Daily FX Brokers’ News: Darwinex, XTB and IG Group
Friday,04/09/2015|19:21GMTby
Andy Traveller
In addition to altered trading schedules stemming from the U.S. Labor Day, several brokers have made changes to their products and offerings.
As the week draws to a close, we bring you the latest daily roundup of changes to the products and offerings of Forex brokers around the world.
While the upcoming U.S. Labor Day on Monday has prompted Alpari, FXOpen and Hirose to update customers on affected trading schedules, Darwinex, XTB and IG have made changes to their trading environments and technology.
DARWIN Correlation Now Live
The UK regulated trading firm, Darwinex, today announced the launch of the DARWIN portfolio correlation engine.
The launch of DARWIN Correlation draws on the company’s historical legacy of providing trader performance evaluation tools. The new technology means that:
DARWIN Portfolio equity at risk is no longer the simple sum of individual DARWIN equity at risk (which would imply 100% correlation);
Rather, DARWIN Portfolio equity at risk accounts for diversification by analysing the correlation between DARWINs in a portfolio;
Correlations are available at all times.
Correlation ranges are colour-coded according to the following definitions:
Green (high diversification / low overlap) -> correlations of 0.2 or lower (including negative ones);
Orange (medium diversification / overlap) -> correlations higher than 20% (0.2) but lower than 50% (0.5);
Red (significant overlap) -> correlations higher than 70% (0.7).
Since becoming a licensed advisor in 2013, Darwinex has made clear its intention to offer both money management products and trader evaluation.
XTB Amends Fees and Commissions
Meanwhile, the British arm of Polish online broker, XTB, has advised clients to take a look at its revised Fees and Commissions Table. The company has made a number of amendments which have already come into effect.
Specifically, traders with XTB can expect a decrease of minimum Equity CFD commission on CZK from 400 to 300.
Finally, IG Group (LSE: IGG), the UK-based broker, presented a number of changes to its trading environment today, including adding new features to its Trading Platform.
Specifically, the firm’s online trading has undergone some changes. Traders can now:
Tab different panels into the same window for watchlists and charts;
Drag and drop individual markets into their watchlists or charts;
Select their favourite options more quickly with an improved drop-down list;
Click on the top-navigation to bring the corresponding panel to the front.
Correspondingly, the mobile app has also been under development, with users now able to access free, interactive and customisable charts from their mobile devices.
Finally, IG rounded out its new offerings by announcing that traders can gain even more control over their order execution, with the "partial fills" and "points through current" features having been added to the trading platform and the latest version of the IG mobile trading app.
In July, IG Group made headlines after it announced its preliminary results for the 2014 fiscal year. Despite the Swiss franc turmoil back in January, which saw the broker sustain heavy losses, the company registered a respectable growth rate in underlying revenues, up by 8% to $622 million (£400 million).
As the week draws to a close, we bring you the latest daily roundup of changes to the products and offerings of Forex brokers around the world.
While the upcoming U.S. Labor Day on Monday has prompted Alpari, FXOpen and Hirose to update customers on affected trading schedules, Darwinex, XTB and IG have made changes to their trading environments and technology.
DARWIN Correlation Now Live
The UK regulated trading firm, Darwinex, today announced the launch of the DARWIN portfolio correlation engine.
The launch of DARWIN Correlation draws on the company’s historical legacy of providing trader performance evaluation tools. The new technology means that:
DARWIN Portfolio equity at risk is no longer the simple sum of individual DARWIN equity at risk (which would imply 100% correlation);
Rather, DARWIN Portfolio equity at risk accounts for diversification by analysing the correlation between DARWINs in a portfolio;
Correlations are available at all times.
Correlation ranges are colour-coded according to the following definitions:
Green (high diversification / low overlap) -> correlations of 0.2 or lower (including negative ones);
Orange (medium diversification / overlap) -> correlations higher than 20% (0.2) but lower than 50% (0.5);
Red (significant overlap) -> correlations higher than 70% (0.7).
Since becoming a licensed advisor in 2013, Darwinex has made clear its intention to offer both money management products and trader evaluation.
XTB Amends Fees and Commissions
Meanwhile, the British arm of Polish online broker, XTB, has advised clients to take a look at its revised Fees and Commissions Table. The company has made a number of amendments which have already come into effect.
Specifically, traders with XTB can expect a decrease of minimum Equity CFD commission on CZK from 400 to 300.
Finally, IG Group (LSE: IGG), the UK-based broker, presented a number of changes to its trading environment today, including adding new features to its Trading Platform.
Specifically, the firm’s online trading has undergone some changes. Traders can now:
Tab different panels into the same window for watchlists and charts;
Drag and drop individual markets into their watchlists or charts;
Select their favourite options more quickly with an improved drop-down list;
Click on the top-navigation to bring the corresponding panel to the front.
