Deriv Promotes Its Security Chief to CTO
Deriv has named Rotimi Akinyele as its Chief Technology Officer, moving him from the security function to lead the broker’s engineering organisation, Finance Magnates has learned.

https://www.financemagnates.com/executives/deriv-promotes-its-security-chief-to-cto/?tg=1792648800

Finance Magnates Summit London 2026: The Last Chance to Be Part of a 15-Year Legacy
On 24 November, senior financial services professionals will gather at Old Billingsgate in London for a day of business connections, industry insights and commercial opportunities, with additional ...

https://www.financemagnates.com/fm-events/finance-magnates-summit-london-2026-the-last-chance-to-be-part-of-a-15-year-journey/?tg=1792650051

Three Firms Line Up to Trade Tokenized US Stocks Onchain Under SEC Exemption
Three companies have told the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) they plan to run onchain venues for tokenized US stocks. The regulator published their names on Tuesday, and none of them h...

https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/three-firms-line-up-to-trade-tokenized-us-stocks-onchain-under-sec-exemption/?tg=1792650271

NAGA's Core Earnings Fall 40% as It Spends 32% More on Marketing
NAGA Group's EBITDA fell 40% to EUR 1.35 million in the third quarter from the second, the Hamburg-based broker said today (Thursday).

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/brokers/nagas-core-earnings-fall-40-as-it-spends-32-more-on-marketing/?tg=1792650772

Robinhood Gets Dubai License, Plans 2027 Middle East Launch
Robinhood Markets has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer its investing app in the Middle East, the company said today (Thursday).

https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/robinhood-gets-dubai-license-plans-2027-middle-east-launch/?tg=1792651675

OANDA Japan Holds Withdrawals After Hack at Server Host Used by FX Traders
OANDA's Japanese brokerage held back withdrawals requested today (Thursday) as a precaution against unauthorized payouts, after warning hackers may have seen some clients' MetaTrader logins.

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/brokers/oanda-japan-holds-withdrawals-after-hack-at-server-host-used-by-fx-traders/?tg=1792653060

AJ Bell Signs Up 152,000 Customers as Trading Brokers Push Into UK Investing
AJ Bell added 152,000 platform customers in the year to September 30, taking its total to 796,000, the company said today (Thursday).

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/aj-bell-signs-up-152000-customers-as-trading-brokers-push-into-uk-investing/?tg=1792654170

IG Wants to Be Your Broker and Your Bookie
IG Group has applied for a UK gambling license to offer prediction markets on politics, entertainment and sports, the company said today (Thursday).

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/brokers/ig-wants-to-be-your-broker-and-your-bookie/?tg=1792655407

TopFX CEO Victor Zachariades Steps Down to Scale BKR44
Victor Zachariades is stepping down as Global CEO of CFD broker TopFX to return full-time to BKR44, the broker and prop advisory firm he founded in 2022.

https://www.financemagnates.com/executives/topfx-ceo-victor-zachariades-steps-down-to-scale-broker-prop-advisory-bkr44/?tg=1792658677

UK Crypto Broker GCEX Starts Offering Bitcoin and Ether Options to Professional Clients
Crypto prime broker GCEX began offering Bitcoin and Ether options to professional and institutional clients today (Thursday). The contracts trade over the counter with its UK arm, GC Exchange Limit...

https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/uk-crypto-broker-gcex-starts-offering-bitcoin-and-ether-options-to-professional-clients/?tg=1792659545

Why Is Netflix Stock Down? NFLX Shares Falls 5% to Two-Year Low Near $65
Netflix ( NFLX ) stock fell 5.3% yesterday (Wednesday) to close at $65.04 on Nasdaq, its lowest close since August 2024. The streamer cut its 2026 advertising revenue target and guided fourth-quart...

https://www.financemagnates.com/trending/why-is-netflix-stock-down-nflx-shares-falls-5-to-two-year-low-near-65/?tg=1792660560

The Broker Volumes and Client Numbers ChatGPT Cannot Reach Now Have Their Own Chatbot
FM Intelligence has launched an AI assistant that answers questions about FX and CFD brokers in plain English. FMIQ, introduced this week, returns each answer with the figure, the period and the da...

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/the-broker-volumes-and-client-numbers-chatgpt-cannot-reach-now-have-their-own-chatbot/?tg=1792665155

Southeast Asia’s Broker Boom Comes with a Catch
Southeast Asia is becoming a more attractive location for retail brokers, with new market entrants launching locally, obtaining licences or establishing regional offices, established brokers expand...

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/southeast-asias-broker-boom-comes-with-a-catch/?tg=1792670400

15 Editions. One Industry. One Day in London: FM Summit London Returns on 24 November
Some industry conversations are worth more than a dozen emails. Some introductions can change the direction of a business. And some opportunities depend on being in the right room at the right time.

https://www.financemagnates.com/fm-events/15-editions-one-industry-one-day-in-london-fm-summit-london-returns-on-24-november/?tg=1792672683

FX/CFD Complaints Rise 53%, Outpacing Wider UK Investment Sector
Forex, CFD, and spread betting companies in the UK received twice as many complaints in the first half of 2026 as in the same period in 2025, according to data published by the Financial Conduct Au...

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/fxcfd-complaints-rise-53-outpacing-wider-uk-investment-sector/?tg=1792677780

Webull Brings Options into Pre-Market as Brokers Adopt Cboe’s New Sessions
Webull joins the growing list of retail brokers offering extended-hours trading for eligible U.S. customers. The new trading hours and available instruments are similar to those introduced by CBOE ...

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/webull-brings-options-into-pre-market-as-brokers-adopt-cboes-new-sessions/?tg=1792685700

FXOpen UK Closes Client Accounts and Seeks to Cancel FCA Licence
FXOpen Ltd, the UK entity of forex and contracts for difference broker FXOpen, has closed its client accounts and applied to the Financial Conduct Authority to cancel its regulatory permissions.

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/fxopen-uk-closes-client-accounts-and-seeks-to-cancel-fca-licence/?tg=1792690890

Crypto.com Names Mohammed Mortajine Compliance Chief after Alvarez Exit
Crypto.com has turned to a payments-industry compliance executive to lead its global programme as the company’s business expands beyond crypto trading.

https://www.financemagnates.com/executives/moves/cryptocom-names-mohammed-mortajine-compliance-chief-after-alvarez-exit/?tg=1792691700

Bybit Secures Full Dubai Licence for Spot Trading, but Derivatives Remain Out of Reach
Bybit has secured full regulatory clearance in Dubai for spot trading, but the exchange’s core business - crypto derivatives - remains on the waiting list.

https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/bybit-secures-full-dubai-licence-for-spot-trading-but-derivatives-remain-out-of-reach/?tg=1792698300

Commodity Giants Urge CFTC to Kill Kalshi’s Oil Perp Before It Launches
Kalshi’s bid to bring crypto-style perpetual futures to the physical oil market has triggered an instant revolt from commodity incumbents.

https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/commodity-giants-urge-cftc-to-kill-kalshis-oil-perp-before-it-launches/?tg=1792704000