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NAGA returned to profit and iFOREX cut EBITDA by more than half in the same week
NAGA reports back-to-profit and regional expansion. iFOREX halved H1 EBITDA to 1.4 million dollars. Read together, the two results describe a retail broker segment splitting into two very different populations.
MetaQuotes is bringing AI into MT5 and the platform layer is the actual battleground
MetaQuotes used Forex Expo Dubai to unveil AI-powered automation inside MT5. For brokers, the announcement is less about features than about who now owns the client experience.
Turkey arrested 175 in a 266 million dollar forex and crypto fraud network
Turkish authorities detained 175 people over an alleged international forex and crypto fraud scheme worth 266 million dollars. The operation reads like a template for what regulators in the region will do next.
Monday, September 21, 2026
mBank is quitting forex while Poland's CFD market grows 50 percent
mBank stops new forex and CFD positions on 1 October, leaving two bank-owned brokers in Poland. The exit comes as client numbers rise 50 percent and losses reach 2.68 billion zlotys.
Forex Expo Dubai opens tomorrow and the floor plan is the strategy
Two days, five halls, more than 250 exhibitors. Forex Expo Dubai opens on Tuesday, and where a broker stands on that floor says more about its next twelve months than anything in its press release.
