Media Forex Websites Traffic Survey: Q4 2011
As every quarter part of the Forex Magnates Quarterly Report is the survey of top forex media websites for Q4
As every quarter part of the Forex Magnates Quarterly Report is the survey of top forex media websites for Q4 2011. More detailed information is found inside the report.
Media forex traffic growth trend experienced in Q3 2011 continued well into Q4 2011. Traffic spiked in August-September due to the Eurozone crisis and although trading volumes have slowed down in Q4 forex traffic itself kept growing. As expected, traffic slowed down in December due to seasonal holidays.
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Major noticeable trends:
- Q3 2011 growth continued into Q4 2011.
- Typically slow December was still better than any other month prior to Eurozone crisis onset.
- Out of all websites only ForexPros showed a consistent growth trend.
- Forexfactory, which suffered from traffic decline in first three quarters of 2011, is back up.
- Mataf.net (now forexticket network of websites) traffic dipped in Q3 due to change in domains. Q4 showed growth but numbers still didn’t return to normal.
- There’s a clear top 5 website leadership with traffic above 500,000 unique visitors a month and far above the next websites in the list.
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Comparing monthly trading volume to monthly traffic:
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Beyond the top 5, any thoughts on fast growers that are worth keeping our eyes on?
the current list is here http://forexmagnates.com/cftc-posts-may-fcm-financials-advanced-markets-out-whotrades-fx-is-in/
agreed
agreed
As for the launch dat, as of late June, the CME was aiming for a September 9th launch date.
As for the launch dat, as of late June, the CME was aiming for a September 9th launch date.
the current list is here http://forexmagnates.com/cftc-posts-may-fcm-financials-advanced-markets-out-whotrades-fx-is-in/
Forexpros doing a great job.
Hi Michael I will tell you in public what I’ve already told you in private. Your aggregated data is distorted and it is not representative of the real performance of the media in the retail forex market industry because there is a site that some time ago decided to become a financial site. It is not a Forex site anymore. To put us together is like comparing apples with pears and I think it is unfair for sites like FF, DailyFX or ourselves FXstreet. The biggest FX site is FF and all the rest are behind because of its forum… Read more »
and do not forget about ForexLive.com
nice and fast growing Forex site
Francesc