IG Group

IG Group France director Ambroise Lion said the ban was put in place back in 2018, after Google said one of the broker’s ads was ‘too aggressive’.

Ratford is the second senior marketing executive to make the move from IG Group to Crypto.com in the last six months.

Lane was taken off the FCA register for Trade Nation last month. Noble’s appointment is likely pending regulatory approval.

Crone spent almost three years working at eToro and was ultimately overseeing the broker’s PR and comms for the UK and Australia.

Wu joins Trade Nation as a Premium Client Manager. He has almost a decade of prior experience at CMC Markets and IG Group.

Aneira Henery-Morley was with the broker for 12 months, having previously spent almost four years working at IG Group.

Lots of executives with no experience in online trading end up doing a great job. So what makes a good hire for CFD brokers?

Higgins worked at IG Group for almost 13 years. He joined the broker as a copywriter in 2012 and went on to hold several senior roles at the firm.

Hughes joined eToro in 2022 and was key in setting up the broker’s UAE office. He has held senior roles at several other brokers, including IG Group.

Capuano has worked in the retail trading industry for over two decades. Most recently he was Head of Europe for Capital.com.

AvaFutures has been targeting Spain, reflecting the country’s heavy restrictions on offering CFDs to retail clients. Is that the future for brokers?

We look at four facts from the IG Group H1 results, including crypto products, options trading, and the recent Freetrade acquisition.

IG Group saw higher revenue in the half year period, despite a slight drop in the number of active clients in its CFD and spread betting business.

Lahkwani has previously held sales roles at CPT Markets, IG Group, and CAPEX.com. He was also Head of Sales for the MENA region at Axi.

Gary Stevenson’s claims point to a wider set of stereotypes about what it means to be a trader. But do traders even exist?

Plus500 held a seminar over the weekend, with more than 300 local traders attending. The broker held the event with several local educators.

Horacek joined IG Group at the start of the pandemic in 2020, initially as Head of Poland. He went on to lead the firm’s India and SA offices too.

Maggie Lighezzolo oversaw changes to the IG Group website and market research tools, including the integration of tech provider TipRanks.

Michael Healy has been Commercial Director at Ryanair for almost five years. He previously worked with IG CEO Breon Corcoran at Paddy Power.

Brief was with IG Group for almost 25 years and was the company’s Head of UK. Several long-time execs have left over the last 12 months.

IG Group set up Spectrum Markets in 2019, with the firm regulated in Germany as a multilateral trading facility, mainly for trading ETDs.

Onyx Capital announced its retail brokerage arm in the summer. The oil broker has hired execs from several firms, including CMC Markets and IG.

Robinhood has already launched margin trading in the UK. The competition for options trading is heating up, as multiple firms add the product.

Former IG Group CFO and interim CEO Charlie Rozes left the company in the summer. Abrahams joins IG from Virgin Money UK.

IG Group clients can now log into their account and trade using the TradingView charting platform. The firm also has a reviews and tips page.

Najjar has made the move from IG Group’s MENA office. Marex has been expanding its PB offering since acquiring Cowen in 2023.

The new IG Japan campaign features actors Takumi Saitoh and Elaiza Ikeda. IG has also launched a new website, which makes use of imagery from the campaign.

We speak to IG Group UK Head Matt Brief about the launch of options trading in the UK, keeping clients happy, and changes in his 25 years at the company.

Abuhadra will reconnect with Capital.com MENA CEO Tarik Chebib, who was Head of Sales for the MENA region at IG Group previously.

CMC Markets will be the second large provider to acquire a license in Bermuda. IG Group has been regulated in the territory since 2020.

Swap rate miscalculations happen all the time. But why does it happen, how are brokers setting overnight rates, and what are the consequences?

Fernandes joined IG Group five years ago. He moved up from being a New Business Associate to become Team Lead Manager for the broker’s premium client desk.

IG Group acquired Daily FX from FXCM in 2016 for $40m. Trade Live with IG appears to be an attempt to mirror the success that tastylive has had in the US.

We speak to Tomoharu Furuichi, IG Securities CEO and Head of Japan at IG Group, about the broker’s explosive growth in the last five years.

The CFD industry has grown massively and is active globally. So is there no growth left for the sector or is there actually plenty of left on the table?

Getting people to trade more is what all brokers want to do. In this short how to guide we look at ways that brokers can achieve that.

Williams joins Capital.com from IG Group, where he spent almost six years working on the broker’s premium client management desk.

IG Group’s US offering – IG US – has rebranded to tastyfx. The rebrand means that the group’s FX offering fits with the wider tastytrade brand.

IG Group has launched a trading tournament for French clients, which is set for late June. The challenge has prizes and will take place on demo accounts.

tastytrade is holding an event in London in early June with Cboe and CME Group, meaning the launch will align with that.

Personal branding is one part of a wider change in the media landscape. The question is whether this actually achieves anything or not from a business perspective.

Andy Francos was formerly Head of SEO at IG Group and Commercial Marketing Director at Capital.com. His new firm – Be Franc – provides a range of services.

How much does an FCA license cost and would you be a able to start a broker in the UK and make money easily? We reveal all in this article.

Plus500 average deposits reached an all time high in 2023. The company saw record revenues per user last year as well.

We speak to Spreadex MD Tom Salmon about the company’s future plans, new products, and longevity.

5 facts from IG Group’s latest financial results

We look at the mystery of multibrand brokers and also look at two new hires at IG and Capital.com

XM’s masseuse, Thai expo shut down and the outlook for crypto

Also we learn that Capital.com owns another URL

Sosnoff’s success may pose a longer term risk to IG Group

Also we look at what has been going on in the world of cryptocurrency

Some CFD providers are gonna have to hope things get worse

Poland is becoming more expensive and other countries are off-limits

Also we look at Plus500, Robinhood, Eurotrader and Doo Prime

Just order online

New podcast + more retail at AGMs?

Premier league

CFD providers have averaged 16% employee growth since mid-2021

Can brokers IPO?

We talk options, crypto, M&A and more

It’s all going down with the Khalijis

Copy trading and Saxo Bank

And IG Group buys the Small Exchange

It’s going to be delightful

Diversification pays off

We talk OvalX, new products and ornate cows

It’s an SEO-friendly, clickbait-y Monday morning

Plus500 and does NAGA read CFDs Weekly?

We speak to Robert Sheehan about the company’s formative years

And we take a trip down memory lane

Also Webull hired another T212 exec and we look at Plus500 shares

MetaQuotes are going after brokers using TradingView

Also we look at eToro’s Gatsby acquisition and FTX PR in CNBC

Or anything?