The 10 most-visible retail brokers captured 69% of tracked web visits in May 2026, down from 73.1% a month earlier, according to FM Intelligence. The ranking order barely moved, but the names at the top of the board gave up ground.OANDA held first place in both months, yet its share of tracked brok…
Brokers eyeing Thailand and Vietnam may talk about expansion as a map exercise, but operators at FM Singapore Summit 2026 argued it is really a test of local trust, hiring discipline and risk controls in markets that remain attractive, crowded and highly relationship-driven.At FM Singapore Summit 2…
FalconX has received authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation from the Malta Financial Services Authority, allowing the institutional digital asset prime broker to expand its regulated services across the European Economic Area.The approval comes ahead of the Jul…
Kalshi surpassed $10 billion in weekly notional volume for the first time, the platform confirmed this week. The record came during the FIFA World Cup, and the user data behind it tells a more interesting story than the headline number.A 90-day study of 857,000 active Polymarket users by Bitget Wal…
A widely used pricing reference in FX markets is under fresh scrutiny as the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) moves to clarify how traders should interpret spread grids. The industry body has published new guidance to address persistent misunderstandings that can distort execution…
Trading Technologies has upgraded its TT Trade Surveillance platform with a new Market Replay tool and enhancements to its enterprise case management system, expanding the capabilities available to compliance teams monitoring activity across multiple asset classes.The latest release builds on TT Tr…
While global platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi remain blocked by Japan’s strict gambling laws, prediction markets are quietly taking root through domestic startups. Their model borrows the same workaround that has allowed Japan’s $100 billion pachinko industry to operate for decades.Global pr…
For years, the FX and CFD industry has relied on fragmented broker reports to understand market performance. While individual firms regularly publish trading volumes and account figures, differences in reporting methods, timeframes, and metrics have made meaningful comparisons difficult.Without a c…
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced today (Monday) updates on the Consumer Duty regarding wholesale financial businesses that signal a course correction for a regulation that perhaps reached too far, too fast.Since being introduced in mid-2024, the Duty has mandated an expensi…
TraderEvolution has connected its trading platform to TRAction's regulatory reporting service, giving brokers a route to file EMIR and MiFIR transaction reports without exporting data by hand.The two companies announced the integration today (Monday), the latest in a run of platform tie-ups for the…
SpaceX shares traded near $153 on the letast close, down about 32% from the all-time high of $225.64 they reached on June 16. The pullback caps a volatile first two weeks for the most heavily traded new listing of 2026, and it has handed early buyers sharp losses after an equally sharp run higher.T…
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) said many brokerage firms in the city's financial center are not keeping pace with the rules on staff trading. The conclusion follows a review of how those firms police their employees' personal dealing.In its first Conduct Supervisory Pulse, published…
Plus500 (LON: PLUS) has added CFTC-regulated sports event-based contracts to its US prediction markets offering, the latest move in a steady build-out that has seen the FTSE 250-listed fintech quietly become core infrastructure for America's fastest-growing retail trading category.Sports Contracts…
A former Australian company director has pleaded guilty to taking more than A$1.5 million (about US$1 million) from investors who were told their money would go into foreign exchange trading.Trent Bowden entered the plea in the Perth Magistrates Court on June 26, the Australian Securities and Inves…
A quick look into South Africa’s Over-the-Counter Derivatives Providers (ODP) licence registry reveals an interesting trend: out of 70 non-banks on the register, 4 companies gave up their licenses, while 26 withdrew their applications. IG Group was one of the big names that established a presence t…
INFINOX in advanced talks to acquire AdmiralsINFINOX is in advanced talks to acquire Admirals, Finance Magnates has learned. Company representative confirmed that discussions over a potential deal are ongoing. The representative noted that no transaction has been finalized and that any agreement wo…