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Volume Outpaces Account Growth in Retail FX/CFD as Per-Trader Activity Hits Record
- Aggregate retail FX/CFD volume rose 96% year-over-year while active accounts grew 54%, according to FM Intelligence data.
- It pushed the average monthly volume per 1,000 accounts to a record $4.30 billion in Q1 2026.
Wednesday, 06/05/2026 | 16:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Finance Magnates and FYNXT to Host Webinar on Reducing MT4/MT5 Operational Workload Through Automation
- To address this growing operational pressure, Finance Magnates is partnering with FYNXT for an upcoming live webinar focused on automation and operational efficiency for brokers using MetaTrader infrastructure.
Tuesday, 19/05/2026 | 12:29 GMT by
FYNXT
OnePay Hits $4 Billion as Brokerage-as-a-Service Pulls Walmart Into Robinhood Race
- Meta's USDC return grabs headlines, but Big Tech like Google or Apple still refuses to touch retail brokerage.
- Instead, it is retailers and social media platforms, sectors rarely thought of as finance players, that are investing aggressively in fintech.
Tuesday, 05/05/2026 | 16:01 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Hola Prime Brings In Deloitte to Audit Payouts as Trust Gap Widens Across Prop Firms
- The Big Four firm reviewed five months of withdrawals and found 98% processed within an hour and zero denied.
- Most prop firms still verify payouts through self-reported dashboards or on-chain crypto transfers, neither of which gives traders a reliable picture.
Monday, 27/04/2026 | 10:25 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Prop Firm Crypto Payouts Doubled to $115 Million in Q1 2026, but Growth Has Stalled Since December
- Tracked payouts across the top 10 prop firms jumped 109% year-over-year, yet held flat against Q4 2025.
- FM Intelligence data shows 6 smaller firms posted double-digit declines, while 5 operators added regulated brokerage entities in the last 12 months.
Wednesday, 22/04/2026 | 19:24 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Retail Trading Apps Chase High-Net-Worth Retail in Shift From Free-Trade Roots
- Companies like Robinhodd and Revolut that built their brands on free trades are now courting wealthier customers with elite club tiers.
- Executives say the push is meant to stop maturing users from defecting to Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other traditional wealth managers.
Monday, 13/04/2026 | 09:50 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Can Prop Trading Work Without Leverage? A Handful of Firms Are Finding Out
- The Trading Pit, Trade The Pool, and Blueberry Funded are betting that stock challenges will become a material share of the prop trading business.
- However, early data suggests the transition is anything but straightforward.
Thursday, 09/04/2026 | 10:40 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
IG Group Is Taking More Risk, Staff Morale Is Negative, and CEO Earned £1.4 Million in Seven Months
- Average daily market risk exposure rose 29% as the broker deliberately widened its trading limits, the annual report disclosed.
- Employee sentiment turned negative while Breon Corcoran collected a bonus at 90% of maximum for the seven-month period.
Thursday, 09/04/2026 | 09:48 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Cyprus Built Its Name on CFDs. Now a Crypto Exchange Is One of Its Biggest Hirers.
- Kraken's aggressive local hiring push signals that crypto exchanges are reshaping the talent market Cyprus built around retail trading.
- New quarterly data from marketing intelligence firm FYI shows crypto platforms now lead all hiring categories across the online trading industry.
Friday, 03/04/2026 | 08:45 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Younger Traders Are Ignoring the US Market, and Brokers Should Be Paying Attention
- Retailers are broadly optimistic for the next six months, but wide national gaps reveal meaningful differences in risk appetite and thematic focus.
- With 69% of respondents citing concerns about overvaluation, CFD brokers are facing a fragmented client base heading into mid-2026.
Wednesday, 01/04/2026 | 09:27 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
CFD Brokers Top-Five Share Unchanged From 2021 to 2025 Despite Tripling of Volumes
- The five largest retail CFD companies by monthly trading volume accounted for a combined 38% in both Q4 2021 and Q4 2025.
- 3 of those 5 names changed over the 4 years, while XTB's account base grew from 127,000 to 850,000, making it the dominant broker by active clients.
Wednesday, 01/04/2026 | 08:58 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Poland's Forex and CFD Trader Pool Climbs 50% in 2025 as Total Losses Hit Record 2.7B Zlotys
- Active OTC derivatives participants reached 370,000 last year, up from 247,000, as retail clients continued to dominate the market.
- Polish residents alone posted net losses of 1.6 billion zlotys in 2025, even as the average individual loss fell to its lowest point in five years.
Monday, 30/03/2026 | 10:57 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Trade Tech Solutions Expands Into Prediction Markets With 15-Day Prop Firm Launch Infrastructure
- TTS launches 15-day infrastructure for Prediction Market prop firm operators.
Tuesday, 19/05/2026 | 05:43 GMT by
Trade Tech Solutions
Retail Investors Turn Cooler on AI Stocks as Gold Ownership Hits Three-Year High
- Commodities exposure climbs to 32% while international conflict ties global recession as investors' biggest perceived risk.
- The confidence in Magnificent 7 outperformance falls to lowest reading since Q4 2024, with poll capturing sentiment before Iran conflict escalated.
Wednesday, 25/03/2026 | 08:15 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Europe Accounts for 43% of Global FX and CFD Broker Interest in February 2026
- The global broker online visibility pulled back from a January peak but is still up 33.5% year-on-year.
- The newest FM Intelligence data shows OANDA holding the 1st place in every region, while XTB lost nearly half its German visits in a single month.
Monday, 23/03/2026 | 14:23 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
XTB Shares Fall for Second Day as Profit Slump Hits Investors Sentiment
- The stock tests lowest levels since late February after 2025 net income drops 25% on soaring costs.
- The fintech’s management guides for another 30% rise in 2026 costs, deepening concerns over margins.
Monday, 23/03/2026 | 10:19 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
US Forex Deposits Drop to Lowest Level in Over Two Years as OANDA Leads Industry Slide
- OANDA's deposits sink nearly 20% year-on-year as January data confirms a broad pullback across US retail currency markets.
- Gain Capital retains its grip on roughly 40% of the market as the total industry pot shrinks to its lowest reading since the third quarter of 2023.
Friday, 20/03/2026 | 12:20 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
23 FCA-Regulated CFD Brokers With $9.3 Trillion Monthly Volume Face Direct Regulatory Exposure
- The new incident and third-party reporting rules add a fourth compliance front for a sector already under pressure.
- FM Intelligence identifies the companies most exposed as the FCA's multi-workstream campaign reaches enforcement milestones in 2026.
Thursday, 19/03/2026 | 09:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Trade Republic Wants to Give You Access to Private Equity. Here's Why That Worries Experts
- Liquidity warnings mount as new fund structures open illiquid markets to ordinary savers.
- A transatlantic debate over tokenized private stocks adds a new fault line to an already fraught push.
Wednesday, 11/03/2026 | 13:01 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
The Trading Awards: Voting is open until 19 May
- There’s still time…
Monday, 18/05/2026 | 15:26 GMT by
FM
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