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XTB’s Clients Now Mostly Own Stocks, but CFDs Still Earn 90% of Its Trading Result

By Damian Chmiel

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XTB's client assets reached PLN 56.2 billion at the end of September, with stocks and ETFs accounting for 86% of funds. However, CFDs still generated 90.5% of the broker's gross trading result as quarterly profit quadrupled to PLN 213.7 million.

Key facts

  • Stocks and ETFs made up 86% of XTB's PLN 56.2 billion in client assets, while open CFDs accounted for 1.3%.
  • CFDs generated 90.5% of XTB's gross result on financial instruments in the third quarter, down from 96% in the first half.
  • XTB's third-quarter profit quadrupled to PLN 213.7 million, exceeding analyst forecasts.

Source excerpt · Finance Magnates

XTB's clients held PLN 56.2 billion (about $14.2 billion) with the broker at the end of September, according to its preliminary third-quarter report. The total has grown by two-thirds this year. Stocks and exchange -traded funds (ETFs) made up 86% of that money, while open contracts for difference (CFDs) accounted for 1.3%. The revenue split runs the other way. CFDs generated 90.5% of XTB's gross…