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Jeff Wilkins
Retail brokers generally state that around 75% of retail investors lose money - the majority of these losses are in the spread value of their trades (because...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - July 2020
After a relatively quiet start to the month, the second half of July brought strong profits for brokers, allowing most to far exceed the results seen in June....
Liquidation Risk: Have you assessed the impact on your firm?
As market volatility persists, brokers have become increasing vigilant monitoring the risk of their clients’ potential (and realised) negative balance exposure...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - June 2020
June profits and volumes were front-loaded with the bulk of PL in the first 10 days of the month, primarily due to broad-based USD selling. Profitability in...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - May 2020
May volumes were very similar to April totals, but still far below the highs reached in February and March. Although volumes were in line with April, profits...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - April 2020
April saw broker volumes fall off significantly from the near-record numbers recorded in February and March. Profits, though down as well, were respectable as...
Risk Update: NFP – Are you ready?
Nonfarm Friday is a day that used to be quite exciting for trading desks and traders alike, although the last couple years have been somewhat sleepy. After...
Challenging times in Finance: Working from home
The last year has not been a particularly easy one for brokers. Increasing costs associated with regulatory compliance, lack of volatility in the markets,...
Risk Update: Mind the (Weekend) gap
The recent rise in market volatility has left all brokers susceptible to being taken advantage of by predatory traders but this is particularly true for...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - March 2020
Volume totals in March matched the strong numbers from February, though daily figures trailed off late in the month. Daily profit figures also softened in the...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - February 2020
February was an excellent month for brokers as Covid-19 coronavirus fears brought volatility to a wide range of markets. Volumes were up substantially from...
Three Layers of Defense Against Toxic Flow
In previous blog posts we have discussed how traders sometimes take advantage of unwary brokers by engaging in various forms of malicious activity (such as...
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