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Which Ai Is Best for Trading?
Artificial intelligence is now embedded across the trading stack: from alpha research and execution to reporting, compliance, and investor communication.
Volatility Carry : Harvesting Risk Premium Without Prediction
“Why hedge funds get paid to insure what markets fear, not what they expect”
Order-Flow Alpha & Microstructure : Where Speed Becomes Strategy
“Why the future of trading isn’t directional — it’s structural”
Pairs & Spread Arbitrage : Trading Behaviour, Not Belief
“How hedge funds profit from relationships instead of predictions”
Dispersion Trading : The Correlation Market You’re Already Trading
“How hedge funds are monetising behaviour between prices, not direction”
The Rise of Non-Directional Trading: Alpha Without Prediction
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.
Daylight Savings Time Changes (Trading Hours)
The below changes to daylight savings time will affect the trading hours of certain symbols. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact our support.
MAS Group to Attend iFX Expo Hong Kong (26th–28th) October 2025
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.
Silver Shortage (Squeeze) Explained: Why Traders Are Paying Above Spot in 2025
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 2025
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.
The Hidden Numbers That Quietly Drive the Global Economy
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.
How Smart Liquidity Partnerships Reduce Cost of Customer Acquisition for New CFD Brokers
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.
Growth 500 “32nd Fastest- Growing UK Company”
We’re thrilled to share that MAS Markets was recognised as the 32nd Fastest-Growing UK Company in the Business Leader Growth 500!
Former England Rugby International Simon Halliday Joins MAS Group as Key Partnerships Adviser
MAS Group today welcomes Simon Halliday as its new Key Partnerships Adviser, leveraging one of England rugby’s most celebrated centres to drive strategic alliances across all three divisions: MAS Markets, MAS Digital and MAS Fund
Hormuz Aftershock: How a Strait-Closure Threat Is Hijacking FX, Gold and Cotton Freight
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.
B2B Best Institutional Forex Broker Award
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.
Client Services Executive
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Junior Python & SQL Developer
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Junior Python & SQL Developer to join our team. This entry-level position offers an excellent opportunity for recent graduates looking to kickstart their career in data engineering and data analysis.
The Carry Trade (2014-2024)
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.
Turkey’s Secret Power Play: How a Weak Lira Could Open the Door to BRICS
Could the lira’s volatility turn into Turkey’s greatest economic advantage? While a depreciating currency typically signals risk, there’s a compelling case that Turkey’s ongoing challenges might strengthen its hand in seeking closer ties—or even eventual membership—with the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). This week’s much-anticipated GDP data from Turkey, Brazil, and India will shed fresh light on how well these emerging markets are weathering global headwinds—and whether Turkey’s strategic tilt toward the BRICS bloc could be more than just diplomatic theatre.