London-listed IG Group (LON: IGG) ended the fiscal quarter between June and August, generating total revenue of £278.9 million, which was a 15 percent year-over-year increase. The broker highlighted that “higher revenue per client, supported by elevated volatility across a range of asset classes in early August,” boosted its revenue.

Trading Revenue Is Back on Track

Out of the total figure, which also included interest income, IG generated £208.1 million from OTC derivatives, a 14 percent year-over-year increase, while exchange-traded derivatives revenue jumped 20 percent to £59.6 million. The remaining £11.2 million came from stock trading and investments.

However, the number of active traders on the platform dropped by 1 percent to 263,200, which in turn boosted the revenue generated from each trader.

The latest numbers came as IG’s annual pre-tax profit plummeted 11 percent to £400.8 million in the last financial year, while the net figure declined 15 percent to £307.7 million.

tastytrade Pays Off

The London-headquartered broker further highlighted that it earned £36.8 million in net interest income in Q1 FY25, up from £34.4 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Interest income from OTC derivatives stood at £13.7 million, while the figure for exchange-traded derivatives was £18.4 million.

A significant portion of IG’s exchange-traded derivatives revenue comes from its US-based subsidiary, tastytrade, whose revenue jumped 18 percent in the quarter to $70.8 million, translating to a 17 percent year-over-year increase to £55 million in reported GBP terms. tastytrade saw a boost in overall revenue due to an increase in trading revenue, which rose to $47.1 million from $37.1 million in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Today's update also revealed that client cash balances in IG’s US business remained steady at $1.9 billion, the same as the end of the previous quarter, while for non-US markets, it dropped to £2.6 billion from £2.7 billion.

Meanwhile, IG recently terminated its trading news and forex analysis website, DailyFX.