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Weekly Recap: FTMO Founders Discuss Futures Expansion; Plus500 Pushes Guidance Higher
- CFI reported record third-quarter trading volume of $3.45 trillion, more than doubling year on year.
- Stocks and ETFs accounted for 86% of XTB client assets, while CFDs generated 90.5% of its Q3 trading result.
Friday, 30/10/2026 | 21:25 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Almost a Dozen Prop Firms Drop Prop Firm Match over Affiliate Link Allegations
- Topstep, Apex, Tradeify and Goat Funded are among the big brands to cut ties with the popular comparison platform after a trader alleged it triggered “affiliate links through internal website clicks”.
- Prop Firm Match: "This should not have happened. We take full responsibility for it".
Friday, 30/10/2026 | 19:24 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
CySEC Ends TIOmarkets' CIF Authorisation Following Company Request
- The firm becomes the latest broker to surrender its Cyprus licence, following similar exits by TTCM, HTFX and FXTM.
- The regulator withdraws TIOmarkets' 2023 investment firm licence after the broker decides to exit Cyprus.
Friday, 30/10/2026 | 14:32 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Formula 1’s 830 Million Fans Draw Forex and CFD Brokers to Global Sponsorships
- Joseph Lee from Rakuten highlights the importance of activation in maximising the value of Formula 1 sponsorships, which can cost $5 million to $20 million per season.
- Formula 1's $3 billion sponsorship market offers Forex brokers global reach, but the value depends on effective activation and relationship-building.
Friday, 30/10/2026 | 11:00 GMT by
Joseph Lee
IG Securities Japan Restores Trading After Incorrect Order Fills
- The company plans to contact affected clients if further action is required.
- Interactive Brokers and XTB previously reported technical issues affecting client access and CFD position management.
Thursday, 29/10/2026 | 20:32 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Polymarket Links Trading Suspension to Third-Party Security Incident
- Blockchain activity linked a suspected attacker’s wallet to more than $2.5 million across 900 transactions.
- Polymarket switched to cancel-only mode while investigating reports of drained user accounts.
Thursday, 29/10/2026 | 20:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
B2TRADER Adds ChatGPT and Claude for AI Trade Execution, but Brokers Set the Limits
- External AI agents with full access can execute permitted trades without individual order confirmations.
- The update follows similar MCP integrations by Leverate, Freedom24, ThinkMarkets and cTrader.
Thursday, 29/10/2026 | 18:06 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Crypto.com Enters US Crypto Perpetuals Market for Retail Traders as Kraken and Kalshi Expand
- The firm expands derivatives through OG.com, following a CFTC clearing licence last year.
- Kraken launched CFTC-regulated US perpetual futures in June, alongside spot, margin and CME-listed crypto futures.
Tuesday, 27/10/2026 | 17:16 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
IG CEO Buys Shares Twice Within a Week After Revenue Outlook Cut; CFO Also Purchases
- The company's CEO and CFO bought a combined 80K shares worth approximately £756K according to regulatory filings.
- The broker’s shares fell as much as 27% on 2 October after a cut to its 2026 revenue growth outlook.
Tuesday, 27/10/2026 | 14:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
FCA Says Only 12% of CFD Firms Changed Charges: How Does Overnight Financing Fees Work?
- The fee combines a benchmark rate with a broker mark-up on the full position value. Charging both legs of a hedge can cost twice the mark-up despite zero net exposure.
- Pricing and compliance teams face a regulator that calls mark-ups opaque, points firms to annual rates on deal tickets and questions charging both legs of a hedge.
Tuesday, 27/10/2026 | 05:30 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
NAGA Adds Match2Pay Crypto Deposits and Binance Pay Funding for Non-EEA Clients
- The firm introduces crypto deposits of $50 to $100,000 per transaction through Match2Pay.
- Eightcap reported stablecoins accounted for 10% to 20% of global deposits, rising to 40% in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Monday, 26/10/2026 | 17:02 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Why One Russian-Language Strategy Failed in Two of Three CIS Forex Markets
- Stanislav Galandzovskyi highlights that Russian-language campaigns can miss younger and Uzbek-speaking audiences outside Tashkent, limiting the potential reach of brokers in Uzbekistan.
