Twitter IPO Valued at $23.65 Billion by IG's Grey Market

LONDON, November 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

IG, a world-leading CFD, spread betting and forex provider, has been running a grey market on Twitter since September 13.

Trading behaviour by IG client accounts currently indicates a market capitalisation of Twitter at around $23.65 billion* which is the mid-point between IG's latest price for the company currently 226.5 (sell) - 246.5 (buy).

Presently, 89% of IG client accounts trading on IG's Twitter grey market think the price will increase as Twitter's first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange approaches on November 7. You can follow IG's real-time price action and the latest client sentiment here: http://www.ig.com/uk/ig-shares/twitter-market-cap-100mn

Alastair McCaig (@AMcCaig_IG), IG market strategist commented: "Valuations of privately held companies are always hard to call. In the first nine months of 2013 Twitter's revenue increased by 106% to $422 million, but losses also increased to $133 million. This latest market capitalisation valuation is derived from our clients' trading activity and while Twitter has raised its target share price this week, it still points to the shares almost doubling on the first day of trading."

For breaking news and expert opinion, keep up-to-date with the Twitter IPO here: http://www.ig.com/uk/market-news-and-analysis

NOTES TO EDITORS:

* Price correct as of 5pm (London time) 06/11/2013.

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