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Choice Prediction Markets Launches in UK to Spark Debate Over FCA Regulation
Choice Prediction Markets has launched in the UK as a virtual-money prediction exchange designed to encourage debate about whether the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should regulate prediction markets. The new platform, Choice Prediction Markets, allows users to express their opinions on future events by taking positions on yes-or-no questions, with prices reflecting the probability of
Can you trade prediction markets in the UK?
Prediction markets are one of the hottest areas of the financial markets right now. In the US, platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi are attracting record numbers of users. But can you trade prediction markets in the UK? Let’s take a look at the landscape. What are prediction markets? Prediction markets allow traders to bet on
How to Pay Overseas Suppliers and Reduce International Payment Costs
Paying overseas suppliers can become surprisingly expensive once foreign exchange margins, transfer fees and intermediary bank charges are taken into account. For businesses making regular international payments, choosing the right payment method and currency can therefore have a meaningful impact on margins. “International payment costs build up through routine payment decisions rather than obvious fees,”
Capital.com to Acquire FxPro’s European Clients
Capital.com has agreed a deal to take over the European client book of rival online trading platform FxPro, in a move that could significantly expand its presence across the European Economic Area (EEA). The agreement will see clients of FxPro Financial Services Ltd transferred to Capital Com Group Ltd, Capital.com’s European entity, subject to regulatory
Obsero Raises $1.2m To Help Brands Track Citations On LLMs
AI search platform Obsero has raised $1.2 million in seed funding, led by SFC Capital, as businesses increasingly look for ways to improve their visibility in AI-generated recommendations. The London-based company, founded in September 2025 by former IG Group executives Mike Logue and Andy Francos, helps brands understand how they appear in AI-powered search tools
Best Brokers For Scalping Compared & Reviewed
Scalping is a type of forex trading strategy where you deal in and out of positions quickly to make small high-frequency profits. In the twenty years I’ve been a forex broker, trader, analyst and pontificator, I have seen many traders fail to follow the basic trading strategy of run your wins and cut your losses.
CFD Overnight Funding Explained & How To Avoid It
Overnight funding fees are what CFD platforms and spread betting brokers charge for holding a position overnight as opposed to day trading. For long-term derivatives positions, these overnight financing rates can add up to a huge amount. So, in this guide, I will explain what overnight fund fees are, how they are charged and how
Hargreaves Lansdown Launches Biggest Ever Cashback Offer Worth Up to £40,000
Hargreaves Lansdown has launched its biggest cashback promotion to date, offering existing customers as much as £10,000 per account for transferring or contributing additional money to the investment platform. The promotion runs from 1 October until 30 November 2026 and could potentially pay an individual customer up to £40,000 if they qualify for the maximum
Lightyear Launches Commission-Free Gilt Investing in the UK for Individuals
Lightyear has added UK government bonds, or gilts, to its investment platform, giving UK customers a low-cost way to buy individual gilts alongside shares, ETFs and money market funds. The investing app has launched with 20 gilts, which can be bought, held and sold with no order fees or custody charges for individual investors. As
Best Travel Money Exchange Rates Compared & Reviewed
If you need travel money and want to order it online, our research shows that Morrisons supermarket currently offers the best rates for buying foreign currency in the UK. In this guide, we compare travel money exchange rates and explain all of the main ways you can buy travel money. It can help save you
CMC Markets Launches ChatGPT Integration for CFD Traders
CMC Markets has launched a new ChatGPT integration that lets UK CFD traders connect their trading accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask questions about their positions, orders and market data. At the moment, it is only a conversational interface to CMC Markets account information, allowing clients to retrieve and summarise data without having to navigate
Investa Launches Completely Free US Share Trading as It Prepares for Covered Calls
Investa has launched completely free US share trading, removing not only dealing commissions but also the foreign exchange fees that investors would normally expect to pay when buying American stocks from the UK. The FCA-regulated options trading app says customers can now buy and sell US shares without commission, FX charges or other trading fees,
Why Don’t UK Investors Trade Options?
The short answer is that they are really complicated, and because they are not mainstream in the UK, people don’t talk about them and because people don’t talk about them, people don’t trade them. Plus, in the UK, if you want to trade on margin with leverage, we have financial spread betting, where you don’t
What do investors want in the UK?
It’s nice to see people in real life because today it’s almost impossible to tell the difference between what’s AI slop and what is someone’s actual opinion. Which is why I was very glad to see that the panel at the Investor Summit, was standing room only. The topic – what do investors want? Obviously,
How To Buy AIM Shares & Invest On The Alternative Investment Market
How to buy AIM shares To buy AIM shares you need a stock broker that provides access to smaller-cap shares like Hargreaves Lansdown or interactive investor. These are what we think are some of the best stock brokers for investing in AIM stocks and why: Hargreaves Lansdown – excellent market access, research pricing data and
Sharesify Launches The Wealth & Retirement Show
The Sharesify Wealth & Retirement Show is bringing together expert insight, investment ideas and direct access to some of the UK’s leading fund managers. Taking place in the City of London, this full-day investor event is designed for private investors who want to make more informed decisions about their portfolios. Hear directly from investment trust
StoneX Trading Index Trading Expert Review & Ratings
StoneX Trading Index Trading Customer Reviews & Expert RatingThe overall score out of 10 combines our expert rating out of 5 with the average customer rating out of 5.7.9/10★★★★★★★★★★BasicBased on 125 customer reviews and our expert analysisVisit StoneX Trading(opens in a new tab)69% of retail investor accounts lose money Experts highlight StoneX Trading as a
735,000 UK Teens Spent £55.5m Chasing Get-Rich-Quick Schemes On Social Media
Another day, another dire statistic from social media. Freetrade, the investment app owned by IG found that more than 735,000 UK teenagers have spent an estimated £55.5 million trying to copy “get rich quick” content they have seen online. Freetrade surveyed 1,000 teenagers and 1,000 parents through OnePoll and found that 34% of teenagers had