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US-listed Interactive Brokers has aligned itself with other industry heavyweights by removing its monthly inactivity charge. The move takes effect from July 1, 2021. The brokerage announced the change in an email to its live clients this month. IB Removes Monthly Inactivity Charge Clients will no longer need to hold a minimum balance in their […]

Options are more advanced instruments that can help you improve your portfolio’s risk/reward when employed well. In this article, we’ll cover a specific long-short strategy for options trading to help improve your reward relative to your risk. It uses a combination of both options spreads and a covered call or put position in the underlying.    […]

Internationally regulated forex and CFD broker Pepperstone is offering leading trading conditions on the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platforms. The benefits are available to all clients, whether in Europe, Australia or Africa, and are available across more than 1,000 financial instruments. Read on to discover how the broker combines top tier liquidity with […]

What is the difference between price and value? The price of anything is the money and credit spent on it divided by the quantity. While the value of something is often taken to just be the price as represented by a certain unit of accounting (dollars, euros, yen, pounds, etc.), they are different.  Fundamentals of […]

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to Binance Markets Limited (BML) stating it must stop all regulated activities in the UK. The regulator has also requested that Binance complies with a string of requirements, including ending all advertisements. It has until Wednesday 30th June to confirm it has done so. Binance Markets […]

The PBOC, ECB, Federal Reserve, and Riksbank all are looking to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDC). In this article, we’ll cover the status of each, the uses, and the implications. CBDC is one of the most important topics in the currency markets at the moment. It has implications not just economically and technologically, but […]

Australian-based Fusion Markets has rolled out a user-friendly copy trading platform, Fusion+, in addition to a hassle-free VPS. Both new features add to the client experience and offer competitive trading conditions. Fusion+ The broker’s native copy trading platform is available to all traders outside of Australia. Clients can send signals and manage their account equity without […]

On Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June, traders can access 10 hours of trading advice free of charge at Eightcap’s 2021 TraderFest. The virtual event will host speeches from some of the top traders in the industry. Over the course of the weekend, you’ll learn to trade like a pro at 12 talks designed to […]

Following a rise in demand among retail traders, Dukascopy has introduced Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin on its MT4 terminal. Clients can trade the digital currencies against the US Dollar with competitive rates. New Cryptos At Dukascopy Previously clients could only trade digital currencies on the jForex platform, however, users will now be able to take […]

The British subsidiary of the American-based Interactive Brokers published its annual financial results for the 2020 year ending December 31st. The company has proven itself in several key metrics with a hefty 21% rise in revenue. IB 2020 Results The FCA-licensed Interactive Brokers UK Limited reported an annual turnover of more than £42.3 million versus […]