Global Financial Industry News

Perpetual futures contracts on individual US equities can begin trading on CFTC-registered exchanges from today, 3 November 2026, after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) confirmed the contracts had been deemed approved as security futures products.

Dubai-based financial derivatives group MultiBank Group has appointed former Crypto.com executive Mohammed Al Hakim as Vice Chairman of MultiBank Group and CEO of MB.io,

Interbank trading venue MultiBank Exchange, part of Dubai-based financial derivatives group MultiBank Group, has unveiled what it describes as the world’s first interbank trading platform to offer double exotic currency pairs with settlement in both fiat currencies and digital assets.

Spotware Systems is inviting FX/CFD brokers and prop firms to a free webinar, “Your brand, inside cTrader: stand out with pre-installed plugins”.

Anthropic’s S-1 details financial results ahead of a potential Nasdaq listing, subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions.

Spotex has appointed James Roddy to Institutional Sales, FX & Digital Assets, EMEA, based in London. He brings over 20 years of markets experience across TP ICAP, BGC Partners, ODL Securities and Advanced Markets, and will focus on growing the firm’s institutional client base across EMEA, building client relationships.

Sporttrade has received CFTC registration as both a Designated Contract Market and a Derivatives Clearing Organization, enabling intermediated access via FCMs, direct participants, IBs and ISVs, plus clearing for other DCMs. Rollout is phased, starting with select flow and liquidity providers, with Fliff onboarding.

Gold faces resistance at $4,002–$4,087 after breaking weekly support. See what would confirm a decline toward $3,875 or a recovery toward $4,150.

Why did gold drop to $3,900? Learn how XAUUSD broke below $4,002 support and fell past the $3,935 downside target in the October 12 gold price forecast.

USDJPY price forecast: Analyze bearish market structure, 50 EMA resistance, key levels at 157.850–158.350, and potential targets at 156.780 and 160.000.