ATFX acquired a South African brokerage firm - Khwezi Trade - last year. Wurr was one of the co-founders of that firm and also set up CFD Central Securities.

UVELER has onboarded at least four executives from the prop firm. One of the company's Co-Founders was previously CMO at the Trading Pit.

We speak to IG Group UK Head Matt Brief about the launch of options trading in the UK, keeping clients happy, and changes in his 25 years at the company.

The GMI UK entity provides liquidity and institutional services to brokers and professional traders, although it also operates with offshore licences too.

ATFX said in a statement that its goal was to reduce latency and improve uptime for clients, as well as to set the stage for its future growth plans.