Forex drama
The institutional division of Rostro Group has named a senior liquidity sales executive in Dubai to serve Middle East and North Africa brokers, reinforcing its push into round-the-clock gold and crude CFD markets.
22 Sept 2026
Forex and CFD broker TMGM has confirmed a fourth-year extension of its official partnership with Chelsea Football Club, broadening its regional footprint from Asia-Pacific to include the Middle East.
A week of significant broker and regulatory developments saw FTMO disclose the full cost of its OANDA acquisition, Cyprus appoint a new CySEC chairman, and multiple brokers including IG Group, Valutrades, and StoneX announce operational changes that directly affect retail traders.
13 Sept 2026
TradeQuo has launched GOLD247, a standalone gold instrument that extends trading access into Saturday and Sunday sessions via MetaTrader 5, offering eligible clients a separate product with its own pricing model and specifications distinct from the standard XAUUSD pair.
Ultima Markets has listed a weekend gold contract on MetaTrader 5, becoming the fourth firm to offer the XAUUSD247 ticker. The move intensifies competition over weekend gold access while raising questions about pricing transparency and liquidity sourcing.
9 Sept 2026
Spotware Systems has launched cFinancial, a Seychelles-licensed institutional liquidity provider offering aggregated pricing and multi-asset order routing, further consolidating its role in the broker technology stack.
CXM has received regulatory approval from Cambodia's SERC, joining a growing cohort of foreign brokers licensed in the Southeast Asian market, while its new around-the-clock gold instrument has already attracted thousands of traders.
2 Sept 2026
Karman Wong, who spent over 13 years building IG's Greater China business, is set to join Trade Nation in a senior commercial role targeting the Australian CFD and FX trader segment, marking the broker's fourth IG-linked leadership hire in roughly a year.