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Exclusive: IG to shutter Spectrum Markets

IG Group set up Spectrum Markets in 2019, with the firm regulated in Germany as a multilateral trading facility, mainly for trading ETDs.

Onyx hires Tom Fawcett as Head of Dealing

Onyx Capital announced its retail brokerage arm in the summer. The oil broker has hired execs from several firms, including CMC Markets and IG.

Robinhood gets FCA approval for options trading

Robinhood has already launched margin trading in the UK. The competition for options trading is heating up, as multiple firms add the product.

IG hires Clifford Abrahams as CFO

Former IG Group CFO and interim CEO Charlie Rozes left the company in the summer. Abrahams joins IG from Virgin Money UK.

IG integrates with TradingView

IG Group clients can now log into their account and trade using the TradingView charting platform. The firm also has a reviews and tips page.

Mazen Najjar joins Marex as VP Prime Service Sales

Najjar has made the move from IG Group's MENA office. Marex has been expanding its PB offering since acquiring Cowen in 2023.

IG JP launches new video ad campaign, brand website

The new IG Japan campaign features actors Takumi Saitoh and Elaiza Ikeda. IG has also launched a new website, which makes use of imagery from the campaign.

IG UK Head: We have the best options product on the market today

We speak to IG Group UK Head Matt Brief about the launch of options trading in the UK, keeping clients happy, and changes in his 25 years at the company.

Rabih Abuhadra joins Capital.com from IG Group

Abuhadra will reconnect with Capital.com MENA CEO Tarik Chebib, who was Head of Sales for the MENA region at IG Group previously.

Exclusive: CMC Markets acquiring license in Bermuda

CMC Markets will be the second large provider to acquire a license in Bermuda. IG Group has been regulated in the territory since 2020.

Brokers are copying each other’s swap rates

Swap rate miscalculations happen all the time. But why does it happen, how are brokers setting overnight rates, and what are the consequences?

Torrell Fernandes leaves IG Group

Fernandes joined IG Group five years ago. He moved up from being a New Business Associate to become Team Lead Manager for the broker's premium client desk.

Daily FX site shuttered, Trade Live with IG launched

IG Group acquired Daily FX from FXCM in 2016 for $40m. Trade Live with IG appears to be an attempt to mirror the success that tastylive has had in the US.

How IG became a top 5 broker in Japan

We speak to Tomoharu Furuichi, IG Securities CEO and Head of Japan at IG Group, about the broker's explosive growth in the last five years.

Is the CFD industry done?

The CFD industry has grown massively and is active globally. So is there no growth left for the sector or is there actually plenty of left on the table?

Get people to trade more

Getting people to trade more is what all brokers want to do. In this short how to guide we look at ways that brokers can achieve that.

Stephen Williams joins Capital.com

Williams joins Capital.com from IG Group, where he spent almost six years working on the broker's premium client management desk.

IG US rebrands to tastyfx

IG Group's US offering - IG US - has rebranded to tastyfx. The rebrand means that the group's FX offering fits with the wider tastytrade brand.

IG Group launches Turbo24 trading challenge

IG Group has launched a trading tournament for French clients, which is set for late June. The challenge has prizes and will take place on demo accounts.

IG Group launches waitlist for UK options trading

tastytrade is holding an event in London in early June with Cboe and CME Group, meaning the launch will align with that.

Does personal branding do anything?

Personal branding is one part of a wider change in the media landscape. The question is whether this actually achieves anything or not from a business perspective.

Ex-IG, Capital.com marketing head launches consultancy firm

Andy Francos was formerly Head of SEO at IG Group and Commercial Marketing Director at Capital.com. His new firm - Be Franc - provides a range of services.

How much does it cost to make an FCA license work?

How much does an FCA license cost and would you be a able to start a broker in the UK and make money easily? We reveal all in this article.

Plus500 average deposit hit $10,300 in 2023

Plus500 average deposits reached an all time high in 2023. The company saw record revenues per user last year as well.

Spreadex MD: Expansion abroad a natural step for us

We speak to Spreadex MD Tom Salmon about the company's future plans, new products, and longevity.

IG to launch investment app in Singapore

5 facts from IG Group's latest financial results

Multibrand mystery

We look at the mystery of multibrand brokers and also look at two new hires at IG and Capital.com

Can you gamify trading?

XM's masseuse, Thai expo shut down and the outlook for crypto

Do low valuations help brokers?

Also we learn that Capital.com owns another URL

Is Tom Sosnoff an intangible asset?

Sosnoff's success may pose a longer term risk to IG Group

Exness and the PokerStars

Also we look at what has been going on in the world of cryptocurrency

Surviving low volatility

Some CFD providers are gonna have to hope things get worse

Can CFD brokers still outsource to Eastern Europe?

Poland is becoming more expensive and other countries are off-limits

Did Intertrader take Ovalx’s best clients?

Also we look at Plus500, Robinhood, Eurotrader and Doo Prime

Will IG become a US firm?

New podcast + more retail at AGMs?

Exness added 1,340 employees in two years

CFD providers have averaged 16% employee growth since mid-2021

Interview with eToro MD Dan Moczulski

We talk options, crypto, M&A and more

CFD brokers are going to Dubai

It's all going down with the Khalijis

ESMA is mad about copy trading

And IG Group buys the Small Exchange

IG is launching an investing app

It's going to be delightful

Interview with Capital.com CEO Peter Hetherington

We talk OvalX, new products and ornate cows

3 facts from IG’s latest results

It's an SEO-friendly, clickbait-y Monday morning

An interview with IG Index’s first employee

We speak to Robert Sheehan about the company's formative years

CMC Invest interview, with Albert Soleiman

And we take a trip down memory lane

Public.com is going to launch in the UK

Also Webull hired another T212 exec and we look at Plus500 shares

IG are getting sued

MetaQuotes are going after brokers using TradingView

Webull hired Trading 212’s CEO to launch in Europe

Also we look at eToro's Gatsby acquisition and FTX PR in CNBC
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