Cboe data shows that net exposure in derivatives trading is low. So it probably doesn't matter that much if you send trades to market or not.

Restrepo has a decade of experience in the FX/CFD industry, including a six year stint at ETX and three years at Eurotrader.

Personal branding is one part of a wider change in the media landscape. The question is whether this actually achieves anything or not from a business perspective.

The broker has applied to cancel its license with the UK regulator. The UK is an increasingly operationally and financially burdensome market for brokers.

FTMO has big plans to expand into the retail broker space. Kamerman was previously CEO of Skilling and spent over 15 years at FXCM.