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EU regulators are dorks

European regulators will probably ban event contracts, allowing US firms to dominate another market. Also we look at the Axi stockbroker deal.

Make binary options great again

Robinhood made over $2m in one week from events contracts. But what are events contracts, how do they work, and can brokers use them?

3 XTB facts

XTB continues to see huge numbers of new clients but with a decreasing ARPU. The firm is going big on investment products to market itself.

Offshore broker, onshore prop

If you were to start a broker today, it seems like it would be best to start an offshore broker for EMs and then do prop for Europe and the UK.

Exness and K Pop

What does K Pop company HYBE tell us about broker marketing. And what do they do that is similar to the Exness Team Pro campaign.

Dubai is the new industry hub

Adventures in Las Vegas on sea. We speak to the ATFX MENA crew, hang out with Century Financial, and take a tour of the Dubai Forex Expo.

IC Markets leaving is bad for CySEC

If IC Markets leaves it's another sign brokers don't need a CySEC license anymore. It also shows other firms that they can divest from Cyprus if pushed to do so.

How does Trading 212 offer high interest?

Trading 212 continues to offer interest on uninvested cash that's above the BoE rate. So how is it doing that and why? We reveal all.

The end of the MetaTrader broker?

MetaTrader 4 and 5 have been the incumbent trading platforms for two decades now. There are signs that could be changing.

I went to Vanuatu

We visited the island in the Pacific, met the regulator and the ex-finance minister, saw a tribal dance, and got drunk at the French ambassador's house.

Will providers price props differently?

Prop trading firms don't make as much money as brokers do. Will that mean changes? Also we look at UK options brokers and goings on in ASEAN.

Are CFDs just a payments game

Payments and banking are probably the biggest pain points for CFD brokers today. So is the industry really about marketing or sales any more - or just making sure you can transfer funds?

A broker, a lawyer, and an LP walk into a bar

We travel to Sydney and speak to CMC Markets, Moomoo, TRAction Fintech, 26 Degrees, and Blueberry Funded in a busy day in Australia.

7 facts from the Naga-Capex merger

The newly formed company will use the Naga brand name, they're looking for a license in Chile, and may add options trading down the line.

Porn and CFDs

DMM used to make porn but now does CFDs. XM is huge. Plus500 is growing. And more. We look at what's going on with CFDs in Japan.

ESMA should ban CFD passporting

ESMA could make the CFD industry work better by stopping passporting, meaning states capture more tax revenue and can hold companies in the sector accountable.

Is the CFD industry done?

The CFD industry has grown massively and is active globally. So is there no growth left for the sector or is there actually plenty of left on the table?

8 ad strategies for brokers in Asia

Asia is the growth market for CFD brokers today. So what marketing strategies are forex brokers using to target clients in Asia (and lots of the rest of the world?)

Get people to trade more

Getting people to trade more is what all brokers want to do. In this short how to guide we look at ways that brokers can achieve that.

Will Revolut take over the CFD industry?

Revolut has a new partnership with CMC Markets. We look at what happens if they go on to launch a CFD product and whether they'll conquer the market.

Forex employs c.7,000 people in Cyprus

The CFD industry plays an outsized role in the local economy, employing a huge number of people but also bringing a lot of cash relative to Cyprus's GDP.

Props are getting broker licences

FTMO and the Funding Pips both appear to be getting brokerage licences. Alpha Capital already has one. We look at why funded trader firms are doing this.

Props are going bust

Funded trader companies are shutting shop because they can't sell enough challenges to cover their liabilities. We explain how it all works here.

Does personal branding do anything?

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.

LATEST NEWS

Interactive Brokers: We’ll try to add event contracts outside the US

We speak to Steve Sanders from Interactive Brokers about what the US broker's plans to expand its events contracts offering.

YourPropFirm adds DXtrade to offering

YourPropFirm provides the full technology stack needed to launched a prop firm. This deal means clients can now access DXtrade.

Exclusive: IG to shutter Spectrum Markets

IG Group set up Spectrum Markets in 2019, with the firm regulated in Germany as a multilateral trading facility, mainly for trading ETDs.

Revolut gets FCA approval for trading products

Revolut was already offering some investment products to UK clients but that was done via an appointed representative agreement.

EU regulators are dorks

European regulators will probably ban event contracts, allowing US firms to dominate another market. Also we look at the Axi stockbroker deal.