1 March 2021 - IS Prime, part of ISAM Capital Markets, has launched a new trading GUI and risk system with Reactive Markets, particularly aimed at its growing...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - January 2021
January volumes were in line with 2020 monthly averages, but profits slipped rather markedly. Losses were driven by a rebound in USD and EUR retracement. Gold...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - December 2020
Activity in the first two weeks of December was enough to make the month a relatively strong one for brokers despite volatility waning as the month progressed....
IS Prime Offers Liquidity Via FDCTech’s Condor FX Pro Platform
22 December 2020 – embargoed until 14.30 GMT - IS Prime, part of ISAM Capital Markets, has partnered with FDCTech to extend its liquidity distribution to the...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - November 2020
Buoyed by early month volatility that arose surrounding vaccine news, November volumes exceeded October’s even though activity trailed off sharply late in the...
IS Prime Reports Impressive Growth
27 November 2020 – For the sixth consecutive year, IS Prime has reported impressive growth, with a 30% increase in turnover y/e 31 March 2020. Reported figures...
CFD Market Data … Boring but essential!
A key and often overlooked issue that we have been seeing time and time again, with LPs and brokers alike, is that of inaccurate market data. In times of...
Risk Update: US Election – Are You Ready?
As the US 2020 US Presidential race draws to a close on Tuesday, with polls opening on the morning of November 3rd, ISRA takes a look at the market conditions...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - September 2020
September volumes slumped slightly from August figures, and profits dipped as well. However, most brokers were able to post respectable overall statistics due...
Is waiting for a ‘client drop’ really the best way to manage P&L and risk?
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...
Getting it right from the start: Taking a constructive approach to client integration
Whenever a firm decides to work with a new Prime of Prime (PoP), there are a number of steps involved and various factors to consider. Firms – particularly...
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....
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