Trading News

OKX has secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) license, which following approval, will enable it to offer regulated derivative products across the EU. Key Takeaways MiFID II License: OKX will be licensed to offer derivatives and institutional services in Europe. European Reach: The MiFID II license, along with its MiCA license, enables […]

We look at the current level of participation by individual, or “retail,” traders and investors in the United States stock market.  We look at historical trends of retail investor involvement, current estimates of their market share, the impact of online trading platforms, and considers the activity of retail investors across major stock exchanges.  We’ll also […]

A variety of reinforcement learning algorithms have been explored for trading applications. Here, we look at key RL algorithms and how they apply to markets ranging from stocks and currencies to commodities and bonds.   Key Takeaways – Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Trading RL algorithms help trading agents learn strategies that maximize returns by interacting […]

IG has introduced the BITA Artificial Intelligence US Giants Index (BAIGUI), a benchmark tracking leading US companies in the AI sector. The index offers traders exposure to firms driving AI innovation, from microprocessor development to machine learning. Key Takeaways AI Sector Exposure – The BITA AI Index includes 25 AI-focused firms like Nvidia, Palantir, and […]

Starting Monday 17 March 2025, CMC Markets facilitates post-market trading on over 80 prominent stocks, providing an additional four-hour window after US exchanges close. This comes after it introduced extended hours trading on the ‘magnificent 7 stocks’, which we reported on in January. Key Takeaways Pre-market and post-market trading is now available on 87 popular […]

Reinforcement learning (RL) is a branch of machine learning where an agent learns to make decisions by interacting with an environment through trial and error, receiving feedback in the form of rewards. In a trading context, the environment is the financial market, the agent’s actions might be buying, selling, or holding assets, and the reward […]

Trading the financial markets is a complex undertaking that involves managing a variety of trade-offs. These trade-offs are not merely binary choices but often exist on a spectrum between two or more interests or wants and across a variety of dimensions. Accordingly, traders have to balance competing interests, resources, and strategies. Understanding these trade-offs is […]

Imagine standing in a casino with rows of slot machines, each promising different payouts. Your goal?  Maximize your winnings without knowing which machine is “hot.”  This captures the essence of Multi-Armed Bandit (MAB) problems – a framework for balancing exploration (testing uncertain options) and exploitation (leveraging known winners).  In trading, MAB methods are a capital […]

XTB has secured a securities agent license in Chile. This reinforces XTB’s commitment to growth in Latin America, unlocking new opportunities for active traders in the region. Key Takeaways XTB has received a securities agent license from Chile’s Financial Market Commission (CMF). XTB expects to start onboarding traders from Chile in the first half of […]

Trading well requires both innovation and discipline.  Markets always evolve in various ways (i.e., new types of buyers and sellers, new motivations, new strategies, new technology, new changes in the world), forcing traders to choose between adapting and going full steam ahead on what works.  Exploration allows traders to discover new opportunities, while exploitation helps […]