boston127
4 months ago
Summary of great FINS for 2023.
CFD Trading Services Income (Losses). Income generated from CFD trading services increased by $26.0 million from a loss of $(6.7) million in 2022 to an income of $19.3 million in 2023, attributable to an increase of $23.7 million in trading gains and an increase of $2.3 million in commission income. This is mainly attributable to the notable moderation in market volatility in 2023 in contrast with the prior year when global financial markets experienced high fluctuation and volatility in reaction to a series of unpredictable events, including the Russia and Ukraine conflict, surging inflation, etc. In addition, the enhancement of our risk management practice through the continued optimization of risk modelling and methods also contributed to the increase in CFD trading gains.
Market making commission income increased from $0.8 million in 2022 to $3.1 million in 2023, mainly attributable to the increase in the trading volume. Total revenue-generating CFD trading client accounts decreased to 1,547 as of December 31, 2023, from 1,935 as of June 30, 2023. CFD trading volume increased to 703,764 lots for the year ended December 31, 2023, from 116,607 lots for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was mainly due to the low base in 2022.
TRS Trading Services Income (Losses). Revenues generated from TRS trading services decreased by $1.7 million from a loss of $(0.6) million in 2022 to a loss of $(2.3) million in 2023, due to the $1.2 million increase in trading losses from our proprietary TRS trading activities, and a $0.6 million decrease in interest income earned on loans provided to TRS trading customers.
Our proprietary TRS trading activities suffered significant losses in 2022 and 2023 from China's stock markets which have suffered a protracted slump since 2021, caused by China's economic slowdown, dismal economic outlook, heightened geopolitical tensions such as U.S.-China relation, escalated friction over the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, and unpredictable regional military conflict worldwide etc. The decrease in interest income was primarily attributable to the decline in the daily average balance of the loans borrowed by TRS trading customers, as a result of investors' weakened sentiment towards China's stock markets. Total revenue-generating TRS trading client accounts increased to 348 accounts as of December 31, 2023, from 276 accounts as of June 30, 2023. TRS trading volume was $580 million and $484 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
OTC Stock Options Trading Income (Losses). The Company started to sell OTC stock call options in 2021 and in the fourth quarter of 2023 OTC stock options trading business grew rapidly. OTC stock options income (loss) consisting of the changes in fair value associated with the call options we sold to customers as well as the offsetting call options we purchased from third party option issuers, decreased from an income of $0.9 million in 2022 to a loss of $0.8 million.
The nominal value of OTC stock call options sold increased from $10.9 million in 2022 to $181.5 million in 2023. Total revenue-generating OTC stock options trading client accounts was 37 accounts as of December 31, 2023.
Futures and Securities Brokerage Services. Revenues from futures and securities brokerage services decreased by 21.7% from $3.3 million in 2022 to $2.6 million in 2023, primarily as a result of a decrease in the number of executed futures contracts from 1,298,452 lots in 2022 to 913,583 lots in 2023.
Others. Other income increased by $1.7 million from $0.6 million in 2022, to $2.3 million in 2023. The increase in other income was primarily attributed to the increase in insurance brokerage commission of $0.7 million, foreign currency exchange gain of $0.3 million and a decrease in trading losses from exchange-traded stock of $1.1 million, partially offset by the decrease in MetaWords NFTs sale of $0.4 million generated in 2022.
boston127
4 months ago
Major positive reversal in play?
I've been in this for years, and have lost a ton. i'm convinved the company is winner.
"LGHL reported a $5.94 loss per share for FY 2023 recently, which is a great improvement from the $34.97 loss per share in FY 2022."
In addition, three recent developments could put us in great shape soon:
SEC Filings
Lion Group Holding Plans to Use GPT-4o to Enhance Products and Services
"GPT-4o is a multilingual, multimodal generative pre-trained transformer designed by OpenAI."
PR Newswire
4 days ago
Lion Group Holding Announced the Launch of Multi-Currency Account Services Powered by AI
"Lion's newly launched multi-currency trading account services will support pricing and settlement in a range of currencies, including offshore Renminbi and US dollars. The system will adjust in real-time to accommodate different currency accounts, providing a more professional and intelligent investment tool and trading service experience for all types of users worldwide."
PR Newswire
Lion Group Holding Announced Receipt of Nasdaq Listing Delinquency Notice
"Company must be eager to get above $1 soon."
boston127
4 months ago
Momentum for LGHL is strongly bullish.
Momentum
The 14-period Slow Stochastic Oscillator is rising, as investors pay higher prices for shares. As of 3:10 PM ET Friday, 05/24/2024
Volume
Today's volume is in-line with the norm for this point in the day, with 478,143 shares having traded so far. The On Balance Volume indicator (OBV) shows that longer term selling pressure has given way to near term accumulation by traders.As of 3:10 PM ET Friday, 05/24/2024
Volatility
Volatility, measured using the width of the Bollinger Bands®, is low. Periods of low volatility tend to precede price breakouts, although they do not provide information as to which direction the breakout will take. Trend and momentum indicators can be helpful to measure future trends.
As of 3:10 PM ET Friday, 05/24/2024