This article is the opinion of the author. The author is LONG GAIN Capital (GCAP).
Section I: GCAP - The Next Leg Up For Trading Crypto
I am currently long GAIN Capital (GCAP) because I see multiple near-term catalysts that should send the stock to a rational level of at least $18-23. Near-term crypto mania could conceivably send it considerably higher.
Expected catalysts include near-term progress announcements from GCAP regarding its ongoing global Bitcoin rollout, as well as regulatory catalysts which will benefit GCAP at the expense of its would-be competitors. Announcements for both are expected in coming days or weeks.
Regardless of the direction of specific crypto currencies in the near term, it seems safe to say that we will continue to see elevated trading volumes for at least the next 12-24 months.
For Bitcoin alone, trading volumes are up 10x in the past few months and a staggering 400x since 2016.
GCAP is now setting up to make substantial profits off of cryptocurrency VOLUME regardless of whether crypto prices go up or down.
GCAP just launched Bitcoin trading for its customers, but only out of its UK entity. As a result, many US investors still do not appreciate its significance.
Most of the customers for GCAP's UK entity are actually offshore customers from Asia or the Middle East.
GCAP has had on-the-ground offices in each of Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore since at least 2011. The company has historically partnered with regional financial leaders including Samsung Financial and Fortune Capital among others.
Each time a new government (such as China or Korea) attempts to stifle or over-regulate its domestic crypto exchanges, all this does is send droves of customers looking for an offshore (global) trading solution. This is exactly what GCAP has just launched and which will be substantially expanded in the