eToro

The NASDAQ-listed broker reported an 81% jump in capital markets trades alongside a 36% drop in crypto trades, pointing to a clear rotation in where clients were active.

The trading platform reported a 10% annual revenue increase and 12% jump in net income for its first full year as a public company, while authorizing an additional $100 million in share repurchases.

Making commission-free stocks work for CFD brokers is becoming increasingly difficult.

The broker’s CEO Yoni Assia said the firm believes event contracts create ‘significant value’ for traders.

Larry Fink says he believes in Tokenisation. We think he just sees a new method of marketing BlackRock products via regulatory arbitrage.

We speak to Paul Woolman about the launch of spot futures trading, the reasons CME Group launched the product, and why traders like them.

eToro probably makes more money from CFDs than any other single product. So why is the firm so scared of saying that publicly?

eToro will not say how much money it makes from CFDs, even though the product is likely to be its single-largest revenue generator.

Cash appears in a new branded video for the broker. IG Group has been pushing for changes to make investing in stocks more appealing to UK investors.

iFOREX wants to hold an IPO in London later this year. The broker’s activity is a lot more representative of the CFD industry than eToro.

eToro has also set up a new company in France to offer the accounts. The broker has been localising its products more over the last two years.

FXPRIMUS is not the only broker to use AI tools for marketing. eToro, Capital.com, and Deriv have all used the technology for advertising efforts.

Only half the proceeds of the eToro IPO will go towards newly issued shares. The broker’s owners will also retain control of the company.

Petsa will work from the Trading 212 office in Cyprus. The broker has set up three new entities in Germany, Ireland, and Australia in the last 18 months.

Crone spent almost three years working at eToro and was ultimately overseeing the broker’s PR and comms for the UK and Australia.

Shir Shalom joined eToro almost four years ago and oversaw several key initiatives during her time at the brokerage group.

The Stocktwits event will take place on April 30th in New York. eToro is seeking to expand its presence in the US.

Hughes joined eToro in 2022 and was key in setting up the broker’s UAE office. He has held senior roles at several other brokers, including IG Group.

Eli Shwartz joins eToro from Discount Bank, where he spent the last four years as the bank’s Head of Digital Marketing.

Herzberg progressed from a client-facing role to being a key figure in the eToro marketing machine.

Doron Rozenberg has held senior marketing roles at crypto exchanges and CFD providers, including eToro and Trive.

Christou joins the firm from rival company Exinity. Charalambous has also held senior roles at leading firms, like eToro and Binance.

Trading 212 saw the highest growth level of MUVs for any finance company, when you look at growth across both web usage and app downloads.

eToro added the meme coin to its platform in response to customer demand. The Trump coin soared over the weekend but has since crashed.

Gary Stevenson’s claims point to a wider set of stereotypes about what it means to be a trader. But do traders even exist?

eToro has been trying to go public for years. Its most recent attempt to list via a SPAC in 2021 saw the firm valued at more than $10bn.

Swissquote, Capital.com, Bitkub, and several others have all seen a surge in app downloads since Donald Trump won the US election.

XTB continues to see huge numbers of new clients but with a decreasing ARPU. The firm is going big on investment products to market itself.

The new smart portfolio will mean eToro investors can access a broad set of growth themes via investments in seven of ARK’s actively managed ETFs.

eToro has been trying to expand into offering more investment products, as opposed to its traditional focus on leveraged trading instruments.

eToro has built a new office in the country’s capital Tbilisi. The broker entered the country with the help of tech outsourcing firm Webiz.

eToro has already partnered with numerous football teams. This will be very similar, with plenty of branding opportunities for the broker and access to VIP tickets for clients.

eToro US CEO Lule Demmissie has stepped down from her role at the broker. She will be replaced by Andrew McCormick, who has been with the firm for almost 3 years.

Crypto won’t die. But is it making brokers money. And is it worth adding physical crypto as a product?

How much does an FCA license cost and would you be a able to start a broker in the UK and make money easily? We reveal all in this article.

1x CFDs may help to boost a broker’s loss ratio. Also we look at Deriv synthetic indices and ask how you can hedge the exposure that they create.

Should you sponsor a Premier League team or get FCA regulated?

We speak to Heloise Greeff about how she became a popular investor and what it’s like to be one

Some CFD providers are gonna have to hope things get worse

New podcast + more retail at AGMs?

It’s the spirt of friendly competition

Roll out the prop shops

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Also we look at ThinkMarkets, Revolut and have a new podcast

We talk options, crypto, M&A and more

It’s an SEO-friendly, clickbait-y Monday morning

Also we look at copy trading

Also we look at eToro’s Gatsby acquisition and FTX PR in CNBC

Also Trading 212 is coming back and equities can be a regulatory arbitrage

Also eToro probably won’t SPAC

With valuations falling, the company may struggle to hold on to its IPO valuation

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