Author: David Kimberley

Forex liquidity is created via a mix of price formation and market making. We explain exactly how that works in this article.

CFD liquidity is created by price formation and the willingness of a firm to act as counterparty to trades. We explain it all in this article on CFD liquidity.

Everything you need to know about how to start a FX/CFD broker in Mauritius and getting a FX/CFD license from the Mauritius FSC.

Everything you need to know about how to start a FX/CFD broker in the Seychelles and FX/CFD regulations in the Seychelles.

Want to start a forex broker in Labuan? Read this guide and learn how long it takes, what it costs, and what the regulations are.

Capital.com have probably been told by the FCA to stop providing some services. Also we look at ASIC and the surge in popularity of US options trading.

We interview FTMO CEO Ottaker Suffner about the company’s expansion plans, the US exit, and start up life.

There are more and and more FX/CFD brokers in Brazil. So what is it like to start a broker in Brazil and how can you make the business work?

Prop firms placing real trades have to report trades if they are based in various regions, including the UK, EU, and Australia.

MT4 and MT5 have been taken off the play store. MT4 demos are done. And are props breaking trade reporting rules? Also Startrader and a new liquidity provider.

We speak about how servers can help brokers get new clients, growth in the algo market, and brokers’ expansion into new markets.

We speak to CMO Alfonso Cardalda about the company’s rebrand, marketing strategies, and his own background.

FX/CFD trading is legal in Hong Kong – but with some exceptions. In this guide we look at how you can trade gold and forex in Hong Kong.

We speak to Spreadex MD Tom Salmon about the company’s future plans, new products, and longevity.

Everything you need to know about how to start a forex broker in St Lucia, with timeframes, costs, and the downsides included.

A guide on how to start a forex broker in St Vincent and the Grenadines (and why it might not be the best idea to do it).

A guide on how to start a FX/CFD broker in Cyprus, covering costs, regulations, and how long it takes to set up your broker.

Want to start a forex broker? This guide tells you everything you need to know about how to start a FX/CFD broker in South Africa

It has become popular to start a FX/CFD broker in the Bahamas in recent years. However, the Bahamas forex broker license is expensive.

It is easy to start a FX/CFD broker in the Marshall Islands. We outline here how to do it. The question is whether you really want to.

The Mwali International Services Authority is a fraud. That’s the reason why you should not start a forex broker in the Comoros.

Everything you need to know about how to start a FX/CFD broker in Vanuatu and getting regulated by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission.

How you can start a FX/CFD broker in the UK, with details on licensing, capital requirements and more affordable options.

There are more affordable ways to start a FX/CFD broker in the UK, either as an introducing broker or as an appointed representative.

It’s expensive to start a forex broker. Luckily there are cheaper alternatives to start a forex business. We look at some here.

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.

We explain everything you need to know about how to start a forex broker, from company incorporation to trading platforms.

FPFX ends Funded Engineer

5 facts from IG Group’s latest financial results

We look at changes to the Labuan Money Broker license and then examine a MetaQuotes warning to a prop firm.

Trade data can help you manage risk and trade flows. Also we look at IC Markets shutting out UK clients.

It’s all in the stock brokerage business

And we speak to Chariton Christou about how AI can improve your dealing desk

What it’s like to run a voice broker offering options to retail traders

Also we look at AI articles and the future of marketing

We talk new brokers, books, and blackouts

We look at the mystery of multibrand brokers and also look at two new hires at IG and Capital.com

XM’s masseuse, Thai expo shut down and the outlook for crypto

And we take a return trip to the Turkish Gold Bazaar

Should you sponsor a Premier League team or get FCA regulated?

Also we learn that Capital.com owns another URL

We speak to Heloise Greeff about how she became a popular investor and what it’s like to be one

Sosnoff’s success may pose a longer term risk to IG Group

Also we look at what has been going on in the world of cryptocurrency

Thai police raid forex event

Is your broker actually worth anything?

Some tips and tricks for the iFX Expo

We talk acquistions, moving into a CEO role, African markets, and more

Some CFD providers are gonna have to hope things get worse

Did brokers get scammed by a fake regulator in the Comoros Islands?

Poland is becoming more expensive and other countries are off-limits

We talk options, expansion, and Siberian timber farming

chop chop

Also we look at Plus500, Robinhood, Eurotrader and Doo Prime

Just order online

New podcast + more retail at AGMs?

We talk start up life, new products and expansion

It’s the spirt of friendly competition

Roll out the prop shops

¡Ay, caramba!

Premier league

CFD providers have averaged 16% employee growth since mid-2021

Swimming in a sea of Tier-1 PB liquidity

Plus an emergency crypto podcast

We talk Darwinex Zero, regulations and listed derivatives

Korean stock pumps

Can brokers IPO?

Also we look at ThinkMarkets, Revolut and have a new podcast

The never ending ads, the horror…

We talk options, crypto, M&A and more

It’s all going down with the Khalijis

Copy trading and Saxo Bank

And IG Group buys the Small Exchange

It’s going to be delightful

Diversification pays off

Also we look at Webull’s fine and options trading

We talk OvalX, new products and ornate cows

Mystery in the Caribbean

Lots of Google searching is afoot

It’s an SEO-friendly, clickbait-y Monday morning

Grifters in hoodies

Plus500 and does NAGA read CFDs Weekly?

Are there alternatives to St Vincent and the Grenadines?

Or how to include software investment as revenue

Why didn’t Saxo SPAC? And Microsoft + the LSE

We take a lighthearted start to 2023 and look at compliance problems

Capital.com removes share dealing and a loophole on ESMA leverage restrictions

We speak to Robert Sheehan about the company’s formative years

Also more hires at Capital.com from IG Group

Will Capital.com run out of people to hire from IG?

And we take a trip down memory lane

The end of crypto and a discussion about prop shops

Also Webull hired another T212 exec and we look at Plus500 shares

Also we look at XTB, Wise and Telegram usernames

MetaQuotes are going after brokers using TradingView

Plus crypto and M&A

Also we look at copy trading

Also we look at Public’s proposed takeover of BUX

Deriv is in Vanuatu

So much choice, so many similarities