Global Trading Outlook is a digital magazine for brokers, liquidity providers, prop firms, educators and traders: features, guides and the GTO Trading Awards.https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/cftc-ai-trading-bots-advisory/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/cftc-ai-trading-bots-advisory/Republished from US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. By CFTC Office of Customer Education and Outreach. A CFTC customer advisory on schemes that use AI hype to sell trading bots and signal services promising huge or guaranteed returns, with a case study and four checks to make before trusting a platform.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTtraders-educatorsAItrading botsfraudcryptoCFTChttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/cftc-eight-things-before-trading-forex/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/cftc-eight-things-before-trading-forex/Republished from US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. By CFTC Office of Customer Education and Outreach. A CFTC advisory urging retail customers to research over-the-counter forex dealers before depositing money, covering why registration matters and eight features of OTC forex trading.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbrokersforexregistrationretail FXfraudCFTChttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/cftc-messaging-app-scams-advisory/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/cftc-messaging-app-scams-advisory/Republished from US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. By CFTC Office of Customer Education and Outreach. The CFTC warns about crypto trading scams that begin with unsolicited messages and group chats on WhatsApp, Telegram and other apps, and explains how to respond and tighten privacy settings.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTtraders-educatorsfraudmessaging appssocial mediacryptoCFTChttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/cftc-pause-before-you-pay-advisory/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/cftc-pause-before-you-pay-advisory/Republished from US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. By CFTC Office of Customer Education and Outreach. A CFTC advisory on scams that push victims to pay through crypto ATMs, gift cards, couriers, unfamiliar apps or fake trading platforms, with red flags to watch for and how to verify before paying.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTtraders-educatorsfraudcrypto ATMspaymentsimpersonationCFTChttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/fed-gold-vs-treasuries-reserve-asset-2026/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/fed-gold-vs-treasuries-reserve-asset-2026/Republished from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. By Colin Weiss. A Federal Reserve Board economist looks at why world gold reserves overtook foreign official holdings of US Treasuries in value in 2025, and at the roles of gold prices and legacy Bretton Woods-era holdings.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketsgoldreservesTreasuriesdollarhttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/fed-international-role-of-the-dollar-2025/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/fed-international-role-of-the-dollar-2025/Republished from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. By Carol Bertaut, Bastian von Beschwitz, and Stephanie Curcuru. Federal Reserve Board economists review the dollar's use in official reserves, as an anchor currency, in trade invoicing, banking, debt issuance and FX trading, and weigh possible challenges to its dominance.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketsdollarfxreservesswap linesstablecoinshttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/awards/introducing-the-gto-trading-awards-2027/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/awards/introducing-the-gto-trading-awards-2027/Twelve categories, free entry and a scoring model built on verified evidence. Nominations open on 1 December 2026, and every entrant's licence will be checked on the regulator's own register.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTawardsawardsGTOtransparencyhttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/jefferson-discount-window-treasury-market-2026/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/jefferson-discount-window-treasury-market-2026/Republished from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. By Philip N. Jefferson. Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson describes how the discount window is being modernised and how its acceptance of Treasury securities as collateral connects it to the functioning of the Treasury market.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTliquidity-techTreasury marketdiscount windowliquidityrepoFederal Reservehttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/miran-global-stablecoin-glut-2025/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/miran-global-stablecoin-glut-2025/Republished from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. By Stephen I. Miran. Fed Governor Stephen Miran examines how growth in dollar stablecoins could add to foreign demand for Treasury bills and other dollar assets, and what that could mean for the neutral rate, the dollar and monetary policy.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTliquidity-techstablecoinsdollarneutral ratemonetary policyFederal Reservehttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/peirce-stock-around-the-clock-24-hour-trading-2026/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/peirce-stock-around-the-clock-24-hour-trading-2026/Republished from US Securities and Exchange Commission. By Hester M. Peirce. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce opens the SEC’s roundtable on extended-hours equity trading, pointing to FX and crypto markets and posing questions on best execution, issuers and overnight sessions.