Exclusive: offshore CFDs broker Xellion hires EBC / VT Markets alum Ramesh Mungara to head sales. FNG Exclusive... FNG has learned that Dubai based, offshore CFDs broker Xellion has hired Ramesh Mungara as Global Head of Sales and Business Development. Ramesh Mungara was most recently Regional Head for Africa at online broker EBC Financial. He built EBC's African commercial operation from the ground up, transforming the region from having no local business development presence into a multi-country team of more than 15 professionals. Ramesh also previously worked at VT Markets where he was Head of Africa, as well as at MTrading, CMTrading, and FxPro. Ramesh's focus will be on expanding Xellion's commercial footprint across Africa, Asia, the GCC, and LATAM, while strengthening strategic partnerships, building high-performing sales teams, and unlocking new opportunities across these dynamic markets. Xellion is managed mainly from Dubai but is formally domiciled in offshore jurisdiction Mauritius. It focuses mainly on clients in India and the Far East. The group also operates the Exco (excotrader.com) offshore (St. Lucia) CFDs brokerage brand.

VT Markets partners with Island Sports Club to set the Gold standard in fitness and trading. 2026-10-13 14:00 758 BALI, Indonesia, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Global multi-asset broker VT Markets has announced a year-long partnership as the Official