Keeping challenges and differences between East and West in mind, your potential for growth in China and APAC is immense.
Finance Magnates
The following is a sample from Yael Warman's guest article in the brand new FM Intelligence Report.
Competition for forex brokers in the West has become increasingly difficult to fare, disposable incomes have decreased and regulation has become stricter and so brokerages have turned to Asia, and China in particular, as the shining star in order to help their businesses grow.
Asia is a big innovator when it comes to the financial markets and the technology used to support it. People like talking about market conditions and are fearless when it comes to engaging with trading technology.
As opposed to the West, where only about 2% of the population have the ability and disposable income to invest, the Chinese have a great tendency to save money, allowing brokers to target not just the wealthy, but the average household, by offering money management services.
Asia is huge. China alone presents a tremendous opportunity in terms of population, but in addition, there are 17 other territories worth exploring in order to expand your FX business into the region.
Asia is pretty much low-hanging fruit, however, companies moving into the region need to understand that in order to succeed in Asia, they need to adapt to the market and embrace the differences between the way things work in the West and the way things work in Asia in terms of culture, the way of life, technology and more. Asia presents brokers with incredible opportunities, however, to succeed in Asia, you must be in Asia.
A technology partner that has travelled the path before you can be a great asset.
Some of the challenges brokerages face when entering Asia:
IBs: In the West, business is acquired through a vast marketing effort, affiliates and a small percentage of acquisition comes from IBs, whereas in Asia, IBs are kings. Investing your efforts in acquiring and retaining IBs properly is a sure bet and partnering up with a tech provider who has tools available to manage IBs may mark the difference between succeeding or not. Most IBs in Asia are small, handling anywhere between 5 and 10 traders each and earning commissions ranging from 0.6 pips and 0.9 pips.
Social: The use of social media in Asia is massive, with platforms such as WeChat holding over 650 million users and Facebook having its 3rd largest user count in Indonesia. Social trading is being vastly used as a marketing tool for IBs in which they, as well as their traders, can transparently see the management of their funds.
Payments: In Asia, payments are processed by local providers in 17 territories. In China, UnionPay has a 100% brand recognition and in Southeast Asia, payments are processed typically by GCash or DragonPay in the Philippines. The typical PSPs used in the West are more often than not unable to process payments in the region, and brokers determined to use their trusted PSPs from the West face problems when trying to get finds in and out of the country.
Hosting and Execution: This is an area in which companies tend to make their most expensive mistakes. For starters, Asia is geographically far from Europe, where most data centers are located, which makes the transfer of data from Europe to Asia that much slower. In China there’s the additional issue of a challenging IT infrastructure due to 'the great firewall of China', high latency and an inconsistent connection quality. These circumstances combined can lead to data transfers about 100 times slower than in Europe.
Given that the Chinese put 'performance' as one of their top priorities when choosing a broker, these issues must be overcome in order to strive in this market. Leverate for example has local data servers for the execution and dedicated lines that accelerate the data transfer of Liquidity and price feed being transferred from London, resulting in a 3ms ping time, which is equivalent to what we get in Europe.
Instruments: The well-known selection of instruments and major pairs traded in the West differ from those traded in Asia, therefore A book brokers need to make sure they establish and optimize liquidity around instruments more popular in the region, such as gold, BTC, A50, CSI and Chinese stocks.
Mobile, Web AND Desktop: the World Wide Web browsers and operating systems used in Asia are not always compatible with some web and trading platforms. When developing trading platforms for the East, make sure you keep this in mind. In terms of mobile development, the Chinese have leapfrogged over PC and directly onto mobile, with a smartphone penetration of 62% and an 80% prevalence of mobile trading, so to succeed in this market, developing killer native apps and mobile sites is not just a nice to have, but a must have.
Keep in mind however, that simply translating your texts into Chinese will not suffice. Google is blocked in China, which means the distribution of Android apps cannot be done through Google Play, notifications need to be sent through various ISPs or intermediary messengers rather than through GCM and websites must be completely stripped of any Google-related paraphernalia, such as google analytics.
MAM: Money management has become a key factor for brokers in the region given the recent economic rise of China and other countries in APAC and the fact that trust plays such an important role in the Asian culture. One individual may find him/herself managing the wealth of several of his acquaintances.
