CME Group to Launch 'Event Contracts' (Binary Options) on September 19

Plus500US has joined TradingView’s broker network, allowing clients to trade standard, E-mini and Micro futures directly from the platform’s Supercharts interface.

Scope Markets has added pre-IPO CFD trading on Anthropic and OpenAI shares for its retail clients on MetaTrader 5. The instruments are quoted 24/7, require 100% margin and carry no leverage, with free webinars in Arabic and English set for Thursday 12 November. Clients do not acquire shares or gain shareholder rights.

Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo processed an average of $345 billion in daily repo transactions in October, with total volumes of $7.6 trillion, as the company expands its digital asset infrastructure through its DLX platform covering issuance, trading, settlement, servicing and distribution of tokenised assets.

Spotware Systems, the company behind cTrader, has launched cAntifraud, an AI-powered fraud detection solution for FX/CFD brokers and prop firms.

Prediction market operator Polymarket has received approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) for its affiliate PM Derivatives, LLC to operate as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) on a fully collateralised basis.

Global financial services platform Marex Group has reported record third quarter results, with revenue from both its FX and Prime businesses more than doubling year on year.

etoro has agreed to acquire LB Finanzas, an Argentine all-in-one financial app covering investing and payments, and plans to make Argentina its regional hub in Latin America. There is no immediate impact for etoro users in Argentina, with future integration planned. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Multi-asset broker and crypto asset service provider PrimeXBT has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration that lets clients connect AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude directly to their trading accounts

The global copy trading platform market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 17.8% through 2033, driven by the increasing adoption of automated trading technologies and social trading trends.

XS.com has appointed Hanna Le as Regional Business Development Director for Vietnam. She returns to the broker after serving as Country Manager, having previously worked at GTCFX, Radex Markets, Info Finance and Shinhan Bank. She will lead business development and partner relations initiatives in the Vietnamese market.