Saturday, April 3, 2010

International Capital Markets

International Capital Markets, commonly known as "ICM" or "IC Markets" is an Australian based investment company offering over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange traded derivative products including direct market access (DMA) Contracts-For-Difference (CFDs), foreign exchange (Forex) and global futures contracts to its retail and professional client base. International Capital Markets is one of Australia's largest CFD and Forex providers.

Operations
International Capital Markets offers a wide range of financial products and services to its retail and corporate customers. In addition to its core business of Contracts-For-Difference (CFDs), International Capital Markets other principal products and services include:

* Futures
* Spread Bet
* Foreign Exchange (Forex)
* Funds
* Bonds

The range of underlying markets currently includes:

* Australian and international shares
* Global stock indices
* FX
* Metals
* Energies
* Commodities
* Options
* Interest rates

Online Dealing
In 2009 International Capital Markets introduced ProDeal, a web-based solution enabling ICM to offer online trading to its retail and professional client base. International Capital Markets client base increased significantly with the introduction of online dealing and now more than 90% of transactions are executed online.

Regulation
International Capital Markets is regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Australia.