ICAP plc (IAP.LL), the world’s premier interdealer broker, is making this Interim Management Statement in relation to the period from 1 October 2010 to February 2011 and the outlook for ICAP’s financial year ending 31 March 2011.
Trading across the Group’s businesses is in line with ICAP's prior forecasts and the guidance given at the half year results in November 2010, at which time ICAP stated that it expected pre-tax profits of between £333 million and £3357 million for the year to 31 March 2011. In the quarter ended 311 December 2010, group revenue from continuing operations grew by 9% compared with the same period the previous year.