LONDON and SYDNEY, Australia and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FXCM Group, LLC ("FXCM Group" or “FXCM”), a leading international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading, cryptocurrencies^ and related services, today released execution data for June 2021. 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/
June 2021 All Instruments Highlights:*
- 64.6% of orders executed at price1
- 22.9% of orders executed with positive slippage2
- 12.6% of orders executed with negative slippage3
- Average execution speed 18 milliseconds4
Highlighted Instruments June 2021:
| Instrument | Peak Spread5 | Non-Peak Spread5 | Effective Spread6 | At Price Orders | Positive Slippage | Negative Slippage |
| BTC/USD | 46.4 | 46.1 | 46.3 | 54% | 32% | 13% |
| ETH/USD | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 65% | 22% | 13% |
| LTC/USD | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 42% | 50% | 7% |
| XAU/USD | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 52% | 32% | 16% |
| SPX500 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 47% | 33% | 20% |
| NAS100 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 39% | 39% | 22% |
| EUR/USD | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 77% | 15% | 9% |
| GBP/USD | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 72% | 18% | 10% |
| AUD/USD | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
For more information and to open a live account, traders can contact an FXCM specialist 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.
^Cryptocurrency products are only available to Professional and Eligible Counterparty Clients under Forex Capital Markets Limited ("FXCM LTD").
*These highlights come from orders that executed through FXCM Group from 1 June 2021 to 30 June 2021. Data excludes certain types of non-direct clients.
1Percentage of executed client trades# in June 2021, which were executed at the price clients requested.
2Percentage of executed client trades# in June 2021, which were executed at a more favorable price than the price clients requested.
3Percentage of executed client trades# in June 2021, which were executed at a less favorable price than the price clients requested.
4This defines the amount of time between when we receive the order until execution. This excludes internet latency and post trade booking.
5This data is compiled forex and CFD trading data from FXCM’s Active Traders for 1 June 2021, to 30 June 2021. 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 June 2021, to 30 June 2021. 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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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.
Between 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.
You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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