Forex Lot Sizes Explained: How Much Is 0.01, 0.1, or 1 Lot Worth?
Standfirst. A forex lot is a measure of currency exposure, not the amount the trader puts at risk. The distinction matters because a $1,000 account can control more than $100,000…
How Forex Brokers Hedge Client Trades
A retail forex broker does not necessarily send every customer order into the institutional market. The more common process is portfolio risk management: collect client flow, offset buyers against sellers,…
What Is A-Book and B-Book Execution in Forex?
A-Book and B-Book are industry shorthand for what a forex or CFD broker does with the market risk created by a client’s trade. They are not official regulatory classifications, and…
FXCM UK Files 2025 Accounts Two Days After Agreeing Client-Book Sale to Trade Nation
Stratos Markets Limited, the FCA-regulated company behind FXCM and Tradu in the UK, has filed its full 2025 accounts just two days after agreeing to transfer its British client book…
FXTF Says Commodity-CFD Assets Were Outside Trust Protection Despite Client Disclosure
Goldenway Japan, the operator of FXTF, has disclosed a defect in the trust arrangement used to protect assets belonging to corporate customers with commodity CFD accounts, revealing that those assets…