ATFX also saw substantial increases in trading volume across foreign exchange, precious metals, and commodities in the second quarter of this year.
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Exness has stopped onboarding clients in India, as well as ceasing any affiliate referrals. The broker has switched existing clients to its Vanuatu entity.
Li previously worked as the Head of Compliance and MLRO for Crypto.com’s UK entity.
Sze worked at Hantec Markets for over seven years, initially in the group’s Hong Kong office and later for the broker’s Australian entity.
XM has run several big promotions over the last month as part of its 15th anniversary celebrations, including a 100% deposit bonus.
Mark Winton sold 18,600 shares in the Israeli broker last Friday, a disclosure published by the London Stock Exchange shows.
True Trading will offer perpetuals, copy trading, and yield products – very similar to those Ben Bilski pushed when oversaw the NAGA Group.
Online trading executive Anet Azrielant has joined brokerage group Prime Capital Markets. Regulated in Mauritius, the brokerage firm received a…
Broker marketing executives face a tough job, with owners and c-level executives usually focused exclusively on short-term results.
Hantec Financial operates the group’s brokerage brands. The company has been pushing to expand in ASEAN over the last couple of years.
Nicolo Pagliari worked at Saxo Bank for almost 8 years. He will work for Crypto.com as the firm’s Global VP, Growth and Media.
The same scammers that targeted Ostin Technology last month are now pushing investors to buy shares in Ostin Technology.
Blueberry Funded was launched last year by Aussie broker Blueberry. The payout figure looks real compared to those published by other prop firms.
FXPrimus is Setting a New Standard for High-Intensity, High-Risk Trading. The broker will offer 2000:1 on its new synthetic indices products.
Albu joined Admirals in 2019 and was an advisor to the board. He has overseen the broker’s Hungarian and Romanian operations since 2021.
Plus500 CFO Elad Even-Chen said earlier this year that he believes ETDs will eventually become 35% of the broker’s overall revenues.
TradingPRO launched TradingPLUS several months ago. However, the firm has now left a slow rollout phase and will begin fully-fledged operations from today.
Funded Unicorn said in a statement sent to clients that traders on live accounts caused the firm huge losses that have put it out of business.
Clients at a number of firms, including Trading 212 and AJ Bell, were hit by a widespread pump and dump scheme, targeting Ostin Technology shares.
Broker XS launched its office in Kuwait this week, as part of a wider plan to expand in the Middle…
Georgiadou will oversee PR and comms at the Scope Markets owner. She joins the firm from Exness, where she spent 6 years as PR Lead.
The new issue of the ATFX Trader Magazine covers global markets, with input from the ATFX analyst team across Europe, APAC, and LATAM.
FXPrimus will launch synthetic indices starting in July, with a phased rollout for its global client base.
Cash appears in a new branded video for the broker. IG Group has been pushing for changes to make investing in stocks more appealing to UK investors.
XM runs multiple brands targeting different jurisdictions and the likelihood is that the firm will add the products for its Trading.com brand.
New research by marketing agency Be Franc shows that almost half of Google searches for trading products are covered by AI overviews.
Dance is the latest in a series of senior executives to move from the retail broker sector to the cryptocurrency trading industry.
HotCopper is the largest financial news website for active traders in Australia. Stockhouse is a very similar site but is focused on Canada.
Blueberry has undergone its second major rebrand in the last 12 months, with a new website and brand identity.
Capital.com has already joined CityUK and UK Finance, both of which aim to support the UK’s financial services industry.
IG Group has put out a four point plan to strengthen the UK stock market, including scrapping cash ISAs and stamp duty on shares.
The new insurance policy means that Capital.com clients trading with the firm’s CySEC entity get added protection up to $1m.
A new study by Ahrefs shows AI visitors have a few undesirable traits, which could also end up impacting broker SEO and affiliate strategies.
Khan joins DB Investing after stints at Shenzou Capital and PMFinancials. She has also run an introducing broker business in the past.
