Does GAIN Capital pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GAIN Capital employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GAIN Capital. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GAIN Capital?

36% of GAIN Capital employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GAIN Capital 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GAIN Capital?

Manager (7) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Sales (6) , Trader (6) , Client Service Representative (5) , Forex Specialist (4) , Marketing (4) , Software Engineer (4) , (3) , Client Services (3) , Director (3) , Specialist (3) , Analyst (2) , Client Management Associate (2) , Client Service Associate (2)

What are the pros of working at GAIN Capital according to real employee reviews?

"Great People and Knowledge base within the non" ((in 23 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good benefits, which is good." ((in 8 reviews)); "The pay base salary was good and it used to be possible to earn some decent commission they subsidise your gym membership and offer healthcare" ((in 7 reviews)); "A lot of great coworkers which make the day go by pretty quickly." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GAIN Capital according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 22 reviews)); "Low pay and not much growth." ((in 16 reviews)); "Awful culture." ((in 15 reviews)); "Greedy senior management." ((in 8 reviews)); "These managers pal around with other bad managers and form cliques. Then bad workers pal around with these managers forming another clique which gets them promoted causing this vicious cycle of incompetence." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about GAIN Capital redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GAIN Capital redundancy and their outlook for job security at GAIN Capital in 2026.

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GAIN Capital Reviews

2.7

36% would recommend to a friend

(248 total reviews)

Glenn Stevens

40% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Culture and values

2.4

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

GAIN Capital has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 248 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GAIN Capital employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

248 reviews

1.0

9 Mar 2016

Beware! Worst company ever

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The only pro would be the fact that you're working for a NYSE listed company with an inflated title, it definitely looks good on the resume.

Cons

The worst company I have ever worked for in financial services. The environment is extremely toxic and can really set you back career wise. Senior mangement have no idea what is happening on a ground level and continue to ignore fundamental problems that are weighing on growth. The company is rampant with money hungry and uneducated executives, who have no idea how to grow the business. There is very little accountability, and management do not hesitate to let you know that you are expendable. Salary is below market rate and from a sale perspective there is no support from the marketing division. The company looks for yes men mentality and will not hesitate to fire employees who challenge the status quo. Company is not big on innovation and much rather stick to its burn and churn approach to sales, rather than long term client service and retention. I will not be surprised to see company fail in the next 5-10 years. Compliance practices are boarder line and very questionable! Seems like executives are here for a laugh and high compensation.

1.0

19 Mar 2016

The story of a pre-mature float

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

1. Having a NYSE listed title on your resume (given the company is still solvent or hasn't been indicted) 2. Using your time in organisation as a case study for your PhD in Organisational Behaviour.

Cons

There are bad/dysfunctional companies, flawed or impaired in making right decisions - and then there's GAIN Capital. What surprised me the most is, despite having reasonable IQ of being able to perform innate functions like; wearing a shirt, getting dressed and combing your hair, key position holders in the company continuously fail to demonstrate any competence beyond this while voicing their 'expert opinions' on matters crucial to commercial success of an organisation. Key position holders are burdened by the arduous task of pretending to work and looking out for you, because it is unfairly constituted in their employment contracts. If I was to recreate employee reactions every time the company embarks on its semi-annual 'lets trim some fat' ceremony then please do not hesitate to search "windows 95 launch dance" in youtube for your viewing pleasure (link not provided as guidelines prohibit URL use in reviews)

1.0

29 Jan 2016

Terrible company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Wasteful spending, old office, no innovation, a lagger, horrible technology

Cons

No leadership, terrible compensation, company is stuck in the early 2000s

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