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The week brought a mix of major transactions, regulatory changes and restructuring across the retail trading and financial services sectors. FTMO's acquisition of OANDA was put into sharper focus after the prop trading firm disclosed the price paid for the broker, while Cyprus moved towards a new leadership at its...
The AUD/USD ended the day in the green but finished the week 0.45% lower amid growing bets that the Fed will raise rates next week, boosting the US Dollar. Nevertheless, on Friday, the pair traded at 0.7171, up a decent 0.38%.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/SGD has rebounded strongly, with short-term momentum pointing higher but key resistance at 1.2705 expected to limit gains.
US stocks rebound sharply, but major indices still close lower for the week Bitcoin sellers regain the short-term advantage ahead of weekend trading Why the Saudi Arabian pipeline strike is such a big deal JPMorgan now sees the Fed hiking in September and December US August Federal budget deficit $167 billion vs $404...
The USDCHF climbs over 0.40% on Friday after US consumer inflation data, coupled with Thursday's PPI, pushed investors to price in a Fed interest rate hike at next week's meeting. The pair trades at 0.8165 after rebounding from daily lows of 0.8124.
DBS Group Research expects Taiwan's central bank to keep its policy rate unchanged on September 17, before raising it to 2.125% in December.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trades near $97.00, about 3.4% lower and on track for its first down session in five.
More than 10 million EU retail investors traded derivatives or structured products between 2022 and 2025, with contracts for difference accounting for 35% of transactions in complex products, according to new analysis by the European Securities and Markets Authority. London's trading industry is coming home! The...
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann reports that USD/CNH has bounced sharply to 6.7153, with intraday gains likely capped near 6.7200.
Silver price registers gains of over 1%, yet it is trading below the 'head and shoulders' neckline, an indication that the overall trend in the short-term may be tilted to the downside. The XAG/USD trades at $64.24, after bouncing off daily lows of $62.94.
Cryptocurrency trading volumes across Robinhood and Bitstamp increased 61% month over month to $17.5 billion in August, although activity remained 38% below the previous year's level. London's trading industry is coming home! Bitstamp generated $10.1 billion of the total, exceeding the $7.4 billion traded through the...
Platforms marketing or selling event contracts in Europe may need authorisation under financial, crypto-asset or national gambling rules, ESMA said. London's trading industry is coming home! In the latest Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities report , regulator added that the largest prediction-market platforms do not...
Singapore is moving fraud detection beyond the data held by individual banks, testing whether financial institutions, law enforcement and the regulator can identify suspicious payment chains through a shared testing setup. London's trading industry is coming home! The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is working...
FxPro has introduced weekend trading for five instruments covering gold, silver, WTI crude oil, natural gas and the Nasdaq index. The move follows similar expansions in trading hours by other retail brokers. Vantage launched a 24/7 gold CFD in July, while CMC Markets added weekend gold trading in April. XM introduced...
John Kinghorn has joined Peratera as Commercial Director, following more than two decades in partnerships, business development and relationship management roles across payments and financial services. "One of the biggest challenges for brokers and financial services firms is finding the right mix of traditional and...
Spotware Systems is becoming a liquidity provider in its own right. The cTrader vendor will debut cFinancial, an institutional liquidity arm, at Forex Expo Dubai 2026 on 22 and 23 September, giving it a three-part stack of platform, bridge and liquidity sold by a single supplier. The launch changes Spotware's...
CME Group said Thursday that it will launch CME Securities Clearing on 7 December. The move is said to offer market participants a new option to clear US Treasury cash and repo transactions and comply with the SEC's central clearing mandate, pending regulatory approvals. The derivatives exchange operator noted that...
Crypto trading was up 61% from July 2026 at $17.5 billion, following Bitcoin's price leap up to above $80,000 mid month.
Electronic trading major Interactive Brokers has released version 3.5 of the IBKR Desktop platform.
TradingView has expanded trading opportunities for its U.S. community with the addition of Fidelity Investments to its list of partner brokers.
CMC Markets has extended 24/5 US share trading to CMC Invest, its retail investing platform, the London-listed broker said today (Thursday). Fractional shares trade in the same window. Orders placed in the extended and overnight sessions accept every order type CMC offers, including market orders, it said. In July CMC...
Andis Papageorgiou spent six years at leading online broker IC, ending his tenure at IC late last year as Global Head of Engineering.
TIOmarkets has expanded the range of markets available on its trading platform with the addition of 13 new instruments across global stock indices, commodities and fixed income. The expansion broadens the range of asset classes and regional markets available to clients, providing greater choice from a single trading...
These communications seek to mislead recipients into making further payments to access or recover funds, a common scam feature.
