Despite Monthly Dip in Trades, Retail Traders Drive Interactive Brokers Accounts Up 31%

FM Daily Brief – 29 May 2026

Today is Friday, the 29th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: three global regulators are converging on trading platform design, and a Singapore prop firm launches a deferred-fee challenge model.

Today is Friday, the 29th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: three global regulators are converging on trading platform design, and a Singapore prop firm launches a deferred-fee challenge model.

Today is Friday, the 29th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: three global regulators are converging on trading platform design, and a Singapore prop firm launches a deferred-fee challenge model.

FM Daily Brief – 28 May 2026

Today is Thursday, the 28th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: the chair of CySEC makes clear that prediction markets look like binary options to Brussels, Robinhood enters the age of AI agents, and a Google engineer faces insider trading charges over Polymarket activity.

Today is Thursday, the 28th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: the chair of CySEC makes clear that prediction markets look like binary options to Brussels, Robinhood enters the age of AI agents, and a Google engineer faces insider trading charges over Polymarket activity.

Today is Thursday, the 28th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: the chair of CySEC makes clear that prediction markets look like binary options to Brussels, Robinhood enters the age of AI agents, and a Google engineer faces insider trading charges over Polymarket activity.

LMAX Digital: Crypto Market Outlook – Regulation, Tokenization & Institutional Adoption

Nick Strain, Country Manager Singapore at LMAX Digital, discusses the future of digital assets and shares his views on crypto markets, perpetuals, institutional adoption, tokenization, and why regulatory clarity remains the biggest driver in the space.

The discussion, hosted by Jonathan Fine, Content Strategist at Finance Magnates, covers:
Crypto market sentiment
Bitcoin and Ethereum’s role as macro assets
The mechanics of perpetuals and funding rates
Institutional adoption beyond buying crypto
The opportunity in tokenization and programmable money
The critical role of regulation in market growth

Nick Strain, Country Manager Singapore at LMAX Digital, discusses the future of digital assets and shares his views on crypto markets, perpetuals, institutional adoption, tokenization, and why regulatory clarity remains the biggest driver in the space.

The discussion, hosted by Jonathan Fine, Content Strategist at Finance Magnates, covers:
Crypto market sentiment
Bitcoin and Ethereum’s role as macro assets
The mechanics of perpetuals and funding rates
Institutional adoption beyond buying crypto
The opportunity in tokenization and programmable money
The critical role of regulation in market growth

Nick Strain, Country Manager Singapore at LMAX Digital, discusses the future of digital assets and shares his views on crypto markets, perpetuals, institutional adoption, tokenization, and why regulatory clarity remains the biggest driver in the space.

The discussion, hosted by Jonathan Fine, Content Strategist at Finance Magnates, covers:
Crypto market sentiment
Bitcoin and Ethereum’s role as macro assets
The mechanics of perpetuals and funding rates
Institutional adoption beyond buying crypto
The opportunity in tokenization and programmable money
The critical role of regulation in market growth

FM Daily Brief – 27 May 2026

Today is Wednesday, the 27th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: questions are swirling around the futures of FXCM and Tradu, as owner Jefferies reportedly weighs a sale, an acquisition of a prop firm, and the demographics of prediction markets.

Today is Wednesday, the 27th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: questions are swirling around the futures of FXCM and Tradu, as owner Jefferies reportedly weighs a sale, an acquisition of a prop firm, and the demographics of prediction markets.

Today is Wednesday, the 27th of May 2026, and these are our main stories: questions are swirling around the futures of FXCM and Tradu, as owner Jefferies reportedly weighs a sale, an acquisition of a prop firm, and the demographics of prediction markets.

FYNXT CEO Samuel Aeby: Why Brokers Need Operating Systems, Not Just CRMs

Should brokers build their own technology, or buy existing solutions? And with AI changing how firms manage clients, retention, and risk, are traditional CRM systems still enough?

At the Finance Magnates Singapore Summit, Jonathan Fine, Content Strategist at Finance Magnates, spoke with Samuel Aeby, CEO & Founder of FYNXT, about the future of broker technology, AI, and why operational complexity may be holding firms back.

🎥 Watch the interview: What does Samuel Aeby think most brokers are getting wrong when it comes to technology?

Should brokers build their own technology, or buy existing solutions? And with AI changing how firms manage clients, retention, and risk, are traditional CRM systems still enough?

At the Finance Magnates Singapore Summit, Jonathan Fine, Content Strategist at Finance Magnates, spoke with Samuel Aeby, CEO & Founder of FYNXT, about the future of broker technology, AI, and why operational complexity may be holding firms back.

🎥 Watch the interview: What does Samuel Aeby think most brokers are getting wrong when it comes to technology?

Should brokers build their own technology, or buy existing solutions? And with AI changing how firms manage clients, retention, and risk, are traditional CRM systems still enough?

At the Finance Magnates Singapore Summit, Jonathan Fine, Content Strategist at Finance Magnates, spoke with Samuel Aeby, CEO & Founder of FYNXT, about the future of broker technology, AI, and why operational complexity may be holding firms back.

🎥 Watch the interview: What does Samuel Aeby think most brokers are getting wrong when it comes to technology?

Should brokers build their own technology, or buy existing solutions? And with AI changing how firms manage clients, retention, and risk, are traditional CRM systems still enough?

🎥 Watch the interview: What does Samuel Aeby think most brokers are getting wrong when it comes to technology?

Should brokers build their own technology, or buy existing solutions? And with AI changing how firms manage clients, retention, and risk, are traditional CRM systems still enough?

At the Finance Magnates Singapore Summit, Jonathan Fine, Content Strategist at Finance Magnates, spoke with Samuel Aeby, CEO & Founder of FYNXT, about the future of broker technology, AI, and why operational complexity may be holding firms back.

🎥 Watch the interview: What does Samuel Aeby think most brokers are getting wrong when it comes to technology?

Should brokers build their own technology, or buy existing solutions? And with AI changing how firms manage clients, retention, and risk, are traditional CRM systems still enough?

🎥 Watch the interview: What does Samuel Aeby think most brokers are getting wrong when it comes to technology?

Despite Monthly Dip in Trades, Retail Traders Drive Interactive Brokers Accounts Up 31%

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Bitcoin Stuck Between $60K and $70K—Why BTC Price Isn’t Ready to Break Out

Bitcoin Stuck Between $60K and $70K—Why BTC Price Isn’t Ready to Break Out