GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. named to Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies 2015 List

BEDMINSTER, N.J., Sept. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. GCAP, a global provider of online trading services, has been recognized on Fortune magazine's 100 Fastest Growing Companies for the first time. The Company ranked #44 on the 19^th annual list of public companies with the most stellar three-year profit, revenue and stock growth. GAIN was represented well across all of these categories, with a three-year earnings per share (EPS) growth rate of 56%, revenue growth of 34% and total return growth rate of 28%.

"GAIN's strategy over the past few years has been to achieve the scale necessary to allow us to establish a clear leadership position and more successfully compete in our increasingly competitive global industry," commented Glenn Stevens, CEO of GAIN Capital. "This goal has driven both our organic growth efforts and our M&A strategy. Our acquisitions of City Index, GFT, Open eCry, GAA/Daniels Trading and Galvan Research in the past three years, along with organic growth across our retail, institutional and futures segments, have all contributed to increasing the scale in our business and growing our financial results.  We are pleased that our success is being recognized."

In April 2015 GAIN Capital completed its latest acquisition, the purchase of the UK-based City Index, creating a combined global leader in online trading with pro forma revenue of $539 million¹, retail and institutional customers in over 180 countries and approximately $1.1 billion in customer assets, handling in excess of $3 trillion in trade volume annually.

Rankings methodology and criteria can be found here: http://fortune.com/100-fastest-growing-companies/.

Information on the Company's ranking can be found here: http://fortune.com/100-fastest-growing-companies/gain-capital-holdings-44/.

About GAIN Capital
GAIN Capital GCAP provides market access and trade execution services to a diverse client base of retail and institutional investors across a range of exchange-traded and OTC markets. Founded in 1999, the company today supports customers in over 180 countries via several globally recognized brands, including FOREX.com, City Index and GTX.

GAIN Capital is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey, with a global presence across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions.

For further company information, visit www.gaincapital.com.

¹ Pro forma reflects inclusion of City Index results on a trailing twelve-month basis as of June 30, 2015.

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