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iSAM Securities announces the appointment of long-serving senior leader Neill Burger as Managing Director. Having been instrumental in the firm's growth since joining in 2008, Neill will lead the next phase of development across the company's liquidity, market making and technology businesses.

After a period of significant strength, precious metals have experienced a sharp pullback, contributing to increased volatility across the market. This shift has been driven by a combination of macroeconomic developments, positioning, and margin dynamics.

Risk share models can be a powerful way for brokers to unlock value from their flow, however, they often don’t deliver on exactly what is promised. Many brokers find themselves locked into arrangements that lack clarity, consistency, or flexibility, leaving them uncertain about how revenue is generated or why payouts look the way they do.

Following our recent feature in e-Forex magazine, where James Gavin, Head of Trading Europe at iSAM Securities, discussed the evolving approach to collaboration between brokers and liquidity providers (LPs), we take a deeper look at how these relationships are shifting.

Following on from his interview with eForex magazine, we decided to dig deeper into the world of APIs with a full interview with Barry Flanigan. Read below as the Head of Asia Pacific, iSAM Securities, delves into the effect of APIs on the world of e-FX trading.

Financial markets have been forced to adjust rapidly and with heightened volatility - will trade negotiations bring meaningful stability, or are they simply a pause in an escalating trade war?

Technology stocks continued to lead gains overnight, with South Korea's KOSPI rising 3.27%. Chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both gained more than 5%, extending the recent rally in semiconductor stocks as optimism around AI investment remains strong.

Crude oil climbed 1.75% yesterday to $89.37 as traders remained wary about the prospects for a Middle East deal. Brent crude has risen a further 0.91% this morning to $89.72 a barrel, extending its winning streak to six consecutive days—the longest since April.

Brent crude rose 5.17% yesterday and has gained a further 0.3% this morning, marking a fifth consecutive day of gains to $87.98 a barrel. The rally followed new demands from U.S. President Donald Trump toward Iran, clouding prospects for an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.