Author: David Kimberley

The Krak Metal Mastercard requires a 30-day average balance of at least £50,000 or €50,000 across Kraken’s platforms, offering 2% cashback and fee-free foreign exchange spending.

We talk to IC Funded General Manager Petros Kalaitzis about what the group has planned for its revamped prop firm.

cTrader reaches 2,000 Trustpilot reviews, reflecting strong user feedback, growing global recognition and continued focus on a high-quality trading experience.

The brokerage group reported revene of £25.3m for 2025, a sizeable increase on 2024.

The retail broker published preliminary platform activity figures covering March 1 through March 27, offering investors an early look at equities, options, crypto and event contract volumes ahead of Q1 earnings.

A consent order from the Southern District of New York resolves the CFTC’s civil case against Peken Global Limited, imposing a $500,000 penalty and a permanent injunction tied to foreign board of trade registration.

The London payments firm said Asia-Pacific processing volume climbed 71% year over year, alongside a third straight year of 50% net revenue growth. The update comes as Checkout.com scales hiring across key hubs and positions for AI-led checkout protocols.

Austin was one of several long-time IG executives to move to Capital.com over the last few years.

“At XM, our focus is not on short-term wins but on the long-term responsibility we hold toward our global traders,” said the Group co-CEO of XM Menelaos Menelaou.

The Australian regulator found the Victorian adviser impersonated other advisers, used template advice and outsourced key advice steps to an unlicensed third party, in a case that overlaps with ASIC’s broader crackdown on lead-generation-driven super switching.

The US has become a popular hub for financial gaming – even if CFDs are still prohibited.

The exchange operator’s latest direct cash investment, plus anticipated secondary purchases, completes its obligations under the investment arrangement announced in October 2025.

Oztures Trading Pty Ltd misclassified more than 85% of its Australian client base as wholesale investors over nine months, exposing 524 retail clients to high-risk crypto derivatives and resulting in more than A$12 million in losses and fees.

The order follows a show cause notice from November 2025 and adds to a regulatory record that includes a 2019 adjudication tied to trading in Pawansut Holdings Limited.

FTMO has suddenly switched how it defines its payouts. We look at why.

Dunn has worked at IG Group for more than two decades and held a number of senior trading roles.

cTrader Store Affiliate Programme gives partners two independent revenue
streams instead of one, expanding conversion opportunities beyond the broker signup without
disrupting their existing setup.

The new platform connects companies with retail investors.

The new product allows the company’s B2B clients to access gold trading outside of normal market hours.

Brokers and prop firms offering C2C can now give their clients access to TradingView charts.

Biggs is filling the role that ex-Trading Director Adam Blemings vacated at the start of this year.

Scope Markets is a respected FX/CFD broker that was first launched in 2014. We like the broker’s attractive pricing, range of markets, and strong corporate governance.

India’s securities regulator has moved the TradeTron crackdown from notices to formal enforcement.

The liquidity provider has also already surpassed that figure in its current financial year.

The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight expanded its post-Brexit no-action framework on Tuesday, adding two more UK trading facilities to the eligible venues list in Staff Letter 24-11.

The integration gives DXtrade brokers a native risk layer for monitoring exposure, detecting scalpers, and triggering automated alerts, extending an existing Gold-i relationship from liquidity into risk management.

The broker’s new website is simpler and more minimalist compared to its previous offering.

The partnership lets eligible institutional clients trade listed event contracts through BitGo’s OTC desk using crypto collateral already held on its platform, with Susquehanna providing liquidity.

The new task force will develop regulatory frameworks across three emerging areas within U.S. derivatives markets and coordinate with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force.

Securitize will serve as the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-native securities on NYSE’s upcoming Digital Trading Platform, as the exchange race to tokenize equities accelerates.

ICE Futures Singapore has issued a circular announcing a temporary change to its Singapore marker timing and an additional tradable London minute marker session on 2 April 2026, the day before the exchange’s Good Friday closure.

cBridge is disrupting the bridge space, with lower costs and world class technology.

BlackBull has hired UBS to help organise the listing.

The ETP issuer added 20 IncomeShares options-based income products and 19 leveraged and inverse ETPs to its London lineup on Monday, pushing its total suite past 200 products.

The crypto exchange now routes altcoin-to-altcoin and cross-asset trades through two liquid markets, executing as a single transaction with one consolidated taker fee.

The prime-of-prime liquidity provider folds digital asset trading into its existing multi-asset institutional stack, with cross-collateral margin support using BTC, ETH, SOL and stablecoins.