SEO and SEM: As opposed to Google, which ranks websites based on relevance and quality of the content, Baidu ranks based on expenditure, followed by loading time and lastly on content quality.
Keeping these challenges and differences between East and West in mind, your potential of growth in China and APAC is immense. Consider expanding to Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia or Hong Kong as a way of spreading your risk and growing your top line.
Want know more about the market in China? Get the brand new FM Intelligence Report:
The following is a sample from Yael Warman's guest article in the brand new FM Intelligence Report.
Competition for forex brokers in the West has become increasingly difficult to fare, disposable incomes have decreased and regulation has become stricter and so brokerages have turned to Asia, and China in particular, as the shining star in order to help their businesses grow.
Asia is a big innovator when it comes to the financial markets and the technology used to support it. People like talking about market conditions and are fearless when it comes to engaging with trading technology.
As opposed to the West, where only about 2% of the population have the ability and disposable income to invest, the Chinese have a great tendency to save money, allowing brokers to target not just the wealthy, but the average household, by offering money management services.
Asia is huge. China alone presents a tremendous opportunity in terms of population, but in addition, there are 17 other territories worth exploring in order to expand your FX business into the region.
Asia is pretty much low-hanging fruit, however, companies moving into the region need to understand that in order to succeed in Asia, they need to adapt to the market and embrace the differences between the way things work in the West and the way things work in Asia in terms of culture, the way of life, technology and more. Asia presents brokers with incredible opportunities, however, to succeed in Asia, you must be in Asia.
A technology partner that has travelled the path before you can be a great asset.
Some of the challenges brokerages face when entering Asia:
IBs: In the West, business is acquired through a vast marketing effort, affiliates and a small percentage of acquisition comes from IBs, whereas in Asia, IBs are kings. Investing your efforts in acquiring and retaining IBs properly is a sure bet and partnering up with a tech provider who has tools available to manage IBs may mark the difference between succeeding or not. Most IBs in Asia are small, handling anywhere between 5 and 10 traders each and earning commissions ranging from 0.6 pips and 0.9 pips.
Social: The use of social media in Asia is massive, with platforms such as WeChat holding over 650 million users and Facebook having its 3rd largest user count in Indonesia. Social trading is being vastly used as a marketing tool for IBs in which they, as well as their traders, can transparently see the management of their funds.
Payments: In Asia, payments are processed by local providers in 17 territories. In China, UnionPay has a 100% brand recognition and in Southeast Asia, payments are processed typically by GCash or DragonPay in the Philippines. The typical PSPs used in the West are more often than not unable to process payments in the region, and brokers determined to use their trusted PSPs from the West face problems when trying to get finds in and out of the country.
Hosting and Execution: This is an area in which companies tend to make their most expensive mistakes. For starters, Asia is geographically far from Europe, where most data centers are located, which makes the transfer of data from Europe to Asia that much slower. In China there’s the additional issue of a challenging IT infrastructure due to 'the great firewall of China', high latency and an inconsistent connection quality. These circumstances combined can lead to data transfers about 100 times slower than in Europe.
Given that the Chinese put 'performance' as one of their top priorities when choosing a broker, these issues must be overcome in order to strive in this market. Leverate for example has local data servers for the execution and dedicated lines that accelerate the data transfer of Liquidity and price feed being transferred from London, resulting in a 3ms ping time, which is equivalent to what we get in Europe.
Instruments: The well-known selection of instruments and major pairs traded in the West differ from those traded in Asia, therefore A book brokers need to make sure they establish and optimize liquidity around instruments more popular in the region, such as gold, BTC, A50, CSI and Chinese stocks.
Mobile, Web AND Desktop: the World Wide Web browsers and operating systems used in Asia are not always compatible with some web and trading platforms. When developing trading platforms for the East, make sure you keep this in mind. In terms of mobile development, the Chinese have leapfrogged over PC and directly onto mobile, with a smartphone penetration of 62% and an 80% prevalence of mobile trading, so to succeed in this market, developing killer native apps and mobile sites is not just a nice to have, but a must have.
