Broker Updates During July 19-25

Vietnam

New CFDs

1. FP Markets, a forex and CFD broker based in Australia, has announced it has added over 550 new CFDs on the MetaTrader 5 platform. According to the press release, the listings come from markets such as London, Hong Kong, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Amsterdam and New York (NYSE and Nasdaq).

New Fee Setting

2. Interactive Brokers has introduced a new simple fee for securities trading in Europe, which has come into effect on July 19, 2021. By announcing this new pricing, Interactive Brokers wants to attract investors in Europe.

Total Revenue

3. AETOS in the UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of AETOS Capital Group, which has published its annual financial statements until 31 March 2021.

AETOS in the UK reported total revenue of £863,726 for the period, 54% lower than what was generated a year earlier. The brokerage's revenue has fallen dramatically for the past two years in a row: in the 2020 financial year, the UK company reported a turnover of £1.89 million, while the figure was £2.08 million in the 2019 financial year.

Indonesia

Websites Blocked

4. The Ministry of Trade in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, from January 2021 to June has blocked 622 sites in the field of commodity futures trading (PBK) because they dont have permits.

As for last June, the government closed 109 PBK sites because they did not have a permit from the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency (BAPPEBTI). This firm stance will continue to be carried out so that the public is protected and legally serviced from commodity futures trading transactions.

Thailand

CIF License Suspended

5. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced on Friday that it has suspended “in whole” its CIF license number 161/11 of the investment firm, Depaho Ltd. According to the resolution published on the watchdogs website, the decision was taken under suspicion of alleged violations in almost 12 articles.

CySEC says the investment firm violated article 5(1) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017, as the company allegedly offers investment services of advisory as a regular occupation “without the granting of prior authorization” by the financial supervisor.

Japan

Transaction Data

6. Monthly Trading Volume & Open Positions for Over-The-Counter Retail Margin FX Trading.

Currency Pair：All

Unit: 1million JPY

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

cTrader Trading Platform

7. FxPro unveils technologically powerful cTrader by Spotware trading platform. It quickly gained popularity among traders thanks to its advanced technical analysis tools, widget functionality and access to full market depth (Level 2).

Deposits Bonus

8. Alpari has returned one of the most popular promotions and now all clients of the brand from the CIS countries (except for the Russian Federation) can again receive a bonus of 3% of the amount of deposits made through the ADVCash1 payment system!