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Exchange FZE (GCEX) has appointed Alya Marrakchi as Managing Director, following approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Marrakchi joined GCEX in June 2025, building institutional relationships across the UAE and GCC. Her promotion follows Mohammed A. Mulla's appointment as a GCEX Dubai board member.

XS.com has appointed Kasem Hekal as Senior Business Development Manager in Dubai, UAE. He brings over 15 years of financial services experience, including a decade in FX and derivatives sales, and previously held roles at Accuindex MENA, ATFX, MultiBank Group, GKFX and FXOpen.

ATFX Connect has supplied institutional multi-asset liquidity to a new South African FX and CFD brokerage, supported by white-label infrastructure from strategic partner L7 Prime. Founded on an existing IB network across Southern Africa, the brokerage launched in under four weeks and generated recurring revenue within 90 days.

MarketsVox has introduced 24/7 trading on Gold, Silver, WTI and Brent crude CFDs, giving clients round-the-clock access to key commodity markets. The launch is part of the broker's 2026 roadmap, alongside Client Area and Partner Area updates. CEO Joe Roeder says clients "should not have to wait for a trading session to open."

Bybit has launched Perp Options, described as the first options contracts built on TradFi perpetuals, giving traders round-the-clock access to US equity options. SpaceX and Nvidia are the first underlying assets, with USDT settlement and integration into Bybit's Unified Trading Account.

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Your Bourse expands its crypto liquidity ecosystem with Caladan, giving brokers access to broader market coverage, institutional execution capacity and streamlined settlement.

Scope Markets, the retail brokerage part of Rostro Group, has appointed Ibrahim Hossny as Head of Research and Marketing for the Middle East and North Africa.

Hantec Prime, the institutional division of Hantec Markets, has reported trading volume up more than 300% year-to-date, alongside the addition of 42 new institutional clients since December, capping one of its strongest years of growth to date.

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