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For immediate release - 23 July 2021 , 07:30 CEST FLOW TRADERS Q221 RESULTS Amsterdam , the Netherlands - Flow Traders N.V. ( Euronext : FLOW ) announces its unaudited Q221 results and 2021 Half Year report . Highlights Market ETP Value Traded decreased 14 % quarter - on - quarter and decreased 14 % H121 vs H120 Flow Traders ETP Value Traded decreased 15 % quarter - on - quarter and decreased 6 % H121 vs H120 Flow Traders recorded NTI of € 94.4m in Q221 reflecting a more normalised market environment . This compares to NTI of € 142.2m in Q121 and € 229.9m in Q220 . H121 NTI was € 236.6m vs € 724.8m in H120 Total operating expenses of € 54.1m incurred in Q221 which includes € 0.6m of one - off COVID - 19 and business continuity plan - related expenses € million Net trading income EMEA ( Europe ) Americas APAC 577 FTES as at 30 June 2021 compared to 566 FTES as at 31 March 2021 Q221 EBITDA reached € 40.3m with a margin of 43 % contributing to H121 EBITDA of € 119.6m with a margin of 51 % Q221 Net Profit amounted to € 28.7m with basic EPS of € 0.66 . H121 Net Profit amounted to € 90.2m with basic EPS of € 2.05 IFR / IFD came into force on 26 June 2021 with the initial impact being broadly neutral . Regulatory Own Funds Requirement ( OFR ) as at 30 June 2021 was € 271m with excess capital of € 178m . Trading capital stood at € 619m at the end of the second quarter Completed € 20m share buyback announced in April 2021. Announce additional repurchase of shares of up to € 20m commencing on 23 July 2021 over a period of 12 months in connection with employee incentive plans Interim FY21 dividend set at € 1 per share and the ex - dividend date is 17 August 2021 Financial Overview Net trading income Employee expenses * Technology expenses Other expenses One - off expenses Total operating expenses EBITDA Depreciation / amortisation Write off of ( in ) tangible assets Results of equity - accounted investments Profit before tax Tax Net profit Basic EPS ** ( € ) Fully diluted EPS *** ( € ) EBITDA margin Q221 94.4 61.9 17.5 15.0 94.4 37.3 12.3 3.9 0.6 54.1 40.3 3.8 36.5 7.9 28.7 0.66 0.64 43 % Q121 142.2 81.4 38.8 22.1 142.2 47.0 11.9 3.4 0.7 63.0 79.3 3.7 75.5 14.0 61.6 1.39 1.35 56 % H121 236.6 143.3 56.3 37.0 FLOW 236.6 84.2 24.1 7.4 1.3 117.1 119.6 7.5 ( 0.1 ) 112.1 21.8 90.2 2.05 1.99 51 % H120 724.8 414.2 245.7 64.9 TRADERS 724.8 228.7 22.9 7.4 1.5 260.5 464.3 7.2 ( 0.1 ) 457.2 81.9 375.3 8.25 8.25 64 % * Fixed employee expenses were : Q221 - € 13.1m ; Q121 - € 13.0m ; H121 - € 26.1m ; H120 - € 22.9m ** Weighted average shares outstanding : Q221 - 43,715,537 ; Q121 – 44,348,083 ; H121 - 44,030,063 ; H120 – 45,492,824 . 43,674,035 shares outstanding at 30/06/21 *** Determined by adjusting the basic EPS for the effects of all dilutive share - based payments to employees