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has warned investors against 10 websites that might be offering investment or crypto-asset-related services without authorisation in Cyprus. In a warning dated 4 September 2026, the regulator said the websites do not belong to entities authorised to provide...
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today issued a warning to the public regarding nine unauthorized entities.
The FCA has decided to ban Daniel Thomas from working in financial services and fine him £742,700 after finding he recklessly gave defined benefit pension transfer advice he was neither qualified nor allowed to give.
The FCA is warning consumers about the risks of investing in loan notes and mini-bonds issued by unregulated companies, after continuing to see people lose money in these high-risk investments. The recent failure of Woodville Consultants Ltd, a litigation funder that raised capital from retail investors through...
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IC MarketsEditorial score9.6/10IC Markets stands out for an ASIC licence, 19 years of operating history, raw spreads from 0.0 pips and MetaTrader 4 and 5.
TabTradeEditorial score9.4/10TabTrade stands out for raw spreads from 0.0 pips, a low minimum deposit of $0, MetaTrader 5 and copy trading. The main issues to consider are offshore-only regulation, no negative balance protection and no compensation scheme.
XMEditorial score9.2/10XM stands out for a CySEC licence, 17 years of operating history, a low minimum deposit of $5 and MetaTrader 4 and 5. The main issues to consider are an inactivity fee.
AdmiralsEditorial score9.0/10Admirals stands out for an FCA licence, 25 years of operating history, raw spreads from 0.0 pips and a low minimum deposit of $25. The main issues to consider are an inactivity fee.
eToroEditorial score9.0/10eToro stands out for an FCA licence, 19 years of operating history, raw spreads from 0.2 pips and a low minimum deposit of $50.
Markets.comEditorial score9.0/10Markets.com stands out for a CySEC licence, 18 years of operating history, MetaTrader 4 and 5 and automated trading support. The main issues to consider are an inactivity fee.
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Office not foundTradefxProfit gives 82 Whitechapel High Street in east London as its office. The team went in, checked the directory and walked the floor, and found no trace of the company.
Office not foundAccessFinance lists an office at 8 St James's Square in the West End. The building's lobby directory carries every tenant, and AccessFinance is not among them.
Address mismatchBrait FX publishes 1 Brewhouse Yard in Clerkenwell as its office. The address is a supermarket, with shelves of groceries where a reception would be.
Office not foundReliable FX Trades names 5 New Street Square, a large modern office block off Fetter Lane. The building's reception had never heard of the company.
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Explore available long and short positioning, volume ratios and position distribution across selected instruments and reporting sources.
69.3% of retail traders are long Gold
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 8 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
59.3% of retail traders are short EUR/USD
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 9 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
58.1% of retail traders are long Bitcoin
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 4 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
51.3% of retail traders are short GBP/USD
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 9 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
73.9% of retail traders are long USD/JPY
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 9 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
58.3% of retail traders are short Nasdaq 100
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 3 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
50.9% of retail traders are short USD/CAD
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 9 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
70.3% of retail traders are short AUD/USD
Share of retail traders holding the instrument long, by count. Weighted across 9 sources. Last updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC.
OANDA83.3% long
Dukascopy71.2% long
InstaForex71.2% longXM68.9% longInstaForex53% longXM61% shortOANDA61.4% shortDukascopy65.6% shortDukascopy57.1% shortOANDA57.5% longInstaForex50.3% longXM64.8% shortDukascopy69.9% shortOANDA71.7% longXM55.7% longInstaForex53.2% longDukascopy74% shortDukascopy71.7% shortInstaForex62% longDukascopy58.8% longXM57.8% longOANDA64% shortInstaForex71% longOANDA51.6% shortDukascopy73.4% shortXM75.7% shortThe crowd tends to be most lopsided at the end of a long move. Data source: FXSSI current ratio, read from nine brokers and reporting sources.
Position data may be delayed, incomplete or based on a limited group of accounts. It is informational and should not be treated as trading advice.
Compare available bid, ask, spread and swap information for EUR/USD across supported brokers and account types.
| Broker | Account type | Bid | Ask | Spread | Daily average | Long swap | Short swap | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMC Markets | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0 pips0.2 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
 Axi | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0 pips0.2 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
| TabTrade | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.03 pips0.04 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
 Blueberry Markets | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.04 pips0.2 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
| Eightcap | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.06 pips0.2 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
| IC Markets | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.1 pips0.4 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
| Admirals | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.1 pips0.6 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
 HF Markets | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.1 pips0.3 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 MultiBank Group | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.1 pips0.4 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 FP Markets | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.1 pips0.3 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 GO Markets | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.1 pips0.2 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
 ACY Securities | Variable | Not available | Not available | 0.1 pips0.3 pips | Not available | Not available | Not available | 26 August 2026 |
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