Introducing Surge - Intelligent Book and Execution Optimisation Platform

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?

Last week’s (Wednesday 16th April) CPI (Consumer Price Index) revealed a decline in inflation to 2.6%, down from 2.8% in February, landing below the BoE’s forecast of 2.7%. Core CPI, which excludes energy and food, eased slightly to 3.4%, down from 3.5% the previous month.

Trade Progress, Gold Pullback, and Oil Strength

U.S. President Trump has signed a deal with Australian Prime Minister Albanese to boost America’s access to rare earth metals and other critical minerals. Rare earths have been a key flashpoint in U.S.–China trade tensions, with China dominating the supply chain and imposing export curbs on these materials.

In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will enter into a coalition with the Japan Innovation Party today — a move to set up recently elected LDP leader Sanae Takaichi as the next Prime Minister. Takaichi has long advocated for increased government spending to boost the Japanese economy and has criticised the Bank of Japan’s tightening policy.