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,...
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U.S. Election 2024: Markets Brace for High-Stakes Vote as Polls Tighten
04 Nov 2024
With over 75M early votes, the tight 2024 U.S. election stirs market volatility. Swing states and potential rate hikes drive uncertainty in global 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...
Antony Tan Joins IS Prime Hong Kong from Invast Global
Tuesday 14 April 2020 - IS Prime Hong Kong, part of the ISAM Capital Markets Group, has appointed Antony Tan as Vice President – Trading Solutions, Asia. Tan...
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...
COVID-19 – Working Like We’ve Never Worked Before
Like many firms across the Globe, the IS Prime team is now working from home and adjusting to a new way of living and working.
“Relationship” Liquidity – Why it Matters
Recently, there have been some new offerings coming on to the market offering retail brokers direct access to liquidity. The implication is that by accessing...
Financial Times Ranks IS Prime as the 15th Fastest Growing Financial Services Company in Europe
3 March 2020 – London headquartered IS Prime is the 15th fastest growing financial services company in Europe, according to the Financial Times’ list of...
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...
IS Prime Named in List of Most Influential FinTech Companies 2020
28 February 2020 – IS Prime has been named one of the world's most influential financial technology companies, following nominations by a panel of expert...
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...
IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - January 2020
2020 is off to a strong start as volumes and profits rebounded from a pedestrian month of December. Early month profits were driven primarily by Gold, and the...
IS Prime gets Hong Kong SFC licence
IS Prime Hong Kong, part of ISAM Capital Markets, has just announced that it has been granted a Type 3 Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading licence by the Hong...
