FX week in review: Trillion dollar volumes, new FCA license, Figo and Ochoa CFDs ambassadors, Robinhood in Singapore
For which CFDs brokers are legendary footballers Luis Figo and Guillermo Ochoa now acting as brand ambassadors?
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EC Markets Q1 2026 trading volumes hit record $5.13 trillion
Active accounts grew to 272,000 (up from 230,000 in Q4 2025) with an average volume of $6.28 million per account.
TMGM, ACCM join CFD brokers reporting trillion dollar Q1 trading volumes
TMGM says it recorded total trading volume of approximately USD $3 trillion in just one month, March 2026, led by Gold CFDs.
ASIC continues Finfluencer crackdown alongside global regulators
ASIC has commenced a review of several AFS licensees and their supervision of 15 finfluencers operating under their licences.
IC signs Guillermo Ochoa to accelerate growth across LATAM
IC secures exclusive rights to Ochoa’s name, image, and likeness across global marketing channels.
Markets CRM partners with Sumsub for native KYC and AML verification
The integration will be available to all Markets CRM clients in the upcoming release.
Robinhood gets in-principle approval to launch brokerage services in Singapore
In-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore marks a key milestone in Robinhood’s expansion to the Asia-Pacific region.
NAGA Group has first profitable Q1 quarter, confirms 2026 guidance
In Q1 2026, NAGA recorded 87,500 new registered users and 4,903 new funded accounts.
Exclusive: GTN hires IG exec Mark Evans to head Corporate Development
Mark Evans joins GTN after spending the past 10+ years at leading UK online broker IG Group.
Hantec Markets volumes top $1.2 trillion in record Q1 2026 driven by Gold, Oil trading
January was the standout month of the quarter, delivering $569.2 billion in trading volume at Hantec.
