Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Interactive Brokers Reports 44% Surge in March Daily Average Revenue Trades

However, trading activity declined 4% from February, according to the latest brokerage performance report. Client accounts rose 32% from the previous year to 3.62 million, with 87,700 new accounts ...

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January 08, 2024

Storms and strikes not flooding the positive outlook on the UK economy

As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...

November 21, 2023

UK borrowing reaches record levels, topped only by stats from 1993 & 2020

The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...

July 27, 2023

Is the Fed done hiking? Markets think so, Powell doesn’t

Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...

July 25, 2023

Weekly data: traders concentrate on the Fed and ECB

The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...

Forex News

April 02, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Interactive Brokers Reports 44% Surge in March Daily Average Revenue Trades

March 31, 2025

CFI Launches CFI Prime for Institutional and Professional Traders

The company said CFI Prime provides access to deep liquidity pools sourced from Tier-1 banks and top Prime-of-Prime b...

March 27, 2025

AJ Bell to Sell Platinum SIPP and SSAS Business to InvestAcc Group

The firm announced the news on Thursday, saying it expects to complete the sale in the second half of 2025, with 3,60...

March 27, 2025

Trump’s New Tariffs Shake Markets: What Traders Need to Know

Wall Street rebounds, but sentiment stays fragile The S&P 500 bounced nearly 2% on Monday as traders bet the Whit...

March 27, 2025

Robinhood to Launch Robinhood Banking Later This Year

The brokerage said the service is set to launch later this year and will provide a range of private banking-style ben...

March 26, 2025

John Hegeman Appointed to Robinhood Board

The brokerage highlighted Hegeman’s extensive expertise in digital advertising, product development, and business s...

March 25, 2025

eToro Files for IPO in the US

The move marks a significant step towards its long-anticipated public listing. The social trading platform plans to l...

March 24, 2025

Plus500 Agrees Deal to Acquire Mehta Equities Limited

The move marks the company's expansion into India's futures trading market. Mehta Equities, founded in 1995 by Rakesh...

March 21, 2025

Markets are trying to find the direction after the FED’s week

The rotation in stock markets has started to happen - Hang Seng and Dax indices have tumbled from previously achieved...

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Industry Interviews

July 11, 2023

INTERVIEW

Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...

June 15, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...

March 08, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

Daphne Munuera, Client Services Officer, iSAM Securities LR: Can you tell me a little bit about your career? – "For the majority of my career, I've worked in the finance sector. My first job was ...

March 07, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

LR: Hantec Markets expanded in LATAM with a new Chile office in October last year. What does that mean for the company? Hayel: Our expansion into LATAM is the latest example of our company’s cont...

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Cryptocurrency

April 01, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

SIX Announces Digital Assets Regulatory and Tax Service

The new data package is said to be aimed at helping financial institutions navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of digital asset regulations and tax compliance. The service, launched amid increasing institutional demand, enables firms to assess whether over 80,000 crypto-related instruments, including tokens and blockchain-based assets, fall under regulatory and tax requirements, the company explained. …

March 24, 2025

21Shares Expands in Europe With New Nasdaq Stockholm Listings

The newly listed products include the 21Shares Bitcoin Core ETP (CBTC), the 21Shares Solana Staking ETP (ASOL), and the 21Shares XRP ETP (AXRP). The firm feels the listings strengthen its presenc...

March 24, 2025

nxtAssets Becomes New Crypto ETP Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange

The firm has launched two new products backed by Bitcoin and Ethereum, SIX said in a press release. With the addition, nxtAssets becomes the 18th issuer of crypto ETPs on SIX, bringing the tota...

March 21, 2025

Kraken to Acquire NinjaTrader in $1.5 Billion Deal

The deal marks the largest-ever merger between traditional finance and crypto. Kraken added that the move also strengthens its position as a 24/7 multi-asset trading platform. Founded in 2003, Ninj...

March 17, 2025

FalconX and StoneX Execute First-Ever CME Group Solana Futures Trade

The company said in its release that it believes the milestone highlights growing institutional adoption of digital assets and marks a significant step in expanding regulated crypto derivatives mar...

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Technology

January 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Standard Chartered Announces Launch of SC PrismFX

The firm said in a press release that the solutions suite is designed to cater to the diverse FX needs of Financial Institutions (FI), Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI), PayTech, and Corporate clients globally. SC PrismFX is said to integrate Standard Chartered’s digital Transaction Banking, Financial Markets, and Digital Platforms under one brand, providing FX payment…

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January 06, 2025

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders. The Tradingcup platform, launched in early 2024, has quickly gained traction, ...

November 11, 2024

Travelex to Revamp ATM Network with NCR Atleos

In partnership with NCR Atleos, the company revealed it is replacing its entire portfolio of over 600 ATMs across eight countries with new hardware and software. The move is designed to elevate the...

October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

The global payment services provider explained in its press release announcing the deal that the collaboration combines Worldline's extensive transactional data with Visa's Cybersource Decision Man...

Broadridge’s Fi360 and ProctorU partner to launch remote proctoring and identity management solution

October 16, 2024

Danske Bank Adopts Broadridge's Proxy Voting Solution

The company explained in a press release that the strategic partnership aims to enhance the accuracy and speed of the proxy voting process, empowering Danske Bank's clients to make more informed in...

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