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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

cTrader’s Market Replay lets traders practise against historical market conditions, test manual strategies and review decisions without risking real capital.

Gold-i has integrated Crypto Finance Group, part of Deutsche Börse Group, into its MatrixNET liquidity bridge, giving brokers, proprietary trading firms and fund managers access to regulated institutional digital asset trading and liquidity services across MT4, MT5, DXtrade and CLEO without additional development work.

Specialist liquidity partner Hantec Prime has appointed Veronica Dager as Senior Institutional Sales. Hantec Prime is the institutional division of multi-asset broker Hantec Markets.

Integral's weekly roundup looks at how the trading industry is being reshaped: API-first platforms and MCP servers replacing rigid legacy systems, a new generation of traders demanding mobile-first experiences, crypto exchanges such as MEXC moving into stocks and ETFs, stablecoin settlement going mainstream, and prediction markets and prop trading changing how brokers win clients.

Interactive Brokers has integrated with X Cashtags, letting US investors move from stock and crypto conversations on X into trading on Interactive Brokers. New clients who open and fund a qualifying account via the feature receive $100, as IBKR extends its platform to investors already active in market discussions on X.