Keep in mind however, that simply translating your texts into Chinese will not suffice. Google is blocked in China, which means the distribution of Android apps cannot be done through Google Play, notifications need to be sent through various ISPs or intermediary messengers rather than through GCM and websites must be completely stripped of any Google-related paraphernalia, such as google analytics.
MAM: Money management has become a key factor for brokers in the region given the recent economic rise of China and other countries in APAC and the fact that trust plays such an important role in the Asian culture. One individual may find him/herself managing the wealth of several of his acquaintances.
SEO and SEM: As opposed to Google, which ranks websites based on relevance and quality of the content, Baidu ranks based on expenditure, followed by loading time and lastly on content quality.
Keeping these challenges and differences between East and West in mind, your potential of growth in China and APAC is immense. Consider expanding to Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia or Hong Kong as a way of spreading your risk and growing your top line.
Want know more about the market in China? Get the brand new FM Intelligence Report:
Yael Warman is a creative writer with a strong background in marketing and advertising. Yael has been a writer for over 10 years and has worked for clients in various industries as well as her own companies and is currently the Content Manager at Leverate. Yael Warman is a creative writer with a strong background in marketing and advertising. Yael has been a writer for over 10 years and has worked for clients in various industries as well as her own companies and is currently the Content Manager at Leverate.
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In this wide-ranging discussion, Hannah shares insights on:
🔹What winning the Finance Magnates award means for AXI’s credibility and innovation
🔹How the launch of AXI Select, the capital allocation program, is redefining industry standards
🔹The development and rollout of the AXI trading app across multiple markets
🔹Driving brand evolution alongside technological advancements
🔹Encouraging and recognizing teams behind the scenes
🔹The role of marketing, content, and social media in building product awareness
Hannah explains why standout products, strategic branding, and a focus on innovation are key to growing visibility and staying ahead in a competitive brokerage landscape.
🏆 Award Highlight: Most Innovative Broker of the Year 2025
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Recorded live at FMLS:25, this executive interview features Hannah Hill, Head of Brand and Sponsorship at AXI, in conversation with Finance Magnates, following AXI’s win for Most Innovative Broker of the Year 2025.
In this wide-ranging discussion, Hannah shares insights on:
🔹What winning the Finance Magnates award means for AXI’s credibility and innovation
🔹How the launch of AXI Select, the capital allocation program, is redefining industry standards
🔹The development and rollout of the AXI trading app across multiple markets
🔹Driving brand evolution alongside technological advancements
🔹Encouraging and recognizing teams behind the scenes
🔹The role of marketing, content, and social media in building product awareness
Hannah explains why standout products, strategic branding, and a focus on innovation are key to growing visibility and staying ahead in a competitive brokerage landscape.
🏆 Award Highlight: Most Innovative Broker of the Year 2025
👉 Subscribe to Finance Magnates for more executive interviews, industry insights, and exclusive coverage from the world’s leading financial events.
#FMLS25 #FinanceMagnates #MostInnovativeBroker #TradingTechnology #FinTech #Brokerage #ExecutiveInterview #AXI
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We start with Dor’s reaction to the Summit and then move to broker growth and the quick wins brokers often overlook. Dor shares where he sees “blue ocean” growth across Asian markets and how local client behaviour shapes demand.
We also discuss the rollout of AI across investment research. Dor gives real examples of how automation and human judgment meet at Bridgewise — including moments when analysts corrected AI output, and times when AI prevented an error.
We close with a practical question: how retail investors can actually use AI without falling into common traps.
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We start with Dor’s reaction to the Summit and then move to broker growth and the quick wins brokers often overlook. Dor shares where he sees “blue ocean” growth across Asian markets and how local client behaviour shapes demand.
We also discuss the rollout of AI across investment research. Dor gives real examples of how automation and human judgment meet at Bridgewise — including moments when analysts corrected AI output, and times when AI prevented an error.
We close with a practical question: how retail investors can actually use AI without falling into common traps.
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We discuss why he thinks the model grew fast, why it may run into walls, and what he believes is needed for a cleaner, more responsible version of prop trading.
This is Brendan at his frankest — sharp, grounded, and very clear about what changes are overdue.
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In this interview, Brendan explains the reasoning behind his position. He walks through the message he believes many firms avoid: that the current prop trading model is too dependent on fees, too loose on risk, and too confusing for retail audiences.