Correspondingly, the mobile app has also been under development, with users now able to access free, interactive and customisable charts from their mobile devices.
Finally, IG rounded out its new offerings by announcing that traders can gain even more control over their order execution, with the "partial fills" and "points through current" features having been added to the trading platform and the latest version of the IG mobile trading app.
In July, IG Group made headlines after it announced its preliminary results for the 2014 fiscal year. Despite the Swiss franc turmoil back in January, which saw the broker sustain heavy losses, the company registered a respectable growth rate in underlying revenues, up by 8% to $622 million (£400 million).
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Marketing in 2026 Audiences, Costs, and Smarter AI
Marketing in 2026 Audiences, Costs, and Smarter AI
As brokers eye B2B business and compete with fintechs and crypto exchanges alike, marketers need to act wisely with often limited budgets. AI can offer scalable solutions, but only if used properly.
Join seasoned marketing executives and specialists as they discuss the main challenges they identify in financial services in 2026 and how they address them.
Attendees of this session will walk away with:
- A nuts-and-bolts account of acquisition costs across platforms and geos
- Analysis of today’s multi-layered audience segments and differences in behaviour
- First-hand account of how global brokers balance consistency and local flavour
- Notes from the field about intelligently using AI and automation in marketing
Speakers:
-Yam Yehoshua, Editor-In-Chief at Finance Magnates
-Federico Paderni, Managing Director for Growth Markets in Europe at X
-Jo Benton, Chief Marketing Officer, Consulting | Fractional CMO
-Itai Levitan, Head of Strategy at investingLive
-Roberto Napolitano, CMO at Innovate Finance
-Tony Cross, Director at Monk Communications
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As brokers eye B2B business and compete with fintechs and crypto exchanges alike, marketers need to act wisely with often limited budgets. AI can offer scalable solutions, but only if used properly.
Join seasoned marketing executives and specialists as they discuss the main challenges they identify in financial services in 2026 and how they address them.
Attendees of this session will walk away with:
- A nuts-and-bolts account of acquisition costs across platforms and geos
- Analysis of today’s multi-layered audience segments and differences in behaviour
- First-hand account of how global brokers balance consistency and local flavour
- Notes from the field about intelligently using AI and automation in marketing
Speakers:
-Yam Yehoshua, Editor-In-Chief at Finance Magnates
-Federico Paderni, Managing Director for Growth Markets in Europe at X
-Jo Benton, Chief Marketing Officer, Consulting | Fractional CMO
-Itai Levitan, Head of Strategy at investingLive
-Roberto Napolitano, CMO at Innovate Finance
-Tony Cross, Director at Monk Communications
#fmls #fmls25 #fmevents #FintechMarketing #AI #DigitalStrategy #Fintech #Innovation
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Much like their traders in the market, brokers must diversify to manage risk and stay resilient. But that can get costly, clunky, and lengthy.
This candid panel brings together builders across the trading infrastructure space to uncover the shifting dynamics behind tools, interfaces, and full-stack ambitions.
Attendees will hear:
-Why platform dependency has become one of the most overlooked risks in the trading business?
-Buy vs. build: What do hybrid models look like, and why are industry graveyards filled with failed ‘killer apps’?
-How AI is already changing execution, risk, and reporting—and what’s next?
-Which features, assets, and tools gain the most traction, and where brokers should look for tech-driven retention?
Speakers:
-Stephen Miles, Chief Revenue Officer at FYNXT
-John Morris, Co-Founder at FXBlue
-Matthew Smith, Group Chair & CEO at EC Markets
-Tom Higgins, Founder & CEO at Gold-i
-Gil Ben Hur, Founder at 5% Group
#fmls #fmls25 #fmevents #Brokers #Trading #Fintech #FintechInnovation #TradingTechnology #Innovation
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Much like their traders in the market, brokers must diversify to manage risk and stay resilient. But that can get costly, clunky, and lengthy.
This candid panel brings together builders across the trading infrastructure space to uncover the shifting dynamics behind tools, interfaces, and full-stack ambitions.
Attendees will hear:
-Why platform dependency has become one of the most overlooked risks in the trading business?
-Buy vs. build: What do hybrid models look like, and why are industry graveyards filled with failed ‘killer apps’?
-How AI is already changing execution, risk, and reporting—and what’s next?
-Which features, assets, and tools gain the most traction, and where brokers should look for tech-driven retention?
Speakers:
-Stephen Miles, Chief Revenue Officer at FYNXT
-John Morris, Co-Founder at FXBlue
-Matthew Smith, Group Chair & CEO at EC Markets
-Tom Higgins, Founder & CEO at Gold-i
-Gil Ben Hur, Founder at 5% Group
#fmls #fmls25 #fmevents #Brokers #Trading #Fintech #FintechInnovation #TradingTechnology #Innovation
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Educators, IBs, And Other Regional Growth Drivers
Educators, IBs, And Other Regional Growth Drivers
When acquisition costs rise and AI generated reviews are exactly as useful as they sound, performing and fair partners can make or break brokers.
