Swissquote targets wealth managers in GCC
January 31, 2025
Swissquote generated 26% of its total revenues from B2B operations, although most of that likely came from other retail brokers.
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IG “must have a crypto offering”
January 27, 2025
We look at four facts from the IG Group H1 results, including crypto products, options trading, and the recent Freetrade acquisition.
Are traders real?
January 20, 2025
Gary Stevenson’s claims point to a wider set of stereotypes about what it means to be a trader. But do traders even exist?
Exness in India
January 13, 2025
Exness is getting huge amounts of traffic from India. We look at how Exness is so big in India and the methods they used to achieve that.
Will the FCA kill CFDs?
January 6, 2025
The FCA’s recent ‘Dear CEO’ letter got some negative feedback from industry execs. But does the regulator really want to kill CFDs?
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CME to add new micro contracts on agricultural products
January 31, 2025
CME Group said the new micro futures contracts will be one-tenth the size of their existing counterparts and be cash settled.
Rostro hires Sammy Christou and Demetra Charalambous
January 29, 2025
Christou joins the firm from rival company Exinity. Charalambous has also held senior roles at leading firms, like eToro and Binance.
Rostro adds ETD offering, makes Saul Knapp MD of Futures and Options
January 23, 2025
Knapp will continue in his role as Chief Risk Officer at Rostro Group, which owns Scope Markets. He will help role out options and futures for clients.
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In this guide we tell you everything you need about how to start a prop firm or funded trader company. It’s more complicated than you think.
Start a forex business (that isn’t a broker)
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It’s expensive to start a forex broker. Luckily there are cheaper alternatives to start a forex business. We look at some here.
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We look at the cheapest country to start a forex broker, including St Lucia, the Seychelles, and Labuan. We also look at one region to avoid.