My Crypto Funding has become the latest prop firm to get access to MetaTrader 5. The prop firm set up an entity in St Lucia to get access to the platform.
Not risking more than you can afford to lose is the key to making sure you are profitable over the long term when trading forex.
Moneta Markets will launch a prop trading division soon. The company is also hiring for a general manager for its prop arm in Dubai.
DPFunded offers MetaTrader 4 and 5. It is being offered via Doo Prime’s licensed entity in Vanuatu.
Kinahan has been with IG Group for three years, having joined the company’s tastytrade brand in 2022.
Plus500 has expanded aggressively over the last five years, as part of a wider plan to add new products and deliver more growth.
Hamd joins Cara Markets, which holds a Category 1 license from SCA, after working at rival broker ADSS for more than a decade.
Binance noted that Syrians have been among the most active in searching for crypto-related terms over the last few years.
The asset management group bought shares in Plus500 earlier this week, making it one of the largest shareholders in the business.
A routine inspection by the BVI regulator has put the iFOREX IPO on hold. The broker says its IPO is oversubscribed, with a valuation at the top of its range.
Instant Funding has been making several technology upgrades over the course of June, as part of what it is calling ‘The Leap’.
Larissa Quinlan, Kurt Stuart, Emma Summer and Syed Yusuf ran a Telegram group that did pump and dumps on ASX penny stocks.
The FCA said NVIDIA tech will be used as part of the Supercharged Sandbox, that let’s financial services firms test new AI products.
Lethyy joins WeTrade from Trive. She has worked in the online trading industry for over a decade and has worked at big brands like Exness and GTCFX.
The announcement from the FCA comes just a week after SCA said it will launch a new license for finfluencers.
Padhani spent over a decade with rival broker INFINOX before making the move. STARTRADER has its main base of operations in Dubai.
Laurent McClintock joined ActivTrades at the start of this year, after a long stint at Pepperstone. He is the second senior exec to leave the broker.
ATFX has a physical presence in more than 20 countries, with the new office in South Africa part of its expansion efforts in emerging markets.
Brokerage group CMC Markets released financial results for its 2025 financial year on Thursday morning. The London-listed firm, whose financial…
ThinkMarkets is one of several brokers to have added a senior creative role, with companies realising the role that brand plays for traders.
Equiti Managing Director Gaurang Desai has been Chairman of d2a2 since 2022. d2a2 is a crypto and blockchain regulatory association.
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos asked why the Cypriot regulator has not looked into brokers receiving funds from LATAM subsidiaries.
EC Markets is the latest of several brokers to have received a Category 5 license from SCA. The broker now has 7 global licenses.
Maciej Witalis has joined Crypto.com as its new Senior Growth Manager. He is the fourth senior marketing hire the crypto firm has made from IG Group.
ATFX already has a physical presence in more than 20 countries globally. The broker will launch a new set of services in Cambodia too.
Honda will appear in Titan FX marketing materials and star in a new large-scale campaign called ‘Dream Beyond Borders’.
OneRoyal is one of several brokers looking to expand in the gulf countries. Currently CFI is the only broker that has a local license.
The Prop Trading Expo will take place in London on September 27th. PropAccount provides white labels to over 90 prop firms today.
The new license would mean that broker affiliates and IBs based in the UAE would have to get approval from the SCA to do business.
Chris Old is the third senior marketing executive that Crypto.com has hired in the last 12 months from IG Group.
Nemeth joins FunderPro after a recent stint at ZuluTrade. He has held senior roles at brokers, including Swissquote, eToro and IronFX.
Trade Republic has been one of Europe’s fintech success stories, with the broker now holding more than €100bn in client assets.
Sergei Riabov joined the company almost three years ago from Tinkoff. Revolut has launched trading in several regions since then.
Jawabreh joins CMS Financial from Daman Markets. She will reunite with ex-CFI colleague Nidal Hadi, who was confirmed as CEO of CMS Finacial this week.
