Editorial team
Senior Markets & Regulation Analyst
Short answer: page 3 of Marcus Reed's ForexTradeLab bibliography lists earlier research from Jul 2026 – Aug 2026.
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268 published articles — newest first.
A step-by-step 2026 guide to placing your first live forex trade on XM or Exness: pre-trade checks, lot sizing, MT4/MT5 market order, stop loss, take profit, journal rules and a small withdrawal test.
Beginners · · 12 min reading
How XM GOLD24-7 works for weekend gold trading, how it differs from weekday XAU/USD, who it may fit, and the spread, liquidity and leverage checks to complete before live size.
Brokers · · 14 min reading
Algeria forex broker guide 2026: COSOB securities perimeter, Bank of Algeria FX-control framework, DZD transfer friction, purpose-confirmation culture, Europe-aligned hours and oil-exporter macro with no free offshore corridor.
Guide · · 8 min reading
Tanzania does not offer a general retail route to fund offshore CFD brokers. This 2026 guide explains Bank of Tanzania Foreign Exchange Regulations 2022 on outward portfolio investment, how CMSA licenses capital-market firms rather than retail CFD houses, TZS payment realities and what to verify instead of logo rankings.
Guide · · 9 min reading
Egypt has no FRA licence for retail online forex, and the FRA has warned that forex solicitations are illegal inside the country. This guide explains what that means for Egyptian residents, how to check the FRA warning list, how CBE rules shape EGP funding after the 2024 float, and what to verify before trusting any offshore entity.
Guide · · 12 min reading
A Japan-specific guide to choosing an FX broker in 2026: how JFSA registration and FFAJ membership work, the 4% margin rule for individuals, what the JFSA warning list says about XM- and Exness-named firms, and how the NTA taxes FX gains.
Guide · · 12 min reading
How Chilean residents can verify a forex or CFD broker in 2026: Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (CMF) registers and unsupervised-entity alerts, foreign contracting entities, CLP conversion, Banco Central floating-peso context and SII Declaración Jurada 1929 reporting — without crowning a best brand.
Guide · · 11 min reading
A Kuwait-specific guide to choosing a forex or CFD broker in 2026: how the CMA, the Central Bank of Kuwait and the Ministry of Commerce divide oversight, why exchange houses cannot trade for you, KWD margin maths, funding rails and swap-free terms.
Guide · · 12 min reading
Jordan forex broker guide 2026: 2017 Foreign Stock Exchanges Law, JSC licensed intermediaries, JOD-USD peg (~0.709), after-work London–NY hours and Islamic term diligence.
Guide · · 8 min reading
Lebanon forex broker guide 2026: CMA approved institutions, BDL banking constraints and Circular 169 context, USD liquidity friction, gold-as-hedge psychology and Islamic terms.
Guide · · 9 min reading
A clear 2026 guide to negative balance protection (NBP) on retail forex and CFD accounts: how it works after a gap or fast move, what ESMA-style rules require, entity traps, and what NBP never replaces.
Trust · · 10 min reading
A 2026 guide to safe-haven behaviour in forex: why USD, JPY and CHF often firm in risk-off episodes, how gold interacts, why gold fell in September 2026 despite the US–Iran standoff, funding-currency reversals, mistakes and a monitoring checklist.
Education · · 12 min reading
A 2026 risk guide to segregated client money versus trading risk: how FCA-style CASS segregation works, what investor compensation schemes (e.g. FSCS, ICF) backstop, entity traps, and a pre-deposit verification checklist.
Trust · · 7 min reading
A sourced 2026 explainer of pig-butchering (sha zhu pan) romance-investment scams that push victims into fake forex, crypto and metals platforms — the grooming timeline, red flags, what to do if hit, and how recovery-room frauds target the same people again.
Trust · · 10 min reading
An evidence-based 2026 guide to central bank digital currencies and FX: wholesale vs retail CBDC, BIS projects Mariana and Rialto, IMF cross-border flow research, and why CBDCs are not a retail trading signal or crypto substitute.
Trading Education · · 11 min reading
What the 1% risk rule means in cash and lots: $100/$500/$1,000 examples, how stop distance sets volume, when 0.5% is wiser, and what to do when minimum lot breaks the rule.
Risk Management · · 3 min reading
A practical 7-day plan for new XM funders: verification checks, platform setup, calculator drills, first micro trade, journal rules and a small withdrawal test before scaling.
Beginner Trading · · 6 min reading
Educational 2026 guide to cash loss at a fixed stop under 1:100, 1:500 and unlimited-style leverage using the Leverage Loss Reality Table (LLRT): margin changes with leverage, but fixed-lot P/L does not — oversized lots do the damage.
Education · · 11 min reading
A broker-agnostic 2026 Gold Capital Fit Test (GCFT) for XAU/USD: $100, $500 and $1,000 scenarios using stop distance, minimum lot, point value and margin buffer—without treating deposit thresholds as safe capital.
Risk Management · · 15 min reading
A risk-first, five-input test for deciding whether a planned XM budget can support a specific forex, gold or oil trade—or whether demo only is the honest result.
Brokers · · 12 min reading
A pre-account framework for measuring Exness Standard, Pro, Raw Spread and Zero by realized all-in round-trip cost—not advertised minimum spread.
Broker Guide · · 12 min reading
Mainland China verification guide for 2026: PBOC and SAFE personal foreign-exchange rules, the USD 50,000 convenience quota, CSRC crackdowns on illegal cross-border solicitation, and why an offshore CFD signup is not Chinese authorisation.
Guide · · 11 min reading
A practical 2026 guide to how retail forex brokers earn: spread and commission, A-book (agency) vs B-Book (market-maker) execution, hybrid desks, swap and financing, and the conflict-of-interest checks every trader should run before depositing.
Education · · 7 min reading
Why $50–$300 forex accounts often lose before strategy quality shows up: spread, commission and minimum lot size create a cost floor that skill cannot erase. When a small account is useful for learning — and when it is just a loss machine.
Education · · 5 min reading
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