Author: David Kimberley

Brokers worldwide are already activating Leverate’s plug-and-play add-on suite, supercharging their MetaTrader operations with zero complexity and zero upfront cost.

A court has ruled against the broker, which was lent the funds for its 2018 management buyout by Champ.

DXtrade users will now be able to access theScreener’s investment research technology.

Danish stablecoin firm Aryze has integrated Muinmos’ RegTech platform to automate client classification, KYC and ongoing monitoring across jurisdictions, targeting faster institutional onboarding.

Digital asset infrastructure firm BitGo Europe GmbH is offering its modular CaaS stack to banks and fintechs across all 30 EEA countries, using its BaFin-authorised MiCAR licensing framework to passport the service.

Boltzmann Research makes firms an extra $250k per month. The company is giving access to its services for four weeks as a free proof of concept.

Former CFTC chief market intelligence officer returns to the agency in a dual role under Chairman Michael S. Selig, bringing G-SIB trading experience and UK regulatory ties.

State-driven gold and yuan sales from Russia’s National Welfare Fund shaped February trading on MOEX, while the exchange prepares to expand its crypto derivatives lineup.

The broker’s first UK Cash ISA offers 6.00% AER for 90 days on balances up to £40,000, but only for new customers and with no incoming transfers at launch.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig has hired a House Oversight veteran to run the agency’s legislative engagement as digital asset and event contract policy heats up on Capitol Hill.

TabTrade is based in St Lucia, with the broker listing cTrader and MetaTrader as platforms on its website.

We round up three key take aways from the first episode of Spotware Talks.

There are already four established prediction markets operating offshore. We take a look at what they are doing.

Going joins Trade Nation from Lunaro, where he spent the last 12 months in a business development role.

ATFX continued to strengthen its footprint in Q1 across its retail and institutional brands.

The trading platform won the award at the TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2026.

Germany’s financial regulator has opened an investigation into two entities allegedly using WhatsApp groups and social media ads to push an unauthorised token and trading platform on German investors.

GOAT Funded trader is killing it in AI search. We look at where and how.

Robinson pushed almost exactly the same signals service to his followers at the end of January.

Limitless is one of a growing number of offshore prediction markets attempting to take market share.

Dean Mcintosh joins the broker from outside of the trading industry, having spent just over a decade at ride sharing app Uber.

ATFunded’s founding CEO has handed the reins to long-time team member CJ after a planned transition that began at the start of the year.

Hong Kong’s exchange operator reported its highest-ever revenue and profit for 2025, driven by a near-doubling of cash market activity and a return to the top of global IPO rankings.

London-based derivatives broker Britannia Global Markets is returning to the London Metal Exchange with a Category 4 membership going live on 2 March, backed by a veteran inter-dealer broker hire.

This integration enables brokers and prop firms working with TeamForce Technologies to seamlessly access and operate on the Match-Trader platform.

IC’s sponsorship of the Haas F1 team wasn’t a coincidence. It was driven by shared values of excellence.

The European securities regulator has told firms that ‘perpetual futures’ are likely CFDs under existing national product intervention measures, triggering leverage caps, incentive bans and distribution constraints for crypto and CFD brokers across the EU.

Deriv Bank was registered in the country in 2023 and is currently waiting for approval for a bank license.

The strategy lets investors generate yield, without being reliant on the price of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.

Brazilian financial services firm XP Inc. disclosed a leadership realignment inside its controlling entity alongside nine-month financials showing R$3.88 billion in net income and R$1.4 trillion in client assets.

The fintech group’s annual volumes surged 92.1% year-on-year, with the Middle East accounting for roughly half of all activity and gold dominating as the most traded instrument.

XM will now offer Kenyan traders direct access to over 1,400 products via a dedicated local website.

Prediction markets can also double user engagement and increase revenue by 25%, Leverate says.

IG had used its South Africa office to outsource different functions, including marketing and compliance.

