Behind The Scenes In FX Trading: What Is Really Going On

(Before It's News)

zerohedge.com / by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2015 17:30

Earlier this month we got confirmation of something we postulated back in April: that the primary source of revenue for Virtu (which, as a reminder, has had only one losing trading day in six years) is no longer equities but FX. Here’s what we said:

Today, Virtu released its first public financials since going public, and our speculation has been proven correct: FX is now the largest revenue generator for VIRT, amounting to 28.4% of revenues in the quarter ended March 31, at $42.2 million, well above the $29.1 million generated from trading  America Equities and the $34.7 million from global commodities.

In fact, as the chart below shows, on an LTM basis, FX is now not only the biggest revenue item for the world’s dominant HFT firm at $131.1 million, but is also the fastest growing source of profit, rising 103% on a year over year basis!

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