- Uzbekistan’s CPA fell from about $650 to around $380 after the campaign switched to Uzbek-language creative and added Click and Payme.
Monday, 26/10/2026 | 04:06 GMT by
Stanislav Galandzovskyi
Weekly Review: IG Seeks UK Gambling Licence; Plus500 to Acquire Brazilian Broker
- Capital.com UAE clients traded $1.1 trillion, but only 18.3% of trades had stop-losses set.
- Google lifts its Danish ban on CFD and forex ads and allows them in Chile for authorised advertisers.
Saturday, 24/10/2026 | 07:00 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Match-Prime Joins iSAM Securities Apex with 2,000 Instruments
- Apex clients can compare Match-Prime’s pricing and market depth with other liquidity providers.
- Evenox, formerly LP Prime, recently connected to Apex, providing liquidity across more than 2,500 instruments.
Friday, 23/10/2026 | 09:00 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
FXOpen UK Closes Client Accounts and Seeks to Cancel FCA Licence
- The firm stopped accepting new UK clients after setting September deadlines for existing customers to exit.
- The FCA has yet to approve FXOpen UK's application to cancel its regulatory permissions.
Thursday, 22/10/2026 | 17:41 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
CFD Brokers Changed Their Marketing Teams, but Did They Fix the Wrong Problem?
- NAGA's Alexandru Badea highlights the gap between the client information brokers collect and what marketing teams actually use.
- Linking marketing data with deposits, onboarding and retention can help brokers identify where conversions are falling.
Thursday, 22/10/2026 | 05:23 GMT by
Badea Alexandru Gabriel
Retail Brokers Get Helio Access Through FXBO’s CRM Integration
- Helio includes a trading server, administration console, white-label interfaces, and direct liquidity routing.
- The platform recently integrated with Centroid Solutions for market data and trade execution through FIX.
Wednesday, 21/10/2026 | 19:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
The CPA Arms Race: How Can Brokers Compete Without Running Permanent Losses?
- Anish Lal, Chief Business Development Officer at BlackBull Markets, highlights how faster reporting, reliable monthly payments and dedicated support can help brokers attract introducers without matching the highest CPA rates.
- Brokers tolerating CPA abuse may struggle as competition increases and client quality declines.
Wednesday, 21/10/2026 | 15:00 GMT by
Anish Lal
IQ Option Traders Gain Financial Commission Access with €20K Protection
- The Financial Commission recently added MBX PRO, RA Prime, FP Markets, OneRoyal, FXON, GTCFX and Neex.
- VerifyMyTrade’s 5,000-order audit met execution standards, with results on IQ Option’s profile.
Monday, 19/10/2026 | 13:55 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Weekly Roundup: FxPro Agrees EU Client Sale to Capital.com; Trade Nation Enters Poland
- CXM Group agreed to acquire TD Markets, which serves more than 50,000 clients across Africa.
- CMC Markets renamed its institutional business following the expansion of its Prime Services offering.
Saturday, 17/10/2026 | 07:00 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
FCA Flags High Overnight Fees as Only 12% of CFD Firms Change Charges
- The regulator surveyed 81 CFD firms and found limited pricing changes, opaque funding mark-ups and inadequate client disclosures.
- CFD firms are expected to make fee information more prominent and clearer across websites, apps and deal entry screens.
Friday, 16/10/2026 | 12:14 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
From Haas F1 Pilot to Multi-Entity Rollout: What It Took to Rename IC Markets
- Tony Philip, Group Chief Marketing Officer at IC, explains how a centralised masterbrand and client data platform support the group’s operations across multiple regulated entities.
- IC's partnership with the TGR Haas F1 Team provided a setting to test the new brand identity before changing client-facing assets.
Friday, 16/10/2026 | 07:17 GMT by
Tony Philip
MFSA Bans Trive Shareholder for 10 Years, Freezes Client Transactions
- The FCA also banned Kasim Garipoglu over a lack of “honesty and integrity” and deliberately misleading regulators.
- Garipoglu must divest his qualifying Trive shareholding within six months under the MFSA’s decision.
Thursday, 15/10/2026 | 15:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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