retail brokers
IG Clients Report Login Failures Across Platforms Before US Market Open
- Outage reports suggested IG's login systems were affected while its main website remained available.
- Other brokers, including Interactive Brokers, XTB and Robinhood, also faced platform access disruptions recently.
Monday, 24/08/2026 | 15:30 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
RoboMarkets Pays €100K in CySEC Settlement Over Retail CFD Rules
- The regulator says the violations involved organisational rules, client information and appropriateness assessments.
- Earlier, the broker was ordered to stop offering retail clients race tickets and branded merchandise.
Monday, 24/08/2026 | 13:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Monex Lets Clients Access Brokerage Accounts Through AI Using MCP
- The firm says its ChatGPT plugin is “the first of its kind” among major Japanese securities firms.
- Claude users can access Monex accounts through a custom connector without technical knowledge.
Wednesday, 19/08/2026 | 12:24 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Interactive Brokers Adds SafetyPay as Brokers Push Local Payments in Latin America
- Latin American clients can fund IBKR accounts via local bank transfers and access over 170 global markets.
- Earlier, IC expanded its Paysafe partnership across eight Latin American countries.
Tuesday, 18/08/2026 | 15:06 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Weekly Recap: Crypto Revenue Falls Across Major Platforms; eToro Bets $231M on TradeZero
- Swissquote nears CHF 100 billion in client assets despite a 66% collapse in crypto income.
- MFSA chief says regulator prioritises keeping bad players out over increasing the number of crypto licences.
Saturday, 15/08/2026 | 07:00 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
The Financial Commission Approves MBX PRO with €20K Complaint Protection
- MBX PRO offers clients dispute resolution through the Financial Commission for CFD, forex and crypto markets
- Recent Financial Commission additions include RA Prime, FP Markets, OneRoyal, FXON, GTCFX and Neex.
Friday, 14/08/2026 | 15:31 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Trading Frequency Tells Us What Traders Do - Not Why They Do It
- Oded Shefer, CEO of CPattern, says pessimism may drive Gen Z into trading, not just result from it. Frequency alone can't explain the 64% "failure" stat.
- A trader who executes 30 trades may be developing confidence and experience. Another trader executing the same 30 trades may be reacting emotionally to losses. From the perspective of trading frequency alone, they look identical.
Wednesday, 12/08/2026 | 06:09 GMT by
Oded Shefer
The BDM’s Digital Footprint Is Becoming a Sales Tool
- NAGA's Alexandru Badea says that even though IBs and affiliates visit expos and shake hands with brokers there, the real due diligence happens through the representatives' public profiles.
- Across B2B industries generally, 75% of buyers say they use social media to research a vendor before engaging a salesperson, and LinkedIn is consistently cited as the primary channel for that research.
Tuesday, 11/08/2026 | 04:51 GMT by
Badea Alexandru Gabriel
AMF Finds Mobile Investing Apps Cut the Process to Under 10 Clicks
- The AMF's mystery-shopping exercise found some providers supplied mandatory documents in a foreign language or gave insufficient information on costs and instruments.
- Engagement tools such as push notifications, promotions and game-like mechanisms appeared across several of the tested apps, alongside the fast checkout flows.
Monday, 10/08/2026 | 18:50 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
XM Joins Retail Brokers Expanding Seven-Day Gold CFD Trading
- Recent Vantage Markets and CMC Markets launches reflect growing retail interest in seven-day gold CFDs.
- Institutional interest in continuous gold trading grew as Scope Prime, Match-Prime and LMAX Group expanded offerings.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 14:37 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Interactive Brokers' Client Assets Hit $907B in July Despite a Drop in Trading Volume
- The firm added 34% more client accounts than a year earlier, ending last month with 5.3 million accounts.
- Trading activity declined 16% from June but remained 27% above last year's level.
Monday, 03/08/2026 | 16:44 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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