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Take Profit Trader Rules Show the Drawdown Calculation Changes the Moment a Trader Gets Funded
Take Profit Trader’s own help centre shows maximum trailing drawdown is measured end of day during the Test phase, then switches to intraday peak balance once an account is funded.
Tradeview Markets Faces Fresh Fund Removal Complaints Nine Years After a CNMV Warning
Tradeview Markets is generating fresh complaints alleging unauthorised fund removal and account closures nine years after Spain’s CNMV named the firm as operating without authorisation.
CySEC Settles With the Offshore Arm of SquaredFinancial Over Activity Linked to Cyprus
CySEC reached a 50,000 euro settlement with SQ Sey, the Seychelles entity behind SquaredFinancial's non-EU business, over authorisation concerns linked to Cyprus. A rare case of a European regulator reaching the offshore layer of a broker group.
Royal Forex Settles With CySEC Twice for €390,000 Before Returning Its Licence
CySEC settled with Royal Forex, the operator of ROInvesting, for 270,000 euro in 2020 and a further 120,000 euro later. After two substantial settlements the broker renounced its Cyprus licence. One settlement can be dismissed; two, before an exit, is a pattern.
Trade.com Operator Leadcapital Markets Fined 30,000 Euro by CySEC Over Its Conduct Toward Clients in Romania
CySEC fined Leadcapital Markets, the operator of Trade.com, 30,000 euro over failing to act honestly and fairly toward its clients in Romania between 2016 and 2017. A small penalty attached to the largest conduct principle in regulation.
Two More Senior Exits at Axi as the Head of New Business and the UK Compliance Chief Depart
Axi lost global Head of New Business Stuart Cooke and UK and EU compliance head Katie le Roux at the end of July. Both sat on the FCA entity board.
July FX Volumes Crush Last Year as CLS Settles $2.66 Trillion a Day and Cboe Jumps 26 Percent
FX volumes in July 2026 beat last year across every major venue. CLS settled $2.658 trillion daily, Cboe rose 25.9 percent and CME listed FX gained 9 percent.
Kraken Parent Payward Grows Revenue 17 Percent While Trading Volume Falls 18 Percent, and Buys a Prop Firm
Payward posted $508 million in Q2 2026 revenue, up 17 percent, while platform volume fell 18 percent. It also bought prop trading firm Breakout.
MBX PRO Joins the Financial Commission and Buys Its Clients a 20,000 Euro Safety Net, With Limits
MBX PRO is now an approved Financial Commission member with compensation cover up to 20,000 euros per complaint. The announcement names no state regulator.
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.
UFX Operator Reliantco Fined 95,000 Euro by CySEC for Failing to Act in Its Clients' Best Interests
CySEC fined Reliantco Investments, the operator of UFX, 95,000 euro for failing to act in its clients' best interests. Of all the duties a broker carries, this is the most fundamental — and a fine for breaching it is a finding about the character of the firm.
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.