Breaking: Plus500 Ltd Reports Revenues Higher by 23% QoQ to $56.2m, Shares Soar 9%

London Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term listed publicly traded brokerage Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS), issued its latest trading update detailing the company’s performance during the third quarter of 2014. The company reports that revenues during Q3 increased by 23.5% to $56.2 million, when compared to the second quarter, while for the first 9 months of the year the firm's revenues totaled $162.4 million, which is 151% higher than a year ago.

The number of new customers acquired by Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) during the quarter has grown to 14,850 which is higher by 17% when compared to the same quarter of last year and to the second quarter of this year.

Most importantly the company reports that its user acquisition costs remained flat in Q3 totaling $1,005 per client, while the average revenue per user has grown by 10% to $1,290. According to the announcement, "The Company is committed to maintaining its marketing spend and also creating a bespoke campaign to attract a greater number of higher value customers."

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According to Plus500 Ltd's (LON:PLUS) announcement, the majority of trading activity has come from the UK and Western Europe, as revenue figures from the UK accounted for 15% of total revenue in the quarter, while revenue from the UK plus Western European countries such as France and Germany accounted for 70% of total revenue in the quarter.

Throughout the third quarter of 2014, 94% of total revenue was brought in from regulated markets, with the remainder from countries where the company operates under a legal opinion.

According to the company announcement, during the first nine months to September 30, 2014, Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) added 300 new instruments and reduced some very popular trading instruments spreads to more competitive levels. The FTSE100 index is now traded with a 0.88 pips spread, the GBP/USD and EUR/USD forex pairs with 1 pip and oil with 3 pips. The same spreads are offered to the entire customer base.

Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) is expecting to exceed current market expectations for both revenue and profit for the year ending December 31, 2014.

The company's CEO, Gal Haber, said, "We are very happy to report another quarter of significant growth where we almost trebled our revenues and more than doubled our ARPU compared with last year, as we saw an increase in market activity globally."

"Looking ahead, we entered Q4 with increased momentum as the initiatives we introduced in the previous quarter continue to bear fruit. Our intuitive marketing technology continues to attract and retain higher value customers, which gives us the confidence of exceeding market expectations for the full year 2014," he concluded.