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Multi-asset broker Hantec Markets has reported $1.206 trillion in trading volume for Q1 2026, a 176% increase year-on-year and a 19% rise on its own record Q4 2025 result. Behind the headline number is a product story: a firm that rebranded from Hantec FX as recently as 2017 now generates around 83% of its trading volume from non-FX instruments.
Gold and oil led Q1 activity, continuing a shift that has gathered pace across each of Hantec's recent quarterly reports. In Q3 2025, non-FX instruments were flagged as the primary volume driver. By Q1 2026, they account for more than four in five dollars traded on the platform. For a business that spent its first years as a foreign exchange specialist, that represents a meaningful repositioning.
The quarterly figures also show the scale of Hantec's growth over the past twelve months. In Q1 2025, the firm traded $437.7 billion. One year later, the equivalent figure is $1.206 trillion. The full year 2025 total came in at approximately $2.72 trillion, up around 92% on 2024. Q4 2025 was the first quarter in Hantec's history to exceed $1 trillion. Q1 2026 has now surpassed it.
Hantec Markets: quarterly trading volume
Notional volume ($bn), Q1 2025 to Q1 2026
■ Reported ■ Estimated*
* Q2 2025 is an implied figure derived from Hantec's Q3 2025 report, which stated Q3 volume was approximately 20% higher quarter-on-quarter. All other figures as reported by Hantec Markets. Source: LiquidityFinder / Hantec Markets
January was the standout month of the quarter at $569.2 billion, followed by $384.4 billion in March and $252.8 billion in February. The monthly pattern reflects conditions across the industry: gold reached successive record highs early in the year driven by central bank purchasing and a weaker dollar, oil volatility spiked in March on Middle East supply risks, and cryptocurrency markets saw elevated activity in February following regulatory developments across major jurisdictions.
Those conditions supported strong results across the retail trading sector broadly. Capital.com reported $1.27 trillion in client trading volumes for Q1 2026, up 11.2% quarter-on-quarter, with gold accounting for roughly 59% of January platform activity. Plus500 posted Q1 revenue of $242.1 million, up 18% year-on-year, with customer income at a five-year high. The macro environment was a tailwind for the industry. Hantec's 176% year-on-year volume growth is not primarily a macro story.
It is also worth noting that Hantec Markets is not a listed company. Unlike Plus500 or IG Group, it has no regulatory obligation to publish trading volume data. The consistent quarterly disclosure, across five consecutive quarters now, is a voluntary act. For a privately held broker operating across four regulated jurisdictions, publishing numbers of this scale is its own form of market positioning.
The quarter also marked the launch of a new commercial partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with Hantec confirmed as the sport's official trading partner across APAC. The deal opened with UFC 325 in Sydney and extends to live events, broadcasts, and social media content across the region. It sits alongside the firm's second successive year as the official online trading partner of Club Atlético de Madrid in Latin America.
On the platform side, the Hantec WebTrader desktop experience has been updated and Hantec Social, the company's copy trading app, is cited as a contributor to improved client engagement. The Latin America operation has been reinforced with a new regional office.
"Q1 2026 has set a solid foundation for the year ahead. Alongside continued product enhancements, a stronger desktop experience, we are seeing encouraging momentum across our core trading platforms and markets."
"Our partnership with UFC, paired with continuous expansion across markets and a new product roadmap for the future, Q1 2026 has set a powerful tone for the year ahead."
Norayr Djerrahian
Chief Commercial Officer, Hantec Markets
Hantec Markets is regulated in the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong and Mauritius, and operates as a subsidiary of the Hantec Group, which carries more than 36 years of heritage in the financial markets.
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