MAS Markets today announced the appointment of three senior professionals to its institutional team. The new hires underscore the firm’s continued investment in global growth and its commitment to strengthening client coverage, sales leadership, and institutional relationship management across key regions.
As the festive season approaches, we at MAS Markets would like to extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones.
Artificial intelligence is now embedded across the trading stack: from alpha research and execution to reporting, compliance, and investor communication.
“Why hedge funds get paid to insure what markets fear, not what they expect”
“Why the future of trading isn’t directional — it’s structural”
“How hedge funds profit from relationships instead of predictions”
“How hedge funds are monetising behaviour between prices, not direction”
Financial markets have always loved a hero.
From legendary stock pickers to hedge fund titans calling the top or bottom, the industry’s mythology has long rewarded those who could successfully answer the oldest question in trading:
“Will the price go up or down?”
For decades, the directional call — bullish or bearish — defined edge. Now, that assumption is being challenged by a new generation of portfolio managers and systematic desks building strategies that are indifferent to direction altogether. They are not trying to guess the future. They are trying to monetise behaviour.
This quiet revolution is pushing markets toward a dominant theme:
alpha is shifting from where prices go to how they move.
MAS Group is pleased to announce that our team will be attending iFX Expo Hong Kong, taking place at the AsiaWorld-Expo from 26–28 October 2025. This flagship event is one of the most significant gatherings in the global financial services industry, bringing together leading brokers, liquidity providers, fintech innovators, and institutional partners from across the globe.
The global silver market in 2025 is defined by one word: tightness. For the fifth year in a row, demand is outstripping supply, creating a structural deficit that is forcing traders, manufacturers, and investors to pay premiums above spot. This dynamic has spilled across physical bars, coins, and even wholesale forms such as silver grain for industrial use.
Golden Week in China is always a spectacle. In 2025, the holiday is even more special: October 1–8 marks an eight-day celebration, with National Day overlapping the Mid-Autumn Festival.
When investors and analysts open an economic calendar, their eyes often dart to the usual suspects: U.S. payrolls, European inflation, or the Bank of England’s rate decision. These high-profile releases dominate headlines, move markets in seconds, and feed into every strategist’s weekly playbook.
For new CFD brokers, customer acquisition cost (CAC) isn’t just a line item—it’s the pressure point between growth and burn. The right partnership compresses CAC by accelerating revenue realization, reducing churn, and giving brokers credible, differentiated storylines to attract and convert clients.
We’re thrilled to share that MAS Markets was recognised as the 32nd Fastest-Growing UK Company in the Business Leader Growth 500!
When Iran’s parliament openly debated closing the Strait of Hormuz this month, observers braced for an oil-price shock. What few anticipated was the simultaneous jolt to foreign‐exchange markets, gold bullions and even the freight rates for cotton shipments. Here’s how a single political threat in Tehran has rippled across four very different markets.
MAS Markets is proud to announce that it has been named the Best Institutional Forex Broker in the highly esteemed 2025 Global Forex Awards – B2B, organised by Holiston Media.
Over the past decade, the carry trade—borrowing in low-interest-rate currencies to invest in higher-yielding ones—has been a strategy marked by steady, if modest, gains punctuated by sudden, sometimes severe, drawdowns. This report provides an analytical, non-advisory look at the performance of carry trades over the 2014–2024 period. It distinguishes between institutional and retail strategies, examines the roles of major, exotic, and emerging market currencies, and explores how macroeconomic factors such as central bank policies, interest rate differentials, inflation trends, and geopolitical events have influenced carry trade returns.
As the UK prepares for the latest GDP announcement on Thursday, discussions will inevitably focus on key economic indicators such as consumer spending, inflation trends, and the possibility of a recession. However, a broader question remains: does GDP accurately reflect the state of the UK economy, or is it failing to capture the value created by emerging sectors?
A seismic shift is underway in the digital asset space. Over the past few years, much of the conversation around cryptocurrencies has centered on global regulatory uncertainty and the innovative strides made by blockchain projects in Europe and Asia. However, recent developments suggest that the United States could be entering a new era of “Made in USA Crypto.” From potential tax breaks for domestically produced cryptocurrencies to high-profile endorsements celebrating an “American Crypto Renaissance,” this emergent narrative could reshape how people and businesses transact worldwide. Below, we explore the forces behind this trend and examine how it might influence the future of the payment ecosystem.
Today is inauguration day, political and economic observers are abuzz with speculation over what lies ahead for altcoins—those lesser-known digital assets that have steadily carved out a space in the broader crypto market.