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Ofir Chudin, CEO of Plus500’s Cypriot subsidiary, sold 30,000 shares on Thursday. The disposal is the latest in a string of executive sales at the FTSE 250-listed broker.
CEO David Zruia, CFO Elad Even-Chen and CMO Nir Zats offloaded 1.5 million shares after holding their stakes for 13 years. The stock fell as much as 10% on the news.
Plus500’s Ffst-growing US futures and clearing operation now accounts for over 12% of group income.
The FTSE 250 fintech group launches event-based contracts for American retail investors, building on its December clearing deal with CME and FanDuel.
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Plus500 reported its revenue last year grew to around $792m in 2025.This represents a nominal rise of around 3% from the $768.3m in revenue the London-listed broker and fintech posted for 2024.
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The CEO and CFO of Plus500 are set to be awarded around $23m worth of shares in the brokerage group later this year, as part of a bonus scheme
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Alon Cohen Naznin, the COO of Plus500, has purchased £1m worth of shares in the business.
Plus500 has partnered with CME Group and FanDuel to provide clearing services for the a new event-based contracts platform, in a ‘historic milestone’ for the broker.
The family retirement fund of the chief executive of Plus500 in Australia has bought a stake worth nearly £31,000 in the London-listed group.
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Plus500’s US entity has already been working with Topstep since at least the start of this year.
TopStep was already working with Plus500. This appears to be an extension of the two firms’ existing partnership.
Plus500 made 15% of its revenues from its US business in Q3 2025. The growth in the business may end up being the big driver for the business going forward.
By setting extremely high per contract liquidation fees, a futures broker could earn over 75% of a client’s deposit by autoliquidating them.
Alon Gonen said that, despite Plus500 making money from crypto bets, he thinks the market will eventually collapse entirely.
Plus500 is also applying for a license in Chile. The broker is the second major CFD provider to get approval in Colombia in the last year.
Plus500 registered a company in Chile in 2024 and is using local legal firm Carey Abogados to acquire a license from the CMF.
Plus500 made over $50m from futures, may have more than $1bn in stock trading deposits, and is still looking to expand.
Mark Winton sold 18,600 shares in the Israeli broker last Friday, a disclosure published by the London Stock Exchange shows.
Plus500 will likely recoup its US investment in futures this year. Indian options growth may slow. And the US isn’t looking so bad at the moment?
Plus500 CFO Elad Even-Chen said earlier this year that he believes ETDs will eventually become 35% of the broker’s overall revenues.
Plus500 has expanded aggressively over the last five years, as part of a wider plan to add new products and deliver more growth.
The asset management group bought shares in Plus500 earlier this week, making it one of the largest shareholders in the business.
Scarf is likely replacing Sean Murphy, who has been Plus500 CEO for a decade. He was previously Marex COO for Australia and New Zealand.
Finance firms were just 3% of affiliate-led transactions, suggesting there is still a lot of room for potential growth in the sector.
Plus500 said revenue from its US futures business made up 12% of total revenues for the first quarter, implying total revenues of approximately $25m.
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Plus500 CFO Elad Even-Chen said the group expects futures to make up to 35% of total revenues in the next 3 – 5 years.
Plus500 is providing synthetic execution to Topstep via its US-regulated entity. The company can also be used to trade Topstep’s live accounts.
Despite a still low valuation, Plus500 has delivered total returns in excess of 5,000% since going public on the London Stock Exchange in 2013.
Plus500 held a seminar over the weekend, with more than 300 local traders attending. The broker held the event with several local educators.
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XTB has onboarded more than 100,000 clients in every quarter so far in 2024. Total client acquisition stands at 340,420 in the year to date.
Plus500 made $168.1m from client trading in Q3 2024. The broker also onboarded 24,922 clients over the course of the three month period.
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