What Do Exness, IronFX, FXTM, and RoboMarkets Have in Common?
Exness, IronFX, FXTM, BDSwiss, and RoboMarkets—what do they have in common? All of them built their brand dominance by serving retail European clients. Yet, none of them currently offer services to retail clients on the continent. And they [...]
May
Week in Review: Crypto.com Enters CFDs, iFOREX Plans Late-June IPO
Crypto.com acquires CySEC-regulated broker Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com obtained a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive license through its acquisition of Cyprus-based A.N. Allnew Investments Ltd, the operator of the LegacyFX trading brand. The acquisition, approved by the Cyprus Securities [...]
May
Swissquote Joins TradingView to Bring 400+ CFDs, Forex Access to Chart Traders
Swissquote is now fully integrated with TradingView, allowing users to trade Forex and contracts for difference (CFDs) without ever leaving their charts. The new connection enables the account holders of the online trading service provider to access more [...]
May
Spotware Increases Leverage Ceiling to 10,000 in cBroker 9.5 New Update
Spotware has unveiled cBroker 9.5, the latest update to its back-office solution for trading platforms, introducing several features designed to give brokers greater control over risk management and client accounts. The new release builds upon version 9.4 with [...]
Prop Firm The Funded Trader Announces Approval to Offer cTrader to US Clients
Proprietary trading firm The Funded Trader has announced that it has obtained the approval to offer the cTrader platform to US clients. The company’s collaboration with cTrader reportedly enabled this. 🚨 Big news: We’re now officially approved to [...]
May
Offering Liquidity, Not Illusions: The Tough Road to B2B for Brokers
Moving into the B2B space is an opportunity for brokers to diversify revenue streams and reduce dependency on retail flows – but it’s no quick fix for those looking to bump up their margins. Growing competition in retail [...]
May
NAGA EBITDA Falls Over 50%, New Registered Users Down 17% in Q1 2025
NAGA Group AG (XETRA: N4G), the publicly listed company behind the retail trading app NAGA, reported a 7% year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase in the first quarter of 2025, according to unaudited figures released today (Thursday). NAGA Group Reports [...]
Libertex Joins Monaco Grand Prix Months After Entering Formula One Sponsorship Circuit
Online brokerage firm Libertex announced that it has joined the Monaco Grand Prix, a Formula One motor racing event held annually in Monaco. The race is one of the key events in the Formula One calendar. “As part [...]
May
GMI UK’s Profit Jumps 610% in 2024 with a Revenue Jump and an Expense Cut
The UK entity of GMI Markets, which offers technology and trading services to professional clients, saw its pre-tax profit rise by 610 per cent to £209,787 in 2024, mainly driven by a rise in revenue and a reduction [...]
FXIFY Celebrates 2 Years as Industry’s First and Oldest Broker-Backed Prop Firm
FXIFY, the oldest broker-backed prop firm, is proud to celebrate its second anniversary, marking two years of industry-defining innovation, trader-first policies, and rapid global growth. Since its inception, FXIFY has paid out over $30 million to its traders [...]
May
FXCubic Announces the 4th Annual Mini-Football Tournament
FXCubic, a leading provider in the retail bridging space has officially announced the launch of its 4th Annual FXCubic Mini-Football Tournament, set to take place on June 13, 2025, at Wembley Mini Football in Ypsonas, Limassol. This much-anticipated [...]
FCA’s New Complaints Reporting Likely to Affect CFD and Retail Trading Firms
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to simplify complaints reporting for around 10,000 regulated entities. While the FCA does not directly mention CFDs and retail trading firms, the proposed changes are likely to impact these providers, [...]
May
Expert Used “Psychological Bullying” to Take $940K from Forex Investors. Now He’s Going to Prison
Former financial services director Mark Francis McCabe has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated forex trading scam that defrauded investors of nearly $1 million. Former Financial Director Sentenced to Over [...]
May
Exclusive: B2BROKER Launches First-Ever Institutional Liquidity Provider Turnkey Solution
B2BROKER, a leading global provider of fintech and liquidity solutions, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking Liquidity Provider Turnkey, the first fully integrated solution designed to enable financial institutions to launch their own Prime-of-Prime (PoP) liquidity operations [...]
ESMA Asks Retail Investors: Are Rules Making It Harder to Invest?
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is inviting feedback from retail investors and consumer groups on how current investment rules affect their experience and engagement. The consultation focuses on whether rules under MiFID II support investor protection [...]
May
Dubai Brokerage Firm Vanishes With Millions in Investor Funds: Report
A brokerage firm operating in Dubai has reportedly disappeared with millions of UAE investors’ funds, according to reports by local media publications. According to the Khaleej Times, the firm has left a vacant office in Dubai’s Capital Golden [...]
May
Discover TradingPRO at Finance Magnates Africa Summit 2025
TradingPRO is proud to announce our participation as a Platinum Sponsor at the upcoming Finance Magnates Africa Summit 2025, taking place from May 29–30 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Join us at Booth 32, where [...]
May
Cross-Selling and Upselling Prop Clients into Brokerage Clients
The rise of prop trading has reshaped how retail traders enter the market—and what they expect from the companies that serve them. While brokers once held the dominant position in onboarding new traders, prop firms have captured the [...]
Clear Street Launches Outsourced Trading, Taps Former UBS Executive
Clear Street launched its own outsourced trading desk, tapping former UBS executive Morgan Ralph to lead the expansion from its new office at 4 World Trade Center. Through its latest offering, Clear Street aims to combine real-time trading [...]
May
CFTC Urges Tighter Market Safeguards to Prevent Trading Chaos amid Volatility
As volatility continues to challenge global markets, U.S. regulators are sharpening their focus on the systems designed to prevent chaos. In a new advisory, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reminded exchanges and clearinghouses of their obligations to [...]
Brokeree’s Cross-Platform Copy Trading Gains Support from EBC to Guide Retail Traders
EBC Financial Group has entered into a knowledge partnership with Brokeree Solutions to support education and knowledge-sharing in the area of copy trading. Brokeree is a technology provider for multi-asset brokers, while EBC is a global brokerage and [...]
Beyond the Hype: Building a Transparent and Reliable Brokerage in Emerging Markets
This article was written by Paul Margarites, Exness Regional Commercial Director Transparency in trading isn’t a marketing tool but a moral obligation. And in emerging markets, like those in Sub-Saharan Africa, where scam brokers continue to exploit regulatory [...]
May
BaFin Reports 74% of German Retail Turbo Traders Lost Money, €3.4B Gone
A recent market investigation by Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, revealed that a significant majority of retail investors trading turbo certificates incurred substantial losses. Covering January 2019 to December 2023, the study found that 74.2% of these investors lost [...]
May
ASIC-Licensed CFD Broker Adds Takeprofit Tech’s Dynamic Risk Controls to MetaTrader 4 Platform
Macro Global Markets, an ASIC-licensed forex and CFD broker, has implemented Takeprofit Tech’s risk management adding real-time leverage and swap control functionality to MetaTrader 4 platform, the companies announced today (Wednesday). Macro Global Adds Takeprofit Tech’s Risk Controls [...]