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?

Markets pulled back from record highs as escalating tensions between the US and Iran unsettled investors. Asian equities slipped and Wall Street edged lower after a surge in oil prices — with Brent crude briefly jumping above $115 a barrel — raising concerns about inflation and economic growth.

The White House said US officials have convened to discuss Iran’s latest proposal while maintaining “red lines” on any deal. Crude extended its rally to a seventh consecutive session, with Brent rising 2.9% and briefly moving above $111, as a more prolonged supply shock is increasingly being priced in.

Asian equities moved higher at the start of the week, supported by renewed optimism around geopolitics after reports that Iran had presented the US with a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The development lifted broader risk sentiment and pushed emerging market stocks to fresh highs, with technology leading the advance.