Alghatas joins Blueberry from rival brand Pepperstone. He has also had stints at IC Markets and Windsor Brokers.

Category 5 licenses have become a simple way for CFD brokers to enter the UAE. They may be on the way out.

EC Markets signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Liverpool last year.

FTMO was long number one. But payout data and FTMO’s own behaviour suggest FundedNext may be taking the top spot.

Spotware releases cTrader Admin 9.9 with email tracking in Sessions, a new Workspace settings app and a collapsible main menu, improving daily platform administration and ensuring consistent operational control.

Polymarket Sponsors pay out to traders that make a market in a contract, letting them earn more than they would from the exchange’s regular Rewards programme.

IQ Option said its use of AI video helped it save a huge sum of money and get better marketing performance.

The deal, Kraken’s sixth acquisition in a year, brings vesting, airdrop, and governance tooling in-house as the exchange prepares for a planned IPO.

Trade Marshals partners with cTrader to provide a premium trading experience for every trader, regardless of experience

Droussiotis joined Match-Trade Technologies in 2023 and oversaw a huge amount of growth at the firm.

The institutional exchange operator has extended its perpetual futures range to include XAU/USD, giving clients round-the-clock access to gold derivatives as prices trade above $5,500 per ounce.

The online broker is hiring specialists in Dubai and Cyprus to build out autonomous AI systems, large language models, and data infrastructure for its trading platform.

The Dutch gambling regulator has classified Polymarket as an unlicensed gambling operation, citing risks to democratic integrity after users wagered over $32 million on the country’s October elections.

The federal commodities regulator is pushing back against state gambling regulators in a legal battle that could determine who oversees the fast-growing prediction market industry.

CMC Markets will be able to use the new license to let clients use gold as margin for trading.

FP Markets is the latest broker to get the license, which is a cost-effective way of accessing the UAE market.

The trading platform reported a 10% annual revenue increase and 12% jump in net income for its first full year as a public company, while authorizing an additional $100 million in share repurchases.

Cardoso previously worked at INFINOX for over four years. He is based in the broker’s Dubai office.

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on simplified securitisation rules, developed with the PRA, replacing inherited EU-era requirements with a framework tailored to the UK market.

CEO David Zruia, CFO Elad Even-Chen and CMO Nir Zats offloaded 1.5 million shares after holding their stakes for 13 years. The stock fell as much as 10% on the news.

Spotware attended iFX EXPO Dubai 2026 as a multi-product developer, debuting cBridge and presenting cTrader and cTrader Store. cTrader was named Best Trading Platform at UF AWARDS MEA 2026, reflecting its leadership in the industry.

GCI Trading adds cTrader to deliver a premium, mobile-first trading experience that meets the highest standards of transparency, helping traders of all experience levels trade with confidence.

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The Trading Pit will roll out its new brokerage arm slowly, with clients initially coming from its prop trading arm.

The questionnaire is aimed at gathering as much information as possible about CFD broker activity in the country.

Gold pricing and aggressive flow from the CFD industry may have forced the market maker to exit the market.

The company said that regulatory changes have made offline events extremely difficult to run in the country.

Australia’s securities regulator has assembled a heavyweight lineup for its March symposium, pairing the US SEC Chair with a Nobel laureate economist and Europe’s top markets regulator to discuss technology and financial regulation.

Intercontinental Exchange has listed cash-settled futures covering a broad crypto index, a top-five index, and five individual digital assets, with a DeFi interest rate product also in the pipeline.

The world’s largest derivatives exchange is reviving a product class that previously failed to gain traction in the U.S., betting that cash settlement and record equity derivatives demand will change the outcome.

The institutional trading firm’s new platform lets financial entities trade foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies and stablecoins around the clock through one API, with settlement on traditional rails or blockchain networks.

XM has launched its biggest ever promotional bonus scheme, with clients able to earn up to $52,500 in total by reaching trading targets.

