Alistair Crowe
Markets Critic-at-Large
Alistair Crowe brings a cynical, seen-it-all-before macro perspective to the industry's recurring fads: tech hype, crypto pivots, prediction markets and the slow decline of once-dominant brands.
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Articles by Alistair Crowe
Pepperstone Raids Xero for a New CTO as the Broker Bets Its Future on AI Native Technology
Pepperstone named Xero engineering chief Nigel Fernandes as CTO, effective 1 October 2026, to drive an AI native proprietary technology push.
cTrader Hands the Keys to AI Agents as Spotware Launches a Command Line for Trading
Spotware launched cTrader CLI, letting Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other AI agents manage orders, run cBots and trade live accounts through MCP servers.
Kraken Prop Adds the S&P 500 and Aims Its Funded Trading Machine at the Forex Prop Industry
Kraken Prop now offers S&P 500 funded accounts up to $200,000 with 5x leverage and $20 entry fees. The crypto giant is walking straight into the forex prop industry.
FXCM for Sale: The Long, Quiet Fall of a Former Broker of the Year
Jefferies is reportedly shopping FXCM's parent Stratos — maybe to a crypto exchange. BestForex.io traces how an award-winning broker shrank to a rounding error.