There are essentially two main ways Spread betting/CFD/FX brokerages make money. Most firms run both methods. I think the industry understands the various models pretty well, but clients, and sometimes regulators deem one way to be superior, and the other to be less desirable. These methods are usually referred to as the “A” book or …
A Book versus B Book Brokers – What’s the difference and does it matter? Read More »
It’s nearly a year since the CFD and FX industry has had to include risk warnings detailing the profitability of clients who use their services. It is common to see “70-80% of clients lose” attached to all types of forex brokerages regardless of the number of professional clients, the business model of the brokerages, or …
Risk Warning. A #FXlifestyle may not be for you. Read More »
What is Tokenisation and is it the new CFD? Last week I attended the Barcelona Trading Conference, an event which centred on Bitcoin, digital assets and all services relating to them. I went principally to find out more about stable coins, and how tokenisation could help the CFD/FX world continue to evolve to provide the …
Another month, another Seedrs crowdfund for a free stock broking app. Freetrade and Dabbl have been around a while, whilst BUX, fresh from purchasing Ayondo, their regulatory home, are launching their STOCKS app soon. Revolut keep threatening to bring free stock trading to their large installed user base. Trading 212 have been running their commission-free …
Does Plus 500 offering WhatsApp for customer support really benefit clients? Many moons ago, when I ran the New Business Desk at one of the UK’s largest brokers, I was commonly asked on how to choose a broker. My answer was usually the same. All brokers have internet platforms, but to really test how much …
Plus 500 adopts WhatsApp for client services – will other brokers follow? Read More »