The broker is hiring for two key roles in the city-state, noting that it’s in the process of acquiring a license there.

IG’s only realistic merger option is with a large retail-facing firm that fills the gaps in its product offering.

The custodian bank paid Rs 22.10 lakh to resolve enforcement proceedings tied to a merger that left an unregistered entity trading in Indian markets under the old FPI registration.

The London Metal Exchange’s March sustainability update highlights two systems now taking shape: sustainable metal premium price discovery via LME Insight and mandatory CBAM emissions reporting embedded in aluminium market rules.

TradeCore’s no code solutions make it easier for the whole company to build and launch features.

Prop firm Pipster is live. We talk to the company’s Co-Founder Cormac Munnelly about why he started the company.

HFM will be Arsenal’s Official Global Partner, getting exposure for its brand in key markets.

Theroux signs up with an unnamed broker in his recent documentary. We think it was Vantage.

The US derivatives regulator and Major League Baseball have formalised an information-sharing framework covering integrity risks in sports-linked prediction markets.

IG CFO Clifford Abrahams told Bloomberg the move would benefit staff and improve M&A options.

The Amsterdam-based trading firm will offer continuous two-way pricing on tokenized money-market funds, equities and commodities for institutional counterparties, targeting after-hours and weekend risk management.

The crypto exchange’s latest transparency report shows requests from 74 countries, with over 13,000 accounts affected and the FBI again the most active individual agency.

Germany’s financial regulator imposed three administrative fines on the Frankfurt-based securities firm for failing to build, monitor, and update internal safeguards, including oversight of a digitalized customer risk assessment procedure.

The online trading group reported full-year revenue of £1.08bn and statutory profit after tax of £380m, with trading revenue growth offsetting weaker interest income as the company pushes into crypto, stock trading, and the US market.

UP Fintech’s full-year net income more than doubled while funded clients, asset inflows and regional growth across Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia drove the Tiger platform’s expansion.

The integration adds Crypto.com Exchange as another liquidity source inside Gold-i’s aggregation and distribution platform, accessible through a single FIX API connection in select jurisdictions.

Virex Market now partners with cTrader to deliver a premium trading experience shaped by Traders First™ approach and advanced platform capabilities.

XM is one the largest forex brokers in the world. We like its strong and reliable pricing, the security the company offers, and its attractive range of bonus offers.

The crypto exchange’s tokenized stock platform has grown from 60 assets at launch to 100, surpassing $25 billion in transaction volume. Kraken now plans to more than quintuple the catalog by the end of 2026.

The exchange boosted 17 stablecoin pairs to 10x leverage and lifted BTC, ETH, gold token, and DeFi pairs to 5x in what it calls its largest single leverage expansion.

DXtrade announced a range of new updates on Wednesday morning.

Germany’s financial regulator warned that zinscompass.de and zinscompass.com are offering overnight and fixed-term deposits without authorization, using the corporate data of a legitimate Berlin capital management firm.

The two agencies issued a joint interpretation on Tuesday defining five categories of crypto assets and addressing when tokens can enter and exit investment contract treatment, covering airdrops, staking, mining and wrapping.

GCEX Group subsidiary goes live with OTC execution, portfolio solutions, and settlement tools for UK clients, using Archax’s Section 21 approval service to comply with the FCA’s cryptoasset financial promotions regime.

The broker has already hired senior crypto executives in its offices in Jordan and the UAE.

Exchange operator Intercontinental Exchange is building a standardized data layer for the private credit market, with Apollo providing deal-level information as the first major participant.

The CFTC’s Market Participants Division said it will not recommend enforcement against the self-custodial wallet developer for connecting users to regulated derivatives markets, provided it stays within strict conditions.

The integration gives brokers on B2TRADER access to FXCubic’s routing and risk management layer across crypto, CFDs and perpetual futures, deepening a partnership that began in early 2025.

Digital prime broker Sage Capital Management has entered the Swiss market with a new Zug office and SRO/VQF membership, enabling it to service institutional clients in spot digital asset trading and lending under Switzerland’s AML framework.

The exchange operator submitted plans on Monday to extend trading on its EDGX venue from Sunday evening to Friday evening, with all listed NMS stocks eligible and trades clearing through DTCC.

The Commission directed Chester Lu and BTCMAX to brief whether the exchange qualifies as a self-regulatory organization, warning the application may be dismissed if the jurisdictional bar is not met.

