Plus500 Regulatory News (PLUS)

27 December 2018

Plus500 Ltd.

("Plus500" or "the Group")

Pre-close Trading Update

Plus500, a leading online service provider for trading Contracts for Differences ("CFDs") internationally, is pleased to announce that the strong momentum, previously referred to in its trading update on 20 November 2018, has been maintained through to the year end. The Group has continued to perform well since the implementation in August of regulatory changes by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

Accordingly, with the year ended 31 December 2018 almost complete, the Board anticipates the financial performance will be ahead of current market expectations.

Plus500's robust financial performance for the year is a result of ongoing innovation and strong operational performance, supported by the momentum from the end of the prior year and significant market volatility during the fourth quarter of 2018.

Asaf Elimelech, Chief Executive Officer of Plus500, commented: 

"2018 was a landmark year for the Group, during which Plus500 was admitted to the Main Market and joined the FTSE250 Index. We are delighted, in such a momentous year, to have delivered both strong operational performance and record financial results. Our focus remains on gaining market share in our current markets and growing rapidly in new jurisdictions by acquiring, engaging and retaining high value customers. We very much look forward to updating shareholders with our Full Year 2018 results on 12 February 2019."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 

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About Plus500

Plus500 operates an online trading platform for individual customers to trade CFDs internationally over more than 2,200 different underlying global financial instruments comprising equities, indices, commodities, options, ETFs, cryptocurrencies and foreign exchange. Individual customers of Plus500 can trade CFDs in more than 50 countries and in 32 languages. The trading platform is also accessible from multiple operating systems (Windows, smartphones (iOS, Android and Windows Phone), tablets (iOS, Android and Surface) and web browsers). Plus500 retains operating licences and is regulated in the United Kingdom, Australia, Cyprus, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa and Singapore. Customer care is integral to Plus500: customers cannot be subject to negative balances and there are no commissions on trades. Plus500 does not utilise cold calling techniques and does not offer binary options. A free demo account is available on an unlimited basis for platform users and sophisticated risk management tools are provided free of charge to manage your leveraged exposure and stop losses to help customers protect profits and limit capital losses.www.plus500.com