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When we compared the stock performances of the four FX brokers that went public in 2016 a month ago, Japanese company Hirose had taken the lead. As we look at the stock exchanges today, we find that Hirose Tusyo Inc. (TYO:7185) continues with its good performance, reaching an all-time high of JPY 1447.00 on Sep 14th, and staging a rise of almost 25% from the first post-IPO day. The shares of CMC Markets (LON: CMCX), on the other hand, have plunged by 16.8% for a month, dropping to GBX 225.00 on Sep 15th and hitting a 6-month low.
Here is how each of the four companies that floated this year ended up yesterday, compared to their first post-IPO day (and a month earlier):
| Company name | IPO Date | 1-Day
| 19 Aug | Change % | 19 Sep | Change % |
| XTB | May 6 | PLN 12.05 | PLN 11.20 | -7 | PLN 10.20 | -15.4 |
| BATS Global Markets | April 15 | USD 23.00 | USD 24.36 | 5.9 | USD 25.81 | 12.2 |
| CMC Markets | Feb 05 | GBX 238.27 | GBX 276.70 | 16.1 | GBX 230.10 | -3.4 |
| Hirose | Mar 18 | JPY 845.00 | JPY 1067.00 | 26.3 | JPY 1056.00 | 24.9 |
X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB), a.k.a. XTB, which was the only one among the four companies that came out of the Brexit turmoil with a positive price change in its stocks, saw its shares price dropping by more than 15%. In fact, XTB shares plunged after disappointing H1 2016 results in August and have continued to drop ever since, posting an all-time low of PLN 9.21 on Sep 6th.
Quite the reverse is the situation with US-based Bats Global Markets Inc. (BATS:BATS), whose stock prices have increased by 12.2% after its listing on its own BZX exchange in mid-April this year.
Just a month ago, we reported that CMC Markets’ stock prices soared by more than 16% since its listing on the London Stock Exchange. However, after the company stated that its net income is expected to fall due to low market volatility in a trading update on September the 6, its stock price dropped by almost 13% for a single day and hasn’t recovered ever since.
Commenting on these market moves, CMC Markets’ analyst Peter Lenardos said: “This is a bump in the road — not a detour … The shares are likely to overreact (on the downside). CMC remains a coiled spring that awaits the return of market volatility.”
