What did CEO Nick Cooke have to say about the launch of Taurex Prime, online broker Taurex’s new liquidity and institutional services unit?
Who was named as cTrader developer Spotware’s new COO, and effective “#2” to Spotware CEO Ilia Iarovitcyn?
Why did shares of newly-public online broker eToro fall by 12% on Tuesday (and continue to decline after that during the rest of the week)?
Why did iFOREX delay its planned IPO?
Which international investment outfit just picked up a 5%+ stake in CFDs broker Plus500, worth north of $180 million?
Some of the most read and commented-on FX/CFD industry news stories to appear over the past seven days on FNG included:
Top FX and CFDs industry news stories this week
Exclusive: CEO Nick Cooke on the launch of Taurex Prime. FNG Exclusive Interview… Following our exclusive report from last month that online trading firm Taurex was in the process of launching Taurex Prime, the Taurex Prime website has gone live, and the company has begun to market and provide its services to clients which include brokers, hedge funds, professional traders, and proprietary trading firms.
eToro shares sink 12% as Q1 2025 Revenue and Profit decline. eToro’s first financial results release as a publicly traded company probably didn’t go as smoothly as the company had hoped, with eToro reporting a decline in both Revenue and Profit for Q1 2025 – and the company’s shares sinking by 12% (and more in aftermarket trading). What led to the Revenue/Profit decline at eToro? What did go well in Q1 at eToro?
iFOREX announces IPO delay. iFOREX Financial Trading Holdings Ltd, announced today that its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, which was expected to occur in late June, will be delayed. The company said that a routine thematic compliance inspection commenced earlier this year in the BVI, which was disclosed in the Company’s Registration Document, requires additional time to enable finalisation ahead of the IPO. iFOREX claims that the inspection process is close to completion.
Trillion dollar wealth manager Capital Group picks up 5.45% stake in CFDs broker Plus500. FNG has learned via regulatory filings that leading US based investment and wealth management company Capital Group has recently acquired a 5.45% interest in Israel based CFDs broker Plus500 (LON:PLUS). Capital Group passed the 5% holding threshold in Plus500 on June 10, triggering the regulatory filing about its holding in Plus500. While Capital Group didn’t disclose the exact price paid for its Plus500 shares, at Plus500’s current share price of 3,398p the stake is worth £133.1 million, or USD $181 million.
IC Markets goes live with cTrader Copy Trading widget. IC Markets, a leading Forex and CFDs provider, offering trading solutions for active day traders, scalpers and traders new to the forex market, has announced the successful integration of the cTrader Copy widget into its client area. This marks a step forward in delivering a faster, simpler and more engaging trading experience by enabling direct access to the cTrader Copy service without ever leaving the broker’s website.
Top FX industry executive moves this week

❑ Exclusive: cTrader developer Spotware names Yiota Hadjilouka as COO.
❑ Broker front office tech provider FYNXT hires FX/CFDs veteran Elian Daoud.
❑ Exclusive: GTCFX hires Match-Prime alum Ahmed Fouad to head Institutional Sales.
❑ Exclusive: Saxo UK marketing head Anaam Raza leaves for BCG.
❑ Rostro hires former Equiti Cyprus CEO Hesham Hasanin to head trade solutions.
❑ Exclusive: Cboe hires Fenix FX exec Ben Gough as Global Head of FX Liquidity Management.
❑ OneRoyal extends Compliance head Katalina Pantea to OnePrime job.
❑ Exclusive: AssetsFX Asia head Masud Unnoby moves to Doo Prime.