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GAIN Capital

US-based provider of online trading services

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. was a US-based provider of online trading services, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey until it was acquired by StoneX Group in 2020. The company provided market access and trade execution services in foreign exchange, contracts for difference (CFDs) and exchange-based products to retail and institutional investors. Trading was provided via one of two electronic trading platforms, its own proprietary FOREXTrader PRO later renamed as StoneX Pro and MetaTrader 4.3 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol GCAP.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1999Founded1

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  • TickerGCAP on NYSE1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersBedminster1
  • Websitewww.gaincapital.com
  • Incorporated inDE4
  • Business addressBedminster One, Suite 11, 135 Us Hwy 202/206, Bedminster, Nj 079214
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer, Smaller reporting company4

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GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. was a US-based provider of online trading services, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey until it was acquired by StoneX Group in 2020. The company provided market access and trade execution services in foreign exchange, contracts for difference (CFDs) and exchange-based products to retail and institutional investors. Trading was provided via one of two electronic trading platforms, its own proprietary FOREXTrader PRO later renamed as StoneX Pro and MetaTrader 4. GAIN Capital allowed retail and institutional clients to speculate on global foreign exchange markets in what is known as ‘margin forex trading’.3

Corporate structure

GAIN Capital sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What GAIN Capital reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$105.4M6 Dec 31, 2019$91.3M6 Dec 31, 2018+15.4%
Accumulated depreciation$74.8M6 Dec 31, 2019$60.8M6 Dec 31, 2018+23.1%
Property and equipment, net$30.6M6 Dec 31, 2019$30.6M6 Dec 31, 2018−0.1%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$15.0M6 Dec 31, 2019

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$190.1M6 Dec 31, 2019$278.9M6 Dec 31, 2018−31.8%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$06 Dec 31, 2019$27.8M6 Dec 31, 2018−100.0%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$24.2M6 Dec 31, 2019$32.2M6 Dec 31, 2018−24.9%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$77.5M6 Dec 31, 2019$115.2M6 Dec 31, 2018−32.7%
Accumulated amortization$53.7M6 Dec 31, 2019$83.4M6 Dec 31, 2018−35.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$23.8M6 Dec 31, 2019$31.8M6 Dec 31, 2018−25.2%

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

GAIN Capital was founded in 1999 in Bedminster, New Jersey, and was one of the early developers of online forex trading.

The company went public in 2010 when it floated part of its shareholdings on the NYSE; however, the initial IPO was scaled back at the last minute as the target price was not reached.

In October 2014 the company acquired UK-based rival City Index for $118 million, boosting its CFD business and expanding its Forex business in the UK.

On February 7, 2017, GAIN Capital agreed to acquire FXCM's US client base a day after the latter had been barred by the CFTC and NFA from doing business in the United States. The company paid $7.2 million for these accounts, $500 per account that traded within 76 days and $250 for accounts that traded subsequently.

In February 2020, StoneX (formerly INTL FCStone) announced the acquisition of US-based brokerage GAIN Capital Holdings Inc. The all-cash deal, approved by boards of both companies, was worth about $236 million in equity value.

From Wikipedia’s article on GAIN Capital, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led GAIN Capital, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Glenn Henry Stevens2010–2020

President

  1. Glenn Henry Stevens2010–2020
  2. Samantha Roady2016–2019

Chief financial officer

  1. Daryl Carlough2012–2013
  2. Jason Emerson2014–2015
  3. Nigel Rose2016–2020

Chief operating officer

  1. Alastair Hine2017–2020
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Board members and other officers (20)

Products and brands

GAIN Capital was a US-based firm but has serviced customers from over 140 countries worldwide and gains over half its revenue from outside the US. GAIN Capital and its affiliates had offices in New York City, New Jersey, London, Cracow, Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore. The company's largest retail Forex website is Forex.com, though it also offers white label solutions for dozens of online Forex trading companies, most of which serve the global market.

From Wikipedia’s article on GAIN Capital, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 14, 2010New chief executive Glenn Henry Stevens becomes CEO7
  2. Jan 1, 1999Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How GAIN Capital is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARGAIN Capital Holdings, Inc.2
  • CIK0001444363
  • Employer ID (EIN)20-45686002
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company2
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)6221 Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers2
  • Business addressBedminster One, Suite 11, 135 Us Hwy 202/206, Bedminster, NJ 079212
  • Phone908-731-07002
  • Shares outstanding37,803,800 as of May 5, 202032
  • Public float$93.4M as of Jun 30, 20196
  • On EDGAR sinceAug 31, 20092
  • Filings878 in all: 4 (394), 8-K (203), 3 (35), SC 13G/A (29), 10-Q (28), CORRESP (21), UPLOAD (18), SC 13D/A (17)2
    All 45 form types

    DEFA14A (13), DEF 14A (11), SC 13G (11), 10-K (10), 11-K (10), S-1/A (10), 8-K/A (9), SC 13D (6), 10-Q/A (5), 425 (5), 4/A (4), 5 (3), S-8 (3), S-8 POS (3), 10-K/A (2), 8-A12B (2), 8-A12B/A (2), CERTNYS (2), CT ORDER (2), EFFECT (2), SC TO-I/A (2), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 3/A (1), 424B4 (1), ARS (1), DEFM14A (1), NT 10-K (1), NT 10-Q (1), NT 11-K (1), PRE 14A (1), PREM14A (1), PX14A6G (1), S-1 (1), S-3 (1), S-3/A (1), SC TO-I (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 16, 2020
    Quarterly report (10-Q) May 13, 2020
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 29, 2020
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jul 31, 2020

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