tastytrade is holding an event in London in early June with Cboe and CME Group, meaning the launch will align with that.
Broker News
Restrepo has a decade of experience in the FX/CFD industry, including a six year stint at ETX and three years at Eurotrader.
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.
James Gavin joins the London office from Standard Chartered, with Richie Westerlind and Nathalie Bijlsma both working on the company’s Florida desk
Capital.com CEO Kypros Zoumidou has stepped down from his role at the retail broker. He replaced outgoing ex-CEO Peter Hetherington at the end of 2023.
True Forex Funds has shut down, just three months after its license was revoked by MetaQuotes. The firm had relaunched subsequently.
Andy Francos was formerly Head of SEO at IG Group and Commercial Marketing Director at Capital.com. His new firm – Be Franc – provides a range of services.
AvaTrade has launched a new futures offering called AvaFutures, becoming the latest CFD broker to branch out into offering exchange-traded derivatives.
ATFX has made several major hires since the start of the year, with combined experience in the FX/CFD industry that exceeds 100 years.
Tickmill Founder Ingmar Mattus has Co-Founded a new options and futures broker called MetroTrade, which targets retail clients in the US.
ATFX has hired Siju Daniel from FXCM. He is the latest in a string of high profile hires that ATFX has made over the last six months.
Exness plans on launching a crypto product, which involves the trading of physical crypto. The company already has a stake in crypto ECN Crossover Markets.
Exness has formed a partnership in LATAM. But why does Exness need La Liga? And why does La Liga need Exness? It comes down to expansion and marketing deals.
Andrew Budzinski has relocated to Dubai. The IC Markets founder and CEO was previously a Cypriot resident.
Trading 212 plans to launch options trading in 2024, although there is no clear date as to when the product will go live. The company will also be unable to do payment for order flow to monetise the product.
Plus500 average deposits reached an all time high in 2023. The company saw record revenues per user last year as well.
XTB just hit 1 million users and the broker wants to expand its product range, enter new markets, and onboard more clients.
IC Markets has soft launched its prop trading arm – IC Funded. The site is currently in Beta mode but TradeInformer understands it has already seen a substantial number of sign ups.