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Webull Lets US Retail Traders Place Trades via Natural Language With MCP Server

  • The server expands access to trading tools beyond developers and quants, currently live for US clients.
  • Last month, Spotware launched MCP servers for cTrader enabling AI trade execution and position management.
Thursday, 11/06/2026 | 17:02 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Gold Drives IUX to $1.5 Trillion Monthly Volume as Commodities Dominate 76% of Trading

  • Firm cited low-latency infrastructure upgrades supporting algorithmic trading and high-volume execution.
  • Private fiber connections and "stable spreads" helped attract automated and institutional-style trading activity.
Wednesday, 10/06/2026 | 16:04 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

CySEC Withdraws TTCM Traders Trust Capital Markets Licence as CFD Broker Exits Voluntarily

  • Earlier voluntary licence exits from Cyprus CFD firms included FIBO Markets and FXTM.
  • Meanwhile, the regulator mandates statistical reporting via standard submission forms from firms.
Tuesday, 09/06/2026 | 15:53 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

CySEC Withdraws CFD Provider Conotoxia Ltd Licence After Around One-Year Suspension

  • The regulator cited “governance, management, shareholder suitability, and organisational deficiencies.”
  • The firm must investigate and resolve all outstanding customer complaints.
Friday, 05/06/2026 | 16:14 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Admiral Markets UK Swings to £2 Million Loss as Administrative Costs Jump 34%

  • Revenue edged up to £6.39 million, while expenses rose to £8.45 million, driving annual losses.
  • Operating results deteriorated sharply as expenses climbed more than £2 million year over year.
Thursday, 04/06/2026 | 09:42 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Interactive Brokers Nears $1 Trillion Client Equity in May as Trading Activity Jumps 47%

  • The firm ended May with nearly 5 million accounts, up 32% year over year.
  • Margin loan balances topped $100 billion after rising 65% from a year earlier.
Monday, 01/06/2026 | 19:43 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

SFC Fines EXANTE-Linked XHK for HK$2.5M Over Capital and Client Money Breaches

  • The regulator found HK$206 million client money moved without required written authority.
  • The firm failed to transfer HK$38 million non-client funds from segregated accounts on time.
Monday, 01/06/2026 | 14:42 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

IG Japan Halts Retail Vanilla Options Trading Three Months After Launch

  • After launching vanilla options for retail clients, the company expanded it to corporate clients in April.
  • The firm recently appointed a new head, halted crypto ETF CFDs, and ended its introductory trading programme.
Thursday, 21/05/2026 | 10:51 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Retail Demand Pushes CMC Markets to Roll Out Spectre Beyond Professional Clients

  • Spectre is a zero-leverage spread betting account enabling clients to trade using only their own capital.
  • The initiative follows CMC’s digital push, including UK tokenised share trading pilot via CapX and StrikeX.
Monday, 18/05/2026 | 09:32 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Capital.com Takes Multi-Year Title Role as Australian Golf Open Is Rebranded

  • Golf Australia partners the broker’s local subsidiary, linking the Australian Open and GA Handicap system.
  • Earlier this year, the broker signed Vladimiros Tziortzis sponsorship for 2026 NASCAR Euro Series.
Friday, 15/05/2026 | 09:40 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Valutrades Narrows Losses in 2025 as Revenue Rises to £2.25M

  • The company narrowed its net loss to £671K in 2025 as cost cuts offset weaker client activity.
  • Client numbers fell, but the firm improved year on year performance, while management described it as a “challenging year”.
Thursday, 14/05/2026 | 07:46 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Interactive Brokers Expands Asia Push with Access to S.Korea’s $4T Equity Market

  • Korea’s equity market ranks among the global top ten and includes firms such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor.
  • The firm’s Korea launch follows earlier expansion into Taiwanese and Korean derivatives markets.
Thursday, 07/05/2026 | 16:16 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Interactive Brokers Sees 31% Account Growth While Trading Activity Slips from March

  • In April, client equity rose to $870.9B while daily average revenue trades were 4.2M.
  • Margin loan balances rose to $91.3B, up 57% year on year, signaling higher leverage use.
Friday, 01/05/2026 | 16:49 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

