forex
FX Traders Have 24/5 Market Access, but Is Round-the-Clock Trading Good for Stocks?
- The average trader generated 7% per year in the 10 years ended in 2024, while US mutual funds and exchange-traded funds generated an 8.2% aggregate annual total return. Anchoring this, Paul Golden explores the risks of round-the-clock trading.
- He also dived into the trend of rising AI investments and AFME’s latest Capital Markets Union – Key Performance Indicators report.
Wednesday, 03/12/2025 | 10:00 GMT by
Paul Golden
FX Trading Rules Tighten as South Korea Targets Retail Investors Risk
- South Korea’s market regulator is stepping up scrutiny of forex risks for retail investors after a renewed slide in the won.
- The authorities say they will review whether consumers get enough information about hedging strategies as more pour into overseas assets.
Monday, 01/12/2025 | 10:35 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Trusts Tested, Shareholders Push Back, and AI Tackles FX
- LTAFs offer an opportunity to individual investors to diversify their portfolios and access investments beyond the stock market. Paul Golden weighs in on their impact on trusts.
- He further dives into how shareholder opposition to executive pay rose sharply in 2025 and the role of language in training LLMs for FX trading.
Tuesday, 16/09/2025 | 14:07 GMT by
Paul Golden
FX Brokers Skimmed £22M from Premier League Clubs in Summer Transfer Window
- Data from Glyde reveals how Forex companies quietly pocket millions from European football transfers.
- Liverpool hit hardest with £3.6m in hidden currency costs despite record spending spree.
Wednesday, 03/09/2025 | 12:51 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Prop Traders Gain Access to Tick-Level Data and Risk Controls with Volumetrica FX
- The platform supports over 500 crypto pairs alongside traditional assets.
- Prop firms, including Goat Funded Trader, Funded Hero, I Trade, and The Futures Traders, use the platform.
Monday, 28/07/2025 | 09:52 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Israeli Businessman Detained in Morocco Over Alleged Multi-Million Euro Forex Scam
- According to Mako, German prosecutors allege that he ran a foreign exchange trading fraud network for several years.
- The suspect was arrested while on vacation, which reportedly left him deeply “shocked.”
Monday, 21/07/2025 | 08:41 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Tariffs and Iran Oil Crisis Complicate FX Hedging: Overlays Cut Risk, Raise Costs
- The US Dollar Index has dropped 12% over the last five months to its lowest level since early 2022, which was accelerated by US President Trump's tariffs.
- Although currency overlay is a solution in such a volatile environment, it needs active management and adds trading costs.
Monday, 23/06/2025 | 10:39 GMT by
Paul Golden
Exclusive: Dubai’s FX Sales Heads Bank Big—Twice the Pay of Cyprus Roles
- According to a FinTop Consulting survey, Dubai pays top dollar to FX department heads, while the salaries of most C-level roles in Cyprus remain competitive.
- The salary of Compliance Heads almost doubled in Cyprus, while it jumped 250% in Dubai.
Tuesday, 17/06/2025 | 11:52 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Israeli Air Strikes on Iran Raise Strait of Hormuz Risks, Lift Safe-Haven Currencies
- Currencies such as the US dollar, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc have seen modest gains.
- Rising oil prices may boost inflation and prompt central banks to adjust policies.
Friday, 13/06/2025 | 12:17 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Singaporean Exchange Leverages $4.5 Trillion Forex Volume for Brazil Expansion
- New FX corridor enables 24-hour BRL trading across Asian and Latin American markets.
- "SGX Group is building new bridges across more markets," said Michael Syn, President of SGX Group.
Monday, 09/06/2025 | 06:49 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
New Details on MetaTrader Crash in China: Outage Lasted Over a Week, Affected New Users
- FinanceMagnates.com learned that MetaQuotes' platforms were inaccessible to new Chinese users in late May.
- The disruption may be linked to China's mandatory anti-fraud surveillance apps, which could have identified MT4/5 software as scam applications.
- The connectivity issues were resolved only after MetaQuotes released emergency updates.
Thursday, 29/05/2025 | 10:07 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
UBS Faces Client Backlash Over FX Derivatives Meltdown After Trump Tariffs
- Hundreds of clients, primarily in Switzerland, experienced combined losses reaching hundreds of millions of francs.
- They invested in sophisticated Forex products that performed poorly when the CHF strengthened sharply in April.
Monday, 19/05/2025 | 07:26 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
FCA Warns Tech Firms Not Doing Enough to Stop Illegal Forex Finfluencers
- The regulator urges a rise from two to five years for promoting unauthorised financial schemes.
- Recently, the regulator charged individuals for promoting unauthorised forex schemes, with trials set for 2024 and 2027.
Thursday, 01/05/2025 | 09:35 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Phillip Nova Plugs Into $2 Trillion Asia Forex Market With Integral
- The broker is expanding its use of Integral’s platform as Asia’s NDF open interest surpasses $2 trillion.
- The partnership aims to help Phillip Nova meet growing demand for NDFs and FX swaps.
Tuesday, 29/04/2025 | 09:31 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Forex and CFD Trading Population in Poland Surges 40% as Losses Mount to Record 1.3B Zlotys
- Over five years, the market has nearly tripled in size, becoming one of the biggest in Europe, catching up with the UK.
- The ratio of losing to profitable traders stood at 4 to 1, highlighting that CFDs are a high-stakes, high-risk game.
Wednesday, 16/04/2025 | 12:34 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Daman Markets Celebrates a Season of Success at the Dubai World Cup Finale
- Daman Markets has continued to lead with unmatched innovation, insight, and connection.
Monday, 07/04/2025 | 07:03 GMT by
Daman Markets
Liberation Day Comes: Trump to Announce Tariffs and Unleash a Frenzy
- Liberation Day is set for Wednesday and global markets are in a spin.
- Trump’s "reciprocal tariffs" could ignite global trade tensions and spook investors.
- Forex traders, brace yourselves: volatility is coming, and it's wearing a red hat.
Monday, 31/03/2025 | 08:03 GMT by
Louis Parks
FXiBot Presents with a Precision Strategy for GBP/USD Trading
- FXiBot’s single-position methodology focuses on clear, high-probability setups.
Tuesday, 18/03/2025 | 11:11 GMT by
FM
FXDyno’s AI-Powered Wave Trading Set to Redefine Gold Trading
- The new trading set accurately identifies and capitalizes on market waves.
Monday, 17/03/2025 | 14:59 GMT by
FM
ForexIGO Bridges Gold and GBP/USD Trading in a Single AI Solution
- ForexIGO represents the next step in multi-market trading technology.
Friday, 14/03/2025 | 15:45 GMT by
FM
WRPRO and the Changing Forex Environment in 2025
- The future of trading is being shaped by automation and AI-driven strategies.
Tuesday, 04/03/2025 | 12:52 GMT by
FM
The Magnificent Seven: Meet the FX/CFD Brokers with Over 100K Monthly Active Clients
- The global number of active CFD accounts has surged by nearly 30% over the past two years, reaching over 5 million.
- According to Finance Magnates Intelligence, 25% of retail traders are using services of just a few major brokers.
Tuesday, 25/02/2025 | 09:16 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
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