We discuss why he thinks the model grew fast, why it may run into walls, and what he believes is needed for a cleaner, more responsible version of prop trading.
This is Brendan at his frankest — sharp, grounded, and very clear about what changes are overdue.
Elina Pedersen on Growth, Stability & Ultra-Low Latency | Executive Interview | Your Bourse
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Recorded live at FMLS:25 London, this executive interview features Elina Pedersen, in conversation with Finance Magnates, following her company’s win for Best Connectivity 2025.
🔹In this wide-ranging discussion, Elina shares insights on:
🔹What winning a Finance Magnates award means for credibility and reputation
🔹How broker demand for stability and reliability is driving rapid growth
🔹The launch of a new trade server enabling flexible front-end integrations
🔹Why ultra-low latency must be proven with data, not buzzwords
🔹Common mistakes brokers make when scaling globally
🔹Educating the industry through a newly launched Dealers Academy
🔹Where AI fits into trading infrastructure and where it doesn’t
Elina explains why resilient back-end infrastructure, deep client partnerships, and disciplined focus are critical for brokers looking to scale sustainably in today’s competitive market.
🏆 Award Highlight: Best Connectivity 2025
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#FMLS25 #FinanceMagnates #BestConnectivity #TradingTechnology #UltraLowLatency #FinTech #Brokerage #ExecutiveInterview
Recorded live at FMLS:25 London, this executive interview features Elina Pedersen, in conversation with Finance Magnates, following her company’s win for Best Connectivity 2025.
🔹In this wide-ranging discussion, Elina shares insights on:
🔹What winning a Finance Magnates award means for credibility and reputation
🔹How broker demand for stability and reliability is driving rapid growth
🔹The launch of a new trade server enabling flexible front-end integrations
🔹Why ultra-low latency must be proven with data, not buzzwords
🔹Common mistakes brokers make when scaling globally
🔹Educating the industry through a newly launched Dealers Academy
🔹Where AI fits into trading infrastructure and where it doesn’t
Elina explains why resilient back-end infrastructure, deep client partnerships, and disciplined focus are critical for brokers looking to scale sustainably in today’s competitive market.
🏆 Award Highlight: Best Connectivity 2025
👉 Subscribe to Finance Magnates for more executive interviews, industry insights, and exclusive coverage from the world’s leading financial events.
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In this video, we take an in-depth look at @BlueberryMarketsForex , a forex and CFD broker operating since 2016, offering access to multiple trading platforms, over 1,000 instruments, and flexible account types for different trading styles.
We break down Blueberry’s regulatory structure, including its Australian Financial Services License (AFSL), as well as its authorisation and registrations in other jurisdictions. The review also covers supported platforms such as MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView, Blueberry.X, and web-based trading.
You’ll learn about available instruments across forex, commodities, indices, share CFDs, and crypto CFDs, along with leverage options, minimum and maximum trade sizes, and how Blueberry structures its Standard and Raw accounts.
We also explain spreads, commissions, swap rates, swap-free account availability, funding and withdrawal methods, processing times, and what traders can expect from customer support and additional services.
Watch the full review to see whether Blueberry’s trading setup aligns with your experience level, strategy, and risk tolerance.
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In this video, we take an in-depth look at @BlueberryMarketsForex , a forex and CFD broker operating since 2016, offering access to multiple trading platforms, over 1,000 instruments, and flexible account types for different trading styles.
We break down Blueberry’s regulatory structure, including its Australian Financial Services License (AFSL), as well as its authorisation and registrations in other jurisdictions. The review also covers supported platforms such as MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView, Blueberry.X, and web-based trading.
You’ll learn about available instruments across forex, commodities, indices, share CFDs, and crypto CFDs, along with leverage options, minimum and maximum trade sizes, and how Blueberry structures its Standard and Raw accounts.
We also explain spreads, commissions, swap rates, swap-free account availability, funding and withdrawal methods, processing times, and what traders can expect from customer support and additional services.
Watch the full review to see whether Blueberry’s trading setup aligns with your experience level, strategy, and risk tolerance.
📣 Stay up to date with the latest in finance and trading. Follow Finance Magnates for industry news, insights, and global event coverage.
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