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ThinkTrader adds trailing stop loss tool to help users manage risk

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

ThinkMarkets trading platform ThinkTrader has introduced a trailing stop loss feature, allowing users to adjust their stop loss levels automatically. The new feature allows users to “limit potential losses, without constantly needing to monitor your trades”. In an email sent on Thursday, the trading platform notified clients of the new feature and provided a video […]

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Start-up options trading platform, Investa closes crowdfunding early after doubling target

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

A £300,000 crowdfunding campaign by options-focused trading start-up Investa has closed early after raising more than double the target amount. In a LinkedIn post yesterday, Investa’s co-founder and CEO Alec Beasley stated that the campaign on crowdfunding platform Crowdcude had surpassed the £300,000 target in just two hours. “We’ve now reached an amazing milestone –

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FCA extends crackdown on social media “Finfluencers”

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is persuing it’s crackdown on unregulated financial influencers, or “finfluencers”. Twenty influencers are have been interviewed under caution by the FCA, the UK financial services regulator announced in a statement today. The individuals were interviewed voluntarily under caution using the FCA’s criminal powers. The regulatory declined to provide their names.

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Saxo Bank circled by bidders including Interactive Brokers

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

Saxo Bank has reportedly attracted acquisition bids from investors and rival platforms, including Interactive Brokers. Denmark-headquartered Saxo has seen interest from bidders such as Interactive Brokers Group, Bloomberg reported yesterday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. Other parties interested in acquiring the firm include a consortium of Altor Equity Partners and Centerbridge Partners, which

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Robinhood launches margin trading to UK customers

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Richard Berry

UK users of Robinhood will be able to borrow money from the platform to trade on margin, following an update today. Lending money to customers to trade on margin is one of the most common forms of revenue for brokers. This is another move from Robinhood, which recently launched a share lending program to try

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Plus500 adds Google Pay functionality

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

CFD broker Plus500 has enabled Google Pay on its platform, making it simpler for users to undertake transactions. The update allows Plus500 clients to deposit or withdraw funds to the broker without having to use their card details. The option is now available from the app’s deposit screen. “Leave complexity behind and step into simplicity!

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Are Xtrade and XTB connected?

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Ed Sheldon CFA

No – XTB & Xtrade are two completely separate trading companies. XTB is a popular forex and CFD broker. Through its platform, you can trade a range of financial instruments, including currencies, stocks, ETFs, indices, and commodities. Who is XTB? XTB is a trading company that has been around for a few decades now. Today,

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CMC Markets’ profit surges after Revolut onboarding

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

CMC Markets’ profit shot up to an estimated £51 million in the first half of the 2025 financial year, or the six months to the end of September, from a loss in the same period of the year before. In an unaudited trading update, the firm stated that the gains were driven by “sustained levels

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Does Pepperstone allow scalping?

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Darren Sinden

Yes, Pepperstone does allow scalping, in fact, it has an account that is specifically designed to appeal to higher frequency, short-term traders, such as scalpers. Pepperstone’s Razor account has narrow spreads, which in some cases can fall to zero. The idea here is that narrow spreads make scalping and short-term trading strategies economically viable. After

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Saxo’s US election trading hub rolls-out commission-free US stocks

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

The launch of the Saxo US election trading hub also provides new clients access to commission-free trading of the most 100 popular US stocks. The hub also provides hand-picked investment shortlists for likely election scenarios. It also links to relevant US market news. The Saxo US election trading service has provided commission-free execution of trades

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ThinkTrader adds trailing stop loss tool to help users manage risk

Start-up options trading platform, Investa closes crowdfunding early after doubling target

FCA extends crackdown on social media “Finfluencers”

Saxo Bank circled by bidders including Interactive Brokers

Robinhood launches margin trading to UK customers

Plus500 adds Google Pay functionality

Are Xtrade and XTB connected?

CMC Markets’ profit surges after Revolut onboarding

Does Pepperstone allow scalping?

Saxo’s US election trading hub rolls-out commission-free US stocks

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