JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FXCM Group, LLC ("FXCM Group' or "FXCM'), the leading international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading, cryptocurrencies and related services, is today releasing its data of most popular instruments for the month of December in its Single Share CFD and proprietary Stock Basket product lines.
FXCM offers fractional single share trading with no commission fees* on leading companies from the US, UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Australia. FXCM's stock basket products combine the shares of multiple companies from one sector into a single tradeable instrument. The company currently boasts a portfolio of 16 stock baskets. The list of companies and weightings is available on FXCM's stock basket website (https://www.fxcm.com/za/stock–baskets/).
Tesla and Facebook maintained the top two spots in December, however there was a significant shuffle below as Chinese ADRs drew a lot of attention. Alibaba's US listed ADR almost tripled in volume last month, helping it climb to the third most popularly traded instrument, while its Hong Kong listed counterpart also drew attention as it surged into the top ten for the first time. Additionally Chinese EV company XPeng, and KE Holdings, the Chinese real estate agent, also made their first appearances in the rankings.
While there was little change to FXCM's top ten stock baskets rankings during December, both the top two, FAANG and China Tech, doubled trading volume compared to November. Similar to the trend seen in the single shares, Chinese related tech baskets caught FXCM clients' attention in December, as both the ATMX (Big China Tech HKD Basket) and its USD counterpart saw significant increases. Also of note was Uranium, FXCM's newest basket launched only last month, which joined the top ten in only its first full month of trading.
| Volume Rank | Monthly Rank Change | Company | Symbol |
| 1 | – | Tesla Inc | TSLA.us |
| 2 | – | Facebook (Meta Platforms Inc) | FB.us |
| 3 | '5 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR | BABA.us |
| 4 | "1 | Apple Inc | AAPL.us |
| 5 | '1 | Amazon.com Inc | AMZN.us |
| 6 | '3 | NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA.us |
| 7 | New to top 10 | Alibaba Group (HK) | BABA.hk |
| 8 | New to top 10 | XPeng Inc. ADR | XPEV.us |
| 9 | New to top 10 | Moderna Inc | MRNA.us |
| 10 | New to top 10 | KE Holdings Inc. ADR | BEKE.us |
| Volume Rank | Monthly Rank Change | Sector | Symbol |
| 1 | – | Big US Tech | FAANG |
| 2 | '3 | China Tech | CHN.TECH |
| 3 | – | Airlines | AIRLINES |
| 4 | '3 | Big China Tech (HKD Basket) | ATMX |
| 5 | "1 | China Ecommerce | CHN.ECOMM |
| 6 | – | ESports & Gaming | ESPORTS |
| 7 | '2 | Biotechnology | BIOTECH |
| 8 | – | Cannabis | CANNABIS |
| 9 | '7 | Uranium | URANIUM |
| 10 | – | US Banks | US.BANKS |
Past Performance and popularity is not an indicator of future results.
Rank is derived from FXCM Client Volume
*FXCM can be compensated in several ways, which includes but are not limited to adding a mark–up to the spreads it receives from its liquidity providers, adding a mark–up to rollover, etc. Commission–based pricing is applicable to Active Trader account types.
About FXCM:
FXCM is a leading provider of online foreign exchange (FX) trading, CFD trading, and related services. Founded in 1999, the company's mission is to provide global traders with access to the world's largest and most liquid market by offering innovative trading tools, hiring excellent trading educators, meeting strict financial standards and striving for the best online trading experience in the market. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one–click order execution and trading from real–time charts. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on FX trading and provides trading tools, proprietary data and premium resources. FXCM Pro provides retail brokers, small hedge funds and emerging market banks access to wholesale execution and liquidity, while providing high and medium frequency funds access to prime brokerage services via FXCM Prime. FXCM is a Leucadia Company.
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Between 74–89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.
You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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