CFT Reports Improved Activity in Q4; 2016 Revenues Stable
- Compagnie Financière Tradition has reported positive metrics bolstered by a 27% increase in its Japanese retail forex business.
The Swiss-based multi-asset interdealer broker Compagnie Financière Tradition, listed on the Swiss SIX under ticker CFT, has today reported its metrics for Q4 2016 in a statement, revealing a strong performance for both the final quarter and FY2016 overall.
CFT employs nearly 2200 people across almost every range of asset classes and markets including bonds, interest rate, currency and credit derivatives, equities, equity derivatives, interest rate futures and index futures, and non-financial products (energy and environmental products, and precious metals).
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Q4 2016 Metrics
The company reported that activity levels in Q4 2016 were stronger with reported consolidated revenue of CHF 190.7 million ($189.2 million), an increase of 4.8 percent YoY compared with Q4 2015.
The Group's consolidated adjusted revenue was CHF 207.6 million ($206 million), an increase of 6.0 percent at constant Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term rates with interdealer broking business (IDB) and Non-IDB up 5.7 percent and 16.9 percent respectively.
For the year 2016, consolidated revenue was CHF 803.4 million ($797.2 million) compared with CHF 814.5 million ($808.2 million) in 2015, a decrease of -1.4 percent. In constant currencies, the consolidated revenue was down -0.4 percent.
For the whole year, the Group's consolidated adjusted revenue was CHF 870.1 million ($863.4 million) compared with CHF 873.8 million ($867 million) in 2015, an increase of 0.2 percent at constant exchange rates.
The adjusted revenue for IDB was down -0.7 percent in constant currencies while the company’s Japanese retail Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term business, Gaitame (Non-IDB), which recently reported comparatively weak trading volumes for December, still managed to deliver a respectable YoY increase of 27.2 percent.
The Swiss-based multi-asset interdealer broker Compagnie Financière Tradition, listed on the Swiss SIX under ticker CFT, has today reported its metrics for Q4 2016 in a statement, revealing a strong performance for both the final quarter and FY2016 overall.
CFT employs nearly 2200 people across almost every range of asset classes and markets including bonds, interest rate, currency and credit derivatives, equities, equity derivatives, interest rate futures and index futures, and non-financial products (energy and environmental products, and precious metals).
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Q4 2016 Metrics
The company reported that activity levels in Q4 2016 were stronger with reported consolidated revenue of CHF 190.7 million ($189.2 million), an increase of 4.8 percent YoY compared with Q4 2015.
The Group's consolidated adjusted revenue was CHF 207.6 million ($206 million), an increase of 6.0 percent at constant Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term rates with interdealer broking business (IDB) and Non-IDB up 5.7 percent and 16.9 percent respectively.
For the year 2016, consolidated revenue was CHF 803.4 million ($797.2 million) compared with CHF 814.5 million ($808.2 million) in 2015, a decrease of -1.4 percent. In constant currencies, the consolidated revenue was down -0.4 percent.
For the whole year, the Group's consolidated adjusted revenue was CHF 870.1 million ($863.4 million) compared with CHF 873.8 million ($867 million) in 2015, an increase of 0.2 percent at constant exchange rates.
The adjusted revenue for IDB was down -0.7 percent in constant currencies while the company’s Japanese retail Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term business, Gaitame (Non-IDB), which recently reported comparatively weak trading volumes for December, still managed to deliver a respectable YoY increase of 27.2 percent.