Spotware recently launched cBridge, a standalone and platform-agnostic liquidity bridge, offering infrastructure-based pricing that can reduce bridge costs by up to 80%

The executives claim that Trive has not paid them since November.

The crypto exchange’s European derivatives arm now offers equity index, commodity and FX futures alongside 290+ crypto perpetuals through a single interface, regulated under CySEC.

The payments infrastructure provider is using its BaFin-regulated EMI licence and Visa and Mastercard principal memberships to offer fintechs a shortcut into European card issuing and merchant acquiring.

The new offering gives traders access to up to $100k, with BTC, ETH, and alt-coins available to trade.

IQ Option says it saved $180k using AI to market in Saudi Arabia. But how did it get around legal blocks?

HTFX handed back its CySEC license in January, with the broker’s original owners selling out of the UK entity in the same month.

Australia’s financial regulator published fresh research showing 63% of Gen Z use social media for financial decisions, with 18% turning to AI tools, and warned that platforms providing personal advice may need a licence.

The Belize-regulated broker says it will apply to new accounts trading in FX and metals.

A default judgment entered Friday against two Queens-based firms requires $835,058 in restitution and over $1.6M in civil penalties for a scheme that targeted Korean-language speakers.

Solbakken joined Saxo Bank as a student in 2006 and spent over a decade as a quant trader at the broker.

Trading 212 has launched an Irish entity, likely aimed at reducing its tax bill.

Pasha spent the last six years at Equiti, where he was Head of Trading Analytics.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong published a consultation paper on Friday proposing lower entry barriers for founder-controlled companies, overseas issuers and IPO applicants. Feedback closes on May 8.

The English version of a Tokyo Stock Exchange working paper shows dark pool trading drops during volatile periods, and that its impact on market quality flips depending on the prevailing environment.

The US regulator filed a joint stipulation on Thursday to end its enforcement action over the BitClout token sale, barring itself from refiling the same claims. The SEC said the move reflects only the facts of this specific case.

Ofir Chudin, CEO of Plus500’s Cypriot subsidiary, sold 30,000 shares on Thursday. The disposal is the latest in a string of executive sales at the FTSE 250-listed broker.

For Traders is running a beta test of the first prop firm prediction markets product. We take a look at how it could work.

The Division of Market Oversight reminded designated contract markets of their compliance obligations when listing event contracts, singling out sports-related products for additional guidance.

Over 99.9% of votes cast at Allfunds’ Court Meeting and General Meeting backed the scheme of arrangement. The deal now enters the regulatory approval phase, with completion expected in the first half of 2027.

The digital finance provider has partnered with Rain to offer a crypto-native card aimed at high-net-worth and corporate clients, removing the need to convert stablecoins into fiat before spending.

The Hong Kong Exchange has moved against Ye Xing Group Holdings Limited and two sitting directors over governance failures, adding to pressure on the small-cap construction firm.

New broker TabTrade has gone live with an extremely competitive offering.

Germany’s financial regulator flagged the Gainorex app and a WhatsApp group called Börsenblick A-001, suspecting the unknown operators of offering financial services without authorisation.

JPX Market Innovation & Research has launched a series of non-hedged, foreign-currency benchmarks for TOPIX and TOPIX 100, giving overseas allocators and product issuers a way to track Japanese equities in USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, SGD, and AUD without embedded yen hedging.

The Hong Kong-based online broker reported full-year revenue of nearly US$3 billion and guided for 800,000 net new funded accounts in 2026, even as Hong Kong equity sentiment weakened in the second half.

Germany’s financial regulator said the operator of mexassetexchange.com falsely claimed BaFin supervision while offering unauthorized financial, investment and crypto asset services.

The company’s AI training programme could mean it becomes a place analyse and trade.

The EU’s financial markets regulator says its risk assessment, completed before the late-February Middle East conflict, has already been validated by early market reactions to the war.

The technology provider says its new Integration API lets brokers, investment firms and crypto platforms add copy trading without being tied to a specific trading terminal.

The integration gives brokers and prop firms FIX-based access to Hyperliquid’s on-chain perpetual futures and spot crypto liquidity, routing it into MT5 and other trading platforms.

Newly launched TFunded partners with cTrader to provide LATAM traders of all experience levels with a powerful mobile-first trading experience, backed by Traders First™ approach

Brian Daly used a London conference appearance on Tuesday to confirm the SEC has a mandate to explore retail access to private markets, signaling the agency remains in information-gathering mode days after its own roundtable on the topic.