This session looks at how these players are shaping access, trust and user engagement, and what the most effective partnership models look like in 2025.
Key Themes:
- Building trader communities through education and local expertise
- Aligning broker incentives with long-term regional strategies
- Regional regulation and the realities of compliant acquisition
- What’s next for performance-driven partnerships in online trading
Speakers:
-Adam Button, Chief Currency Analyst at investingLive
-Zander Van Der Merwe, Key Individual & Head of Sales at TD Markets
-Brunno Huertas, Regional Manager – Latin America at Tickmill
-Paul Chalmers, CEO at UK Trading Academy
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When acquisition costs rise and AI generated reviews are exactly as useful as they sound, performing and fair partners can make or break brokers.
This session looks at how these players are shaping access, trust and user engagement, and what the most effective partnership models look like in 2025.
Key Themes:
- Building trader communities through education and local expertise
- Aligning broker incentives with long-term regional strategies
- Regional regulation and the realities of compliant acquisition
- What’s next for performance-driven partnerships in online trading
Speakers:
-Adam Button, Chief Currency Analyst at investingLive
-Zander Van Der Merwe, Key Individual & Head of Sales at TD Markets
-Brunno Huertas, Regional Manager – Latin America at Tickmill
-Paul Chalmers, CEO at UK Trading Academy
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The Leap to Everything App: Are Brokers There Yet?
The Leap to Everything App: Are Brokers There Yet?
As the arms race to bundle investing, personal finance, and wallets under super apps grows fiercer, brokers are caught between a rock and a hard place.
This session explores unexpected ways for industry players to collaborate as consumer habits evolve, competitors eye the traffic, and regulation becomes more nuanced.
Speakers:
-Laura McCracken,CEO | Advisory Board Member at Blackheath Advisors | The Payments Association
-Slobodan Manojlović,Vice President | Lead Software Engineer at JP Morgan Chase & Co.
-Jordan Sinclair, President at Robinhood UK
-Simon Pelletier, Head of Product at Yuh
Gerald Perez, CEO at Interactive Brokers UK
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As the arms race to bundle investing, personal finance, and wallets under super apps grows fiercer, brokers are caught between a rock and a hard place.
This session explores unexpected ways for industry players to collaborate as consumer habits evolve, competitors eye the traffic, and regulation becomes more nuanced.
Speakers:
-Laura McCracken,CEO | Advisory Board Member at Blackheath Advisors | The Payments Association
-Slobodan Manojlović,Vice President | Lead Software Engineer at JP Morgan Chase & Co.
-Jordan Sinclair, President at Robinhood UK
-Simon Pelletier, Head of Product at Yuh
Gerald Perez, CEO at Interactive Brokers UK
#fmls #fmls25 #fmevents #Brokers #FinanceLeadership #Trading #Fintech #Innovation
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Mind The Gap: Can Retail Investors Save the UK Stock Market?
Mind The Gap: Can Retail Investors Save the UK Stock Market?
As the dire state of listing and investment in the UK goes from a financial services problem to a national challenge, the retail investing industry is taken to task.
Join a host of executives and experts for a candid conversation about the future of millions of Brits, as seen from a financial services standpoint:
-Are they happy with the Leeds Reform, in principle and in practice?
-Is it the government’s job to affect the ‘saver’ mentality? Is it doing well?
-What can brokers and fintechs do to spur UK investment?
-How can the FCA balance greater flexibility with consumer protection?
Speakers:
-Adam Button, Chief Currency Analyst at investingLive
-Nicola Higgs, Partner at Latham & Watkins
-Dan Lane, Investment Content Lead at Robinhood UK
-Jack Crone, PR & Public Affairs Lead at IG
-David Belle, Founder at Fink Money
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As the dire state of listing and investment in the UK goes from a financial services problem to a national challenge, the retail investing industry is taken to task.
Join a host of executives and experts for a candid conversation about the future of millions of Brits, as seen from a financial services standpoint:
-Are they happy with the Leeds Reform, in principle and in practice?
-Is it the government’s job to affect the ‘saver’ mentality? Is it doing well?
-What can brokers and fintechs do to spur UK investment?
-How can the FCA balance greater flexibility with consumer protection?
Speakers:
-Adam Button, Chief Currency Analyst at investingLive
-Nicola Higgs, Partner at Latham & Watkins
-Dan Lane, Investment Content Lead at Robinhood UK
-Jack Crone, PR & Public Affairs Lead at IG
-David Belle, Founder at Fink Money
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