Japanese forex broker Invast Securities reported on Thursday its operating revenue totaled JPY 4.0 billion in 2015, posting an increase of 19.7% from a year earlier. In 2014, the broker’s operating revenue amounted to JPY 3.35 billion.
In December alone, the broker’s operating revenue was JPY 281 million, or 35% lower from a year earlier. However, compared to the previous month the figure represents an increase of more than 15%.
The broker posted its highest operating revenue in 2015 in March, when it came to JPY 407 million, while it registered its lowest amount of JPY 244 million in November. 
The Japanese broker said its total amount of deposited margin stayed flattish over the month to JPY 71.2 billion, but posted a decline of an annual 2.7%.
In a financial report published earlier this year, Invast Securities said it intends to launch in the spring of 2016 two new services overseas– CFD based on selecting foreign stocks and TriAutoETF, or ETF focusing on margin transactions.
Tokyo-based Invast Securities was set up in 1960 and offers forex and contracts for difference (CFDs) trading services. It is a member of the Tokyo Financial Exchange and its largest member broker by share of client deposits.
The broker, together with Australia-based Invast Financial Services, make up the Invast Group. Invast Securutues is regulated by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JSFA) and Invast Financial Services is licensed by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).
Source: Invast Securities
