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All warnings →ASIC · ASIC investor alert · Unlicensed · 2026-10-16
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Read the ASIC warning ↗Auto-picked from the newest regulator warnings we hold. A listing means the regulator says the firm isn't authorised there; check the regulator's page for details.
Currency strength · 1 week
1d · 1w · 1m →- NZD+0.45%
- GBP+0.43%
- CHF+0.43%
- ZAR+0.17%
- CAD+0.02%
- EUR-0.02%
- JPY-0.29%
- USD-0.44%
- AUD-0.76%
Based on daily reference rates (ECB via Frankfurter), latest 2026-10-16. Each currency's change vs the average of 9 currencies. Not live prices, not a signal.
Economic calendar
Full week →FX reference rates
Reference rates, not tradable prices. ECB daily rates via Frankfurter, 2026-10-16 (saved copy). Change vs previous ECB day.
Trader tools
All tools →Estimates using ECB reference rates (2026-10-16), 1 lot = 100,000 units, 1 pip = 0.0001. Check your broker's contract specs. Your inputs are saved on this device. Not advice.
Headlines
- What’s the likelihood of Yen carry trade reversing?Investing.com ↗
- Japan’s megabanks complete first joint yen stablecoin payment testForexCrunch ↗
- U.S. yields fall for the week as AI debt jitters drive traders to safe-haven bondsInvesting.com ↗
- U.S. dollar snaps four-week win streak, helping the euro halt a five-week slideInvesting.com ↗
- investingLive Americas market news wrap: Nasdaq sinks and oil jumpsForexLive ↗
- US fiscal 2026 budget deficit was the largest in five yearsForexLive ↗
- Swiss finance minister warns steep European debt could trigger euro crisisInvesting.com ↗
Headlines and links from public RSS feeds. We don't write or check these stories.
Cheapest prop challenges
All prop firms →- 1TopstepTrading Combine (Standard) · $100,000 · 6% target · 3% max$99/month
- 2Lux Trading Firm1-Step Evaluation · $100,000 · 10% target · 6% max£199≈ $265
- 3Maven Trading2-Step · $100,000 · 8/5% target · 4% daily · 8% max$396
- 4Alpha CapitalAlpha Pro 6% · $100,000 · 6/6% target · 3% daily · 6% max$397
List prices from firms' own pages, before discount codes; non-USD prices converted at ECB reference rates. Cheapest isn't best: compare targets, loss limits and payout terms. Futures plans are monthly subscriptions.
Regulator warnings
All warnings →- Fake website impersonating First World Trader (Pty) Ltd t/a EasyEquities (FSP 22588)FSCA · Impersonation
- FXNovus (Pty) Ltd, FSP 50963FSCA · Licence withdrawn (provisional)
- Mr Uwen Paulsen and Geefx (Pty) LtdFSCA · Unauthorised
- Quilta FX TradeFSCA · Unauthorised
- AmpfaFSCA · Unauthorised
From regulators' own sites. Clone firms copy real names, so always match the website and phone number.
152 brokers · info from brokers' and regulators' own pages, may be out of date or wrong. Always check with the regulator before you trade. No advice, no signals.