RADAR INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE REPORT

The State of Retail Broker Risk 2026

A small group of traders. An outsized impact on your book.

Where are client profits concentrated? How much does gold influence broker P&L? And what can linked accounts reveal beyond a single broker’s view?

Drawing on 12 months of trading data across the iSAM Securities Radar network, this report explores the accounts, instruments and trading patterns shaping broker risk.

Inside the report

• The winning few: How a small share of profitable accounts captures most client winnings.

• Gold’s influence: The scale of XAUUSD across trading volume, broker P&L and potential latency arbitrage.

• Beyond your book: How connected accounts across brokers can reveal potentially abusive trading patterns.

Download the report for a clearer view of where risk is concentrated and what deserves closer investigation.