Unregulated Forex Brokerages

You may have noticed that there are literally hundreds of Forex brokerages out there, all of them vying for your attention. Some of these brokerages are regulated in well known regulatory jurisdictions while other brokerages operate without any regulatory oversight often from offshore territories. So what exactly is the deal with these brokerages which choose to operate from unregulated jurisdictions? Why do brokerages choose to operate without regulation? 1) Regulatory Costs Many of you will know that obtaining authorisation...

What is an STP Brokerage?

Many of you who are new to Forex may have heard that trading with a STP brokerage is often better than trading with brokerages which operate using the Dealing Desk model. But what exactly does it mean to be an STP broker and why are STP brokers considered superior than brokerages that operate a Dealing Desk? Today we are going to provide an explanation of what an STP broker is and how they differ from brokerages which operate a Dealing Desk. We will also explain some of the benefits of opting for a STP brokerage. What is an STP Brokerage?...

Plus500 launches Litecoin

In recent weeks, many people have been talking about virtual currencies with Bitcoin recently reaching the heady heights of $1,000 per coin. The recent strong performance of Bitcoin has also got many in the FX industry interested in offering virtual currency products. Plus500 have been a pioneer when it comes to offering their customers virtual currency products, having launched a Bitcoin CFD product early this year. This made them the first brokerage to offer a Bitcoin product (Plus500 is a CFD service), and it wasn't long until other brokerages...

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Caesar Trade becomes a NZ Financial Services Provider (FSP)

Forex and CFD broker Caesar Trade has just recently announced that it has become a recognized New Zealand Financial Services Provider (FSP), prior to this the brokerage had operated offshore and was based in the Seychelles. The brokerage had previously stated that they would be pursuing some sort of regulation on their website, but it wasn't until the other week the firm announced it had become a registered Financial Services Provider. This sees Caesar Trade join a long line of Forex brokerages who are already FSP's, with other well known brokerages...

What Is Social Trading?

The profile of Social trading has risen considerably in the last couple of years with a huge number of social trading and copy trading products popping up. The proponents of social trading say it has the power to revolutionise the way people access and trade financial markets. Built on the back of Web 2.0 technology, social trading networks allow individual traders to see the positions of other traders as well as share their opinions regarding the markets. An important aspect of social trading, is what is generally known as copy/social trading...