iSAM Securities Launches CFDs on Futures to Meet Growing Client Demand

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?

Soaring oil prices are raising inflation concerns, as key energy infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged. Investors are worried about the prolonged economic impact of the war.

Global equities declined for a second consecutive day as escalating conflict in the Middle East — particularly attacks on critical energy infrastructure — pushed oil prices sharply higher and heightened fears of renewed inflation.

Global equity markets have been recovering for a third day. The MSCI All Country World Index rose 0.4%, while overnight Asian shares climbed 2.2%, driven mostly by technology stocks as Nvidia’s positive comments renewed optimism in artificial intelligence.