eToro Launches 24/5 Trading for Top 100 US Stocks, AETOS Surrenders FCA License ⋅ Crypto World Echo
eToro opens 24/5 trading on the top 100 US stocks
In this week’s roundup of key industry developments, eToro,the publicly listed Israeli fintech firm, launched 24/5 trading for 100 of its most popular U.S. stocks, to enable users to buy and sell shares, includingnames like Mastercard, Snap, and Alphabet, outside regular market hours, Mondaythrough Friday.
All order types remain available during extended sessions.The company also announced plans to introduce tokenized shares and spot-quotedfutures (SQFs) as part of its broader product expansion.
📢 Just dropped: 24/5 trading on 100 popular US stocks.Start trading around the clock.
— eToro (@eToro) July 29, 2025
eToro joins a growing list of retail brokers offering extended-hours trading, which allows users to trade 100 U.S. stocks 24 hours a day,five days a week.
While not a new feature in the industry, 24/5 trading hasbecome increasingly common as demand rises from investors in Asia and otherregions seeking access to U.S. equities outside regular market hours.
However, limitations remain. The U.S. Securities andExchange Commission (SEC) has previously warned that trading outside standardhours can involve reduced liquidity, wider bid-ask spreads, or even a lack ofprice quotes.
Robinhood crypto revenue falls
Robinhood’s crypto revenue fell sharply in Q2 2025, dropping to $160 million from $252 million in the previous quarter—a 36.5% decline. Despite the slowdown, the company pointed out that crypto revenue nearly doubled compared to the same period last year.This was the second consecutive quarter of declining crypto revenue for Robinhood, after peaking at $358 million in Q4 2024.
The company has attributed the decline to fluctuating trading volumes, and CEO Vlad Tenev has emphasized efforts to reduce reliance on crypto by diversifying the platform’s revenue streams.
XTB’s profit rises amid plans to add physical crypto
Meanwhile, XTB, the Polish retail broker, reported revenue of PLN 580 million (USD 150.8 million) in Q2 2025, matching its performance from the previous quarter. Despite flat revenue, pre-tax profit rose by 11.2% to PLN 260.7 million (USD 67.8 million), supported by lower costs.Net profit came in at PLN 216.1 million (USD 56.2 million), according to preliminary results.
Total expenses dropped 7.2% to PLN 292.9 million (USD 76.2 million), with marketing spend falling by about 13% to PLN 123 million (USD 32.0 million), even as the broker maintained campaigns across Europe.
The Polish broker also announced plans to expand its product lineup by introducing physical cryptocurrencies and options. It currently offers crypto trading through contracts for differences (CFDs).
CFD broker AETOS surrenders FCA license
In the UK, AETOS, a contracts for differencesbroker, surrendered its licence from the Financial Conduct Authority,signaling a full exit from the UK market.
According to the FCA registry, AETOS gave up itsauthorisation last month and is no longer permitted to offer regulated productsor services. The broker also filed a “Solvency Statement” withCompanies House, an action typically associated with corporate restructuring orcapital reduction.
Is the reporting burden about to ease in the UK?
In matters of regulations, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has scaled back the amount of data it collects from firms that arrange oradvise on retail investment products.
The market is measuring future results and earnings. Right now what the market’s sniffing out is access to new markets at a reciprocal tariff price somewhere around 15%. That’s the assumption. Now, let’s take Europe. This is big news. That’s a massive market to gain access to.… pic.twitter.com/knVPPmrGYR
— Kevin O’Leary aka Mr. Wonderful (@kevinolearytv) July 29, 2025
From 27 June, these firms no longer need to submit certaindetails, including information on individual adviser complaints. While the FCA is looking to streamline regulation, marketbehavior often appears driven more by sentiment than hard data.
This is evident in recent market trends, such as Spain’srecovery, which reflects a shift in investor mood rather than a suddenimprovement in economic fundamentals.
Exinity, VT Markets secure Dubai licenses
In our exclusive coverage, Exinity and VT Markets received licences from Dubai’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), allowing themto offer contracts for differences (CFDs) in the region.
VT Markets operates under its own name, while Exinity runsmultiple brands, including FXTM. Exinity, owned by Andrey Dashin, no longerlists the Alpari brand as part of its group, which now holds only a Comoroslicence.
MyFunded Futures’ licensing bid
In the prop trading space, US-based prop firm MyFunded Futures is planning to become a fully licensed Introducing Broker regulated by the NFA and CFTC. The move is aimed at leading the company’s brokerage setup and registration process.
Despite these plans, MyFunded Futures is not yet listed in the NFA’s BASIC database under either “MyFunded Futures” or “MyFunded,” indicating that registration is still in progress.
More numbers: CFI Financial, Capital.com’s results
CFI Financial reported a record $1.51 trillion in trading volume for the second quarter of 2025, more than half of its total 2024 volumeof $2.79 trillion. The sharp increase highlights rising interest in retailtrading during a period of heightened market activity.
The surge coincided with volatility triggered bytariff-related announcements from U.S. President Donald Trump, which severalbrokers described as some of their busiest trading days. IG Markets also sawelevated client activity in April and recently reported record annual results.
Additionally, Capital.com saw a 22% rise in trading activity during the second quarter of 2025, executing over 59 million trades. The totaltrading volume reached $850 billion for the quarter.
Index and commodity markets remained the most activesegments, with recent tariff measures influencing trading patterns across bothasset classes.
AI drives surge in electricity costs
Finally, data centers running AI tools like ChatGPT are consumingmassive amounts of electricity, and the impact is starting to show up in powerbills.
In the U.S., this strain could worsen under Donald Trump’sproposed energy policies, which may prioritize fossil fuels and scale backgreen energy incentives.
Millions of Americans across the eastern U.S. are seeing their monthly electric bills spike, and many of them have no idea why. But there’s a culprit: data centers that power artificial intelligence.The data centers consume huge amounts of electricity, and as a result, are… pic.twitter.com/lUHwTEzSdv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 30, 2025
While air conditioning and household appliances have longbeen blamed for high summer energy costs, the rapid growth of AI use is now amajor factor.
This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.
