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Binary Options and Forex » Spread Betting
  • daily_news
    5 December 2019

    IG Group projects flat H1 revenue as core markets struggle

    Spread betting and contracts for difference (CFD) provider IG Group Holdings expects revenue for the first half of its 2020 financial year to match the prior year's £250m (€296.4m/$328.5m) total, despite a year-on-year decline in revenue from core markets.

  • daily_news
    23 July 2019

    IG Group hit by new ESMA controls as revenue slips in FY2019

    Spread betting and contracts for difference (CFD) provider IG Group Holdings has cited the impact of new European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) regulations as the primary reason behind a 16% year-on-year drop in revenue in its 2019 financial year.

  • daily_news
    21 February 2019

    B2C operations mask B2B declines for Playtech in 2018

    Playtech has reported a 54% year-on-year increase in revenue for 2018, though growth for the year was largely down to the acquisition of Italian operator Snaitech, with the solutions giant’s B2B division struggling.

  • daily_news
    22 November 2018

    Regulatory changes hit CMC Markets profits in H1

    Revenue falls to £84.2m in first half of financial derivatives trader's financial year

  • daily_news
    15 March 2018

    Google bans CFD, binary options adverts

    Google has moved to ban adverts that promote contracts for difference (CFD) products, binary options and financial spread betting from its platforms

  • daily_news
    19 December 2017

    Spread betting firms rocked by EU crackdown

    Spread betting firms saw their share prices plummet after the European Union’s financial regulator announced a crackdown on binary options and contracts for difference

  • news_analysis
    10 July 2017

    Trading up: forex and binary traders increasingly relying on igaming affiliates

    Sarah Robertson of Income Access looks at the evolution of the retail forex and binary options sectors and examines how affiliates fit into their marketing mix.

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  • daily_news
    5 January 2017

    FxPro drops IPO plans ahead of FCA crackdown

    Online trading platform FxPro has cancelled an initial public offering (IPO) amid plans by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to introduce new measures within the spread-betting sector.

  • news_analysis
    7 December 2016

    FCA trades up a CFD storm as further regulation looms

    The FCA's statement was a major announcement in the world of CFD (and binary) sites. However, any new regulation will have to ensure legal operators remain attractive to punters. 

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  • daily_news
    6 December 2016

    UK FCA proposes tighter rules for CFD products

    The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today (Tuesday) proposed a new set of rules for firms selling contract for difference (CFD) products to retail customers in an effort to improve standards across the sector.

  • news_analysis
    27 October 2016

    Binary options and financial trading: could regulatory warnings lead to clampdown?

    Binary options have been heavily criticised recently, does this portend tougher regulations and could leveraged products also be targeted?

     

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  • daily_news
    20 September 2016

    IG Group claims revenue growth in ‘challenging’ quarter

    IG Group has said that despite the three months to August 31 being a “challenging” period for the firm, it was able to perform “relatively well” and post year-on-year revenue growth.

  • news_analysis
    26 February 2016

    UK financial regulators signals CFD discontent

    UK financial watchdog to keep a close eye on CFD operators as concerns over risk warnings, due diligence and AML continue.  

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  • daily_news
    19 January 2016

    IG Group records impressive revenue rise

    Financial trading and spread betting firm IG Group generated a rise in net revenue in the six months through to November 30, 2015.

  • article
    11 May 2015

    How do igaming operators view forex-binary opportunities?

    Playtech has been talking up the opportunities offered by forex and binary trading since its acquisition of financial trading platform TradeFX as it looks to roll out trading and financial betting products to its licensees. But what does the sector think of a vertical that can be as volatile as it can be profitable?  

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    1 October 2012

    The Changing Face of Payments - FULL REPORT

    Money in and money out is at the heart of every business model. Handling payments, providing local solutions in every market and improving efficiencies are critical success factors. The Changing Face of Payments report offers an overview of the entire global payments ecosystem as it stands, as well as looking to the future of payments.

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