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StoneX’s Self-Directed/Retail FX and CFD business processed sharply less volume in its fiscal third quarter, yet earned more on each million traded. FXBrokers.ai’s reconstruction shows how mix and monetisation offset part of the activity decline—and why the wider group data point to a different result.
An original reconstruction of OANDA, tastyfx and FOREX.com filings finds 8,527 fewer disclosed accounts, while the count-weighted profitable share remained close to one in three.
The expanded service makes the broker’s weekend pricing method central to how customers trade US SP500 and US Tech100 while the underlying markets are closed.
StoneX ended Japan’s MT4 service on 16 October and requires new MT5 credentials and passkey setup. Open exposure, unexecuted instructions and the two annual reports need separate reconciliation.
FOREX.com UK’s £120,000 headline describes a different FSCS claim category from the £85,000 investment limit. The identity of the failed provider and the customer’s beneficial ownership determine the relevant route.