IG Grants £6.9 Million Share Awards to CEO and CFO Linked to Revenue and EPS Targets

  • Group CEO Breon Corcoran and CFO Clifford Abrahams performance-linked share options vesting in 2029.
  • Executive bonuses at the firm deferred into shares under shareholder-approved remuneration policy.
Thursday, 30/04/2026 | 12:19 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Revenue Drop and Costs Push Vantos Markets UK into £153k Annual Loss

  • The company’s turnover falls £265k; operating profit turns to £141k loss.
  • The firm reports £141k operating loss versus £36k prior-year profit; tax declines sharply.
Wednesday, 29/04/2026 | 11:26 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

XTB Adds 370K New Clients as First Quarter Estimated Profit Surges to PLN 535 Million

  • The firm reports PLN 1.1 billion in operating income and record assets of PLN 49.6 billion in the first quarter.
  • The total number of active clients rose to 1.27 million, a 72% annual increase.
Tuesday, 28/04/2026 | 16:22 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Phishing Emails That Look Real Target Robinhood Users via Gmail Dot Alias Feature

  • Emails pass SPF, DKIM, and DMARC as they originate from Robinhood servers. Only injected HTML is malicious.
  • No breach of the company’s systems. Attack abuses account creation flow and Gmail dot handling.
Tuesday, 28/04/2026 | 11:09 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

CFI Posts $2.3 Trillion Q1 Volume as Client Activity and Deposits Rise

  • The company said first quarter volume rose 11% quarter on quarter and 81% year on year.
  • The firm reported 37.2 million trades, up 75% year on year, alongside 866.5K funding transactions.
Monday, 27/04/2026 | 11:48 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

IG Japan Confirms Potential Data Exposure of 163K Clients, but No ‘External Leak’

  • The company reports external server stored 29,734 customer records.
  • Firm fixes internal access issue and removes external data following discovery this year.
Monday, 27/04/2026 | 09:44 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Exclusive: ACCM Posts $2.1 Trillion Q1 Volume as Gold Drives 91% of CFD Activity

  • March volume reached $1.2T, with gold at $1.1T and oil at $5.3B.
  • The company saw 288K traders in the first quarter of the year.
Friday, 24/04/2026 | 05:43 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

After F1 and Tennis Deals, IC Adds Mexican Footballer Ochoa to Target Latin America

  • The latest deal grants the firm marketing rights to Guillermo Ochoa’s name, image, and likeness.
  • Partnership follows recent sponsorships with Alexei Popyrin and Haas F1 Team.
Thursday, 23/04/2026 | 15:16 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Hantec Markets Q1 Volume Hits Record High as Non-FX Trading Drives 83% of Activity

  • Firm reports $1.21 trillion Q1 2026 trading volume, surpassing previous Q4 2025 record.
  • UFC partnership and platform expansion, according to the company, supported Q1 performance.
Wednesday, 22/04/2026 | 12:37 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

CFD Firms May Be Reclassified from Strict Tier as UK Raises SM&CR Thresholds by 30%

  • FCA and PRA reduce certification requirements, cutting roles by around 15%.
  • Regulators extend timelines and adjust processes for senior manager approvals.
Wednesday, 22/04/2026 | 09:47 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Two New Platforms Aim to Enhance Broker and Prop Firm Discovery; Can They Avoid Familiar Biases?

  • FXStreet launches Propinder; investingLive expands broker, prop firm directory under Ultimate Group.
  • Retail trading discovery shifts as structured comparison platforms challenge fragmented, affiliate-driven ecosystems.
Tuesday, 21/04/2026 | 16:32 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

Axi Reports 46% of Clients Hold Crypto Across CFDs, Perpetuals and Spot Trading

  • Data shows the firm’s clients mixing derivatives and spot crypto within single platforms.
  • Crypto adoption spans CFDs, perpetuals and spot trading as IG and Pepperstone expand offerings.
Tuesday, 21/04/2026 | 11:34 GMT by Tareq Sikder
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