iSAM Expands UK Presence with Move to New London Headquarters

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?

With recent events including geopolitical instability and inflation concerns, risk appetite is at the forefront of our minds. What should institutional investors be doing to balance risk and opportunity in the coming months?

Global markets were mixed as software stocks across Asia fell sharply, tracking declines in U.S. peers amid growing fears that advances in artificial intelligence could disrupt traditional software business models.

On Friday, gold and silver prices suffered their biggest slide in decades. Gold fell from $5,600 to $4,770, while silver dropped 31%. Markets remain weak, with the CME announcing further margin increases following the moves.

Overnight, the rally in metals continued, with gold, silver, and copper all hitting fresh record highs, driven by a softer dollar and rising geopolitical risk. Spot gold climbed 2.7% to $5,564/oz, while spot silver surged above $120/oz overnight and is currently trading at $118.24/oz.