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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
EU Regulators Advance Third-Party ICT Oversight Under DORA and Reiterate Crypto Warnings
- ESAs designate 19 ICT providers and expand cyber coordination tools under the framework in 2025.
- Supervisors continue work on PRIIPs updates, ESG stress testing and SFDR changes in the EU.
Friday, 24/04/2026 | 13:41 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
FCA and 16 Regulators Coordinate Action Against Finfluencers as 1,267 Illegal Ads Reach 2.3M UK Users
- 120 requests made to social media platforms to remove accounts linked to illegal promotions, FCA says.
- UK regulator says 66% of adverts originated from Warning List entities.
Friday, 24/04/2026 | 11:06 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
Robinhood Gets Singapore IPA as Capital.com Progresses for MAS Licence
- Singapore maintains a phased licensing system requiring conditions before full broker authorisation.
- The regulator retains authority to withdraw in-principle approval if conditions are not met.
Thursday, 23/04/2026 | 10:51 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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
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
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
In Singapore, Retail Brokers' Growth Does Not Come from Acquisition
- Two-thirds of traders would move all activity to a single provider if it covered their traded assets, said Lorenzo Vignati, Research Director at Investment Trends.
- About half of leverage trades are placed via mobile, while three in four traders either use or are open to AI tools.
Thursday, 16/04/2026 | 11:16 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
JFD Brokers Client Base Moves to GBE Brokers in Eight-Figure Asset Transfer
- Parts of JFD’s existing team are expected to join GBE Brokers as part of the transition.
- Earlier expansion includes Dubai office, extending GBE Brokers’ presence across MENA, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Tuesday, 14/04/2026 | 14:46 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Saxo Bank Hits 1.5 Million Clients in 2025 as J. Safra Sarasin Completes Majority Stake Deal
- The firm reports EUR 664 million in total income, lower net profit, and assets reaching EUR 133 billion.
- The company appointed Daniel Belfer as CEO after completion of the acquisition.
Tuesday, 14/04/2026 | 11:06 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Retail Traders with Crypto Accounts Gain CFD Copy Trading Access at Bitget
- The company reported CFD activity recently surpassed $6 billion in daily trading volume.
- Copy trading makes up to 20 per cent of broker trading volumes, Brokeree Solutions said.
Tuesday, 14/04/2026 | 10:15 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
After More Than a Decade at XTX Markets, CTO Joshua Leahy Steps Down, Also as Director
- Leahy previously served as a senior technology executive working on trading infrastructure and engineering systems.
- The company’s revenue rose to £2.74 billion in 2024, while profit reached £1.28 billion.
Monday, 13/04/2026 | 13:48 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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