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The London-listed IG Group, which has a market capitalisation of about £2.5bn, has allowed retail investors to trade cryptocurrencies electronically since 2013. Its “contract-for-difference” markets track the price of an underlying asset and allow investors to leverage their bets, magnifying gains or losses.
This month however, high demand for bets on the price continuing to rise has led to the company repeatedly approaching its internal limits for exposure to cryptocurrencies, it said. When a trading platform cannot net customers’ trades against each other, some will act as a market maker, going out into the market to buy the underlying asset.
“The more cryptocurrency [the broker] holds, the greater the security risk,” said Javier Paz, an analyst at consultancy Aite Group. He warned of the “very high” risk of hacking for the platforms — but also the unregulated exchanges that act as their counterparties. While analysts welcomed the cautious approach by IG Group, they have raised questions about whether other providers will be able to operate in future. “[IG Group] is being responsible,” said Mr Paz. “You could go to a firm that has no interruption and fills every order . . . But if markets go haywire, it is unclear how they will cope.”
This month however, high demand for bets on the price continuing to rise has led to the company repeatedly approaching its internal limits for exposure to cryptocurrencies, it said. When a trading platform cannot net customers’ trades against each other, some will act as a market maker, going out into the market to buy the underlying asset.
“The more cryptocurrency [the broker] holds, the greater the security risk,” said Javier Paz, an analyst at consultancy Aite Group. He warned of the “very high” risk of hacking for the platforms — but also the unregulated exchanges that act as their counterparties. While analysts welcomed the cautious approach by IG Group, they have raised questions about whether other providers will be able to operate in future. “[IG Group] is being responsible,” said Mr Paz. “You could go to a firm that has no interruption and fills every order . . . But if markets go haywire, it is unclear how they will cope.”
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