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      Outsourced dealing desks have grown as the cost of hiring experienced dealers has risen. Alex Hristov of Broktinger sets out what brokers hand over, what stays in-house, and the monitoring tools his team built for their own desk, which other brokers can also benefit from.

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      Image for: Pay for things with your Stablecoins - Olaf Ransome

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      Partior and LSEG Digital Settlement House have announced a collaboration to bring always-on settlement bank liquidity to Partior's cross-border payments network, developing a Multi-Settlement Bank solution with participating banks including J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered, targeting Q1 2027 onboarding.

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      Clear Street has been admitted as a General Clearing Member of the London Stock Exchange, completing its UK and European equities build. The firm now clears its own equity business directly across execution, prime brokerage and financing, with UK, European and US positions held on a single ledger.

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      Tickmill has appointed Ranim Turfa as Head of Research & Market Analysis - MENA. A Certified Financial Technician and CISI member, Turfa brings forex and equity markets experience to the role, where she will lead technical commentary and market insights across Tickmill's platforms for its global trading community.

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      STARPRIME has expanded its gold offering with AM/PM Fixing and XAU24/7, adding new ways for clients to manage gold exposure. The products build on its existing Spot XAUUSD and XAU Futures suite and will debut at MENA Forex Expo 2026 in Dubai, where STARPRIME is a Platinum Sponsor exhibiting at Booth 152.

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      Barcelona-based trading education provider the International Trading Institute (ITI) has broadened its course offering beyond its flagship Master's in Trading, adding a wider range of professional development routes for traders at different levels of experience.

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      Mauritius-regulated multi-asset CFD and forex broker Spec Markets has integrated liquidity and technology provider iSAM Securities' Radar risk analytics platform and Apex bridge into its trading operations.

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