A group of companies that operated under the Octa brand announced it is opting out of the brand-sharing agreement. Bringing its participation in Octa to a close, it will emerge as Elev8, an independent international brokerage brand, effective 9 February 2026. The changes will affect only the brand identity, while the operational processes remain unchanged.

ATFX had one of its best three months on record, with total trading volume of $3.17trn for the year.

The exchange issued Circular 26/011 on February 9, adding expiry cycles to its FTSE 100 Index Weekly Option contracts as demand for short-dated hedging tools continues to grow.

The ‘DatingOrDefrauding?’ campaign, running February 11–14, unites federal, state and international partners to warn Americans about relationship investment fraud that has surged alongside cryptocurrency and AI-powered deception.

The London-headquartered online trading platform will use the Premier League club’s international reach to accelerate expansion across Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Exness can help manage the main operational risk facing brokers today – complexity that comes from growth.

Angus Walker and Drew Niv will take audience questions about the new dealing desk paradigm we find ourselves in.

A joint report outlines how ‘Universal Exchanges’ handling crypto, stocks and tokenized funds need systemic security upgrades to prevent failures in one asset class from spreading to another.

The FCA-regulated CFD brokerage has a new name and new owners, but retains its existing management team as it targets growth after a difficult 2024.

EmCoin will use Centroid to offer clients access to derivatives, crypto, and equities trading.

The crypto exchange aired a 60-second karaoke-style ad during Super Bowl LX, reworking “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” to pitch cryptocurrency as a mainstream product for 52 million American users.

Plus500’s Ffst-growing US futures and clearing operation now accounts for over 12% of group income.

Making commission-free stocks work for CFD brokers is becoming increasingly difficult.

The global online trading firm joins the satellite Yamaha outfit as an Official Partner, gaining visibility across a championship that reaches an estimated 500 million fans worldwide.

The crypto payment gateway finalised its two-phase expansion on February 5, combining instant Binance Pay deposits with direct connectivity to MetaMask, Phantom and hundreds of other wallets.

Prop firms are shorting volatility. It’s the industry’s main problem and why it could ultimately kill it.

The two companies will work together to organise a range of trading events globally.

Scope Prime clients can get access to on-exchange liquidity from multiple global exchanges.

Hantec will promote both its Hantec Trader and Hantec Markets brands via the sponsorship agreement.

The Tradu project seems to have failed, with FXCM now set to start being the main brand for CFD trading.

New research from Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission finds game-like features in trading apps can encourage better portfolio habits when designed with investor outcomes in mind.

The UK’s dominant spread betting and CFD provider integrates automated compliance technology as regulatory scrutiny of financial promotions intensifies.

The derivatives exchange reported a 15% year-over-year increase, with metals trading surging 218% and cryptocurrency volume more than doubling.

The UK firm, formerly VIBHS Financial, has now replaced its legacy directors following acquisition by Moneta Markets Excellence Holding Limited.

We talk to CFI CEO Ziad Melhem on what makes the broker a success in the UAE and taking the company to the next level.

The veteran regulator and enforcement specialist will take the helm of Australia’s corporate watchdog on June 1, succeeding Joe Longo after his five-year term.

The CRM provider has bold plans for its new technology.

The FTSE 250 fintech group launches event-based contracts for American retail investors, building on its December clearing deal with CME and FanDuel.

Forex bridge providers are branching out into other products. What’s going to happen as a result?

Epstein emailed an unnamed Russian-speaker about FxPro’s founder Denis Sukhotin in 2018.

Chairman Paul Atkins names retired EY partner Jim Logothetis to lead the PCAOB, signalling a shift toward leaner oversight and reduced board compensation.

The exchange formalises incentives for market makers to tighten spreads and deepen order books across its global power derivatives suite.

The new broker has historically operated under a brand sharing agreement with Octa but will now go its own way.

The Federal Court has ordered BPS Financial to pay $14 million after ASIC found the company operated without a licence and made false claims about its Qoin Wallet product.