advisors, high frequency traders, broker/dealers, and high net worth individuals. GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey.