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Moomoo Expands Texas Crypto Offering With Wallet Deposit and Withdrawal for Retail Investors
- IG made a similar move in the UK after FCA crypto licence enabling future asset transfers.
- Texas rollout brings 52 crypto assets to Futu subsidiary Moomoo, increasing US crypto coverage.
Friday, 22/05/2026 | 14:05 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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 Traders Get Custom AI Stock Research as Webull Launches Vega Analyst
- Tool generates real-time stock analysis combining fundamentals, valuation, technicals, and market context.
- Firms such as eToro and Robinhood are introducing AI tools for trading and portfolio analysis features.
Tuesday, 19/05/2026 | 15:18 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
Deriv Cyprus Executive Exits to Focus on His Bitcoin Analytics Venture
- Geo Nicolaidis is leaving the firm after overseeing operations and AI tools, having held multiple product roles.
- Last year, the company shifted to single CEO structure as Jean-Yves Sireau stepped back.
Friday, 15/05/2026 | 16:11 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
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
“AI Very Useful for Fraud Detection, Monitoring”: FM Singapore Summit 2026 Enters Final Day
- Brokers and fintech firms return to Suntec for final day of FM Summit.
- Sessions today focus on liquidity, regulation, AI adoption, and digital asset infrastructure across APAC.
Thursday, 14/05/2026 | 03:33 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Markets Swing on Politics as Study Flags Trump Era Extremes and Starmer Faces UK Pressure
- Paul Golden highlights Fundstrat findings linking government policy to extreme market swings since 1981.
- He also dives into populism research showing long-term economic drag despite short-term political disruption benefits.
Wednesday, 13/05/2026 | 13:01 GMT by
Paul Golden
How AI Overload Affects Retail Traders’ Behaviour, Decisions, and Churn
- Human attention remains limited despite AI expanding access to market analysis, signals, and recommendations.
- In AI-driven markets, decision quality depends on how traders process information, not just the volume of data available.
Wednesday, 13/05/2026 | 09:35 GMT by
Oded Shefer
FM Singapore Summit 2026 Kicks Off Three-Day Agenda with Networking Session
- Industry participants gather for conference sessions, networking meetings and trading-focused discussions.
- Opening-day networking sessions begin today ahead of conference panels across the three-day summit.
Tuesday, 12/05/2026 | 12:44 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
“Culture Creates Bridges Where Politics and Business Often Fall”: Cyprus Diaspora Forum 2026 Opens
- Four-day programme opens in Limassol at the Amara Hotel.
- The event brings together investors, policymakers, and diaspora leaders to assess Cyprus as a regional financial hub.
Thursday, 07/05/2026 | 12:05 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
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
ESMA Reviews EU Equity Trading Shifts as Liquidity Remains Stable Over the Past 4 Years
- The regulator finds trading shifting from continuous markets toward auctions and systematic internalisers.
- MiFIR derivatives transparency rules finalised earlier may indirectly impact CFD firms hedging exposure on EU-listed venues.
Thursday, 30/04/2026 | 10:15 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
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
FCA Reconsiders 7-Day IPO Research Delay Amid Concerns Over Costs and Market Risk
- IPO information-sharing rules are being reviewed after feedback on the 2018 framework’s outcomes.
- The regulator is planning changes to connected IPO research-sharing requirements for banks and analysts.
Monday, 27/04/2026 | 14:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
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