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarkets24-hour tradingextended hoursmarket structureequitiesSEChttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/pham-innovation-market-structure-24-7-trading-2025/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/pham-innovation-market-structure-24-7-trading-2025/Republished from US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. By Caroline D. Pham. Then-Acting CFTC Chairman Caroline Pham on the agency’s regulatory agenda, exchange self-certification, and public comment on 24/7 trading, perpetual derivatives and direct retail clearing.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTliquidity-tech24/7 tradingperpetual futuresclearingmarket structureCFTChttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/warsh-jackson-hole-in-our-time-2026/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/warsh-jackson-hole-in-our-time-2026/Republished from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. By Kevin Warsh. At the Kansas City Fed's Jackson Hole symposium, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh discusses AI and the economy, forward guidance, the principles he believes should guide monetary policy and his view of the US economy.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketsmonetary policyforward guidanceinflationFederal ReserveJackson Holehttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/inside-the-fx-market-bis-survey/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/inside-the-fx-market-bis-survey/Every three years, central banks count the world's currency trading. The 2025 survey found a market of roughly $9.5 trillion a day, still dominated by the dollar, by London and by FX swaps.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketsBISFX turnovermarket structuredatahttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/what-moves-gold-prices/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/what-moves-gold-prices/Real yields, the dollar, central-bank buying, risk sentiment and ETF flows all pull on gold. The balance between them has shifted in recent years, and understanding that shift matters more than any single forecast.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketsgoldXAU/USDcentral banksreal yieldshttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/how-to-choose-a-trading-educator/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/how-to-choose-a-trading-educator/Trading education ranges from rigorous courses to sales funnels for brokers. A few checks separate teachers from marketers, and regulators have started to act on the worst of the latter.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTtraders-educatorseducationfinfluencersdue diligenceconflicts of interesthttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/copy-trading-checklist/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/traders-educators/copy-trading-checklist/Copy trading hands your trading decisions to someone else. Track record, drawdown, fees, slippage and regulation all deserve a look before you connect your account.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTtraders-educatorscopy tradingsocial tradingdue diligenceregulationhttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/prop-firms/how-prop-firm-payout-rules-work/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/prop-firms/how-prop-firm-payout-rules-work/Profit splits get the headlines, but drawdown definitions, consistency rules and payout conditions decide whether a funded trader is ever paid. A guide to the small print.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTprop-firmsprop firmspayoutsdrawdowndue diligencehttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/swap-rates-and-overnight-financing/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/swap-rates-and-overnight-financing/Hold a leveraged FX position past the daily cut-off and you pay or receive financing. Here is how swaps are built, why Wednesday often costs three times as much, and what swap-free accounts really charge.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketsswapsfinancingcostsrolloverhttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/fx-trading-sessions-and-liquidity/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/markets/fx-trading-sessions-and-liquidity/The currency market never formally opens or closes on weekdays, but liquidity follows the sun from Sydney to New York. Knowing the rhythm explains why spreads behave the way they do.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketssessionsliquidityspreadsmarket structurehttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/what-a-liquidity-provider-does/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/liquidity-tech/what-a-liquidity-provider-does/Between a retail trader's click and the interbank market sits a chain of banks, prime brokers, aggregators and bridges. Understanding that chain explains a lot about spreads, fills and rejections.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTliquidity-techliquidityprime brokerageFIXlast lookhttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/leverage-limits-and-negative-balance-protection/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/leverage-limits-and-negative-balance-protection/Since 2018, regulators in Europe, the UK and Australia have capped retail CFD leverage and guaranteed that clients cannot lose more than their deposit. Here is what the rules say, and where they stop.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbrokersregulationleverageCFDsinvestor protectionhttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/ecn-stp-market-maker-explained/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/ecn-stp-market-maker-explained/Execution-model labels are marketing shorthand, not regulatory categories. What matters is who takes the other side of your trade, and how the broker manages the conflict that creates.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbrokersexecutionbrokersconflicts of interesthttps://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/how-to-check-a-broker-licence/https://www.globaltradingoutlook.com/brokers/how-to-check-a-broker-licence/A licence number on a website proves nothing until you have matched it against the regulator's own register. Here is the routine we use, step by step.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbrokersregulationdue diligencelicensing