The5ers, reviewed
The best-known name in instant funding sells the thing every challenge buyer wants — a funded account on day one. The examiner's question is what that convenience costs, and the answer is in the terms.
The lead story
Education product or financial service?
The industry's favourite phrase is 'simulated capital'. It may keep firms outside the licensing perimeter — but it does nothing to blunt the rules on how you sell things.
Regulators keep closing in on retail prop
The enforcement climate that began with My Forex Funds has not receded. A look at the scrutiny the sector now operates under, and why most firms still sit outside the authorisation perimeter by design.