Spotware releases cBroker 9.5, delivering ultra-high leverage, margin bypass, bulk force-close and enhanced risk tools for smarter, scalable broker control.
Kevin Algeo will work for Crypto.com as SVP, Capital Markets. He worked at IG Group for over a decade and was CEO for APAC and Africa.
CMC Markets has spent substantial sums updating its pricing systems over the last decade, something O’Donoghue played a key role in.
Trading 212 has reached a higher level of AUA in 8 years than rival platform AJ Bell managed in over two decades.
LegacyFX still has a license in Vanuatu. Crypto.com has been expanding aggressively via M&A over the last six months.
Fernandes was most recently at IG Group, managing their premium desk in Australia. Fusion Markets has grown headcount by over 62% in the last two years.
Sigma-One Capital was operating in Dubai using a firm called Gulf First Commercial Brokers. The firm targeted Indian traders in the UAE.
FNmarkets has a ‘license’ in the Comoros and is registered in St Lucia. FundedNext is one of several props to have added a broker division.
We talk to Ken Soh, an independent trader based in London, about how legit technical analysis is and how he uses it to trade the markets.
Zabłocki has been selling off his stake in XTB in large tranches over the last two years. The latest sale was at PLN 78 per share.
DeltaStock is the latest in a series of brokers to launch a prop product. DeltaFunded is not available to US clients at the moment.
Halim has worked in the brokerage industry for close to two decades. He joins new broker Markets Act from Trade.com, after 12 months at the firm.
eToro has also set up a new company in France to offer the accounts. The broker has been localising its products more over the last two years.
Houtri was Global Head of Marketing at BDSwiss before joining Key to Markets. She also spent over a decade in the HFM marketing team.
The Fuze Traders brand will be retired as a result of the merger. Kubera Markets has historically acted as a B2B providers in the CFD space.
Skorupinski has worked as an IB for props like FTMO and FundedNext. His new prop firm Campus Fund only offers instant funding accounts.
Massey joined Capital.com three years ago and was responsible for both marketing and product initiatives. He previously worked at King.
Seliverstov worked at Alpari for almost 15 years and was at one point Global Head of Sales. GTCFX has licenses in three different regions.
Capital.com said clients placed 48m trades in the first three months of the year, with MENA traders responsible for 53% of overall volumes.
Prior to joining Tickmill, Wallis held marketing roles at Saxo Bank, City Index, and ADSS. He has worked in online trading for a decade.
The CFTC lied and misled the court about an asset freeze it requested, related a bank transfer the My Forex Funds owner made.
Scarf is likely replacing Sean Murphy, who has been Plus500 CEO for a decade. He was previously Marex COO for Australia and New Zealand.
NAGA said that its partnership with Borussia Dortmund and affiliate marketing efforts had yielded better ROI for the firm in Q1.
FXPRIMUS is not the only broker to use AI tools for marketing. eToro, Capital.com, and Deriv have all used the technology for advertising efforts.
Trading 212 made over £160m from the UK market last year. This is more than any other retail CFD broker operating in the country, bar IG Group.
Only half the proceeds of the eToro IPO will go towards newly issued shares. The broker’s owners will also retain control of the company.
NAGA made almost 40% of its total revenues in the GCC region last year. The broker has made several sports deals already in the last 12 months.
Finance firms were just 3% of affiliate-led transactions, suggesting there is still a lot of room for potential growth in the sector.
The deal will give Robinhood easy access to the Canadian crypto market. WonderFi owns Buybit, Coinsquare, SmartPay, and Bitcoin.ca.
Broker Trading 212 continues to attempt to build up its payments offering. The company sent a promotional offer to customers…
Hantec Markets said it went live with 24/7 crypto trading earlier this month and has seen a ‘surge’ in trading volume since then.
Xenophontos will relocate to Dubai for his new role at Equiti Group. Prior to the move, he spent almost 15 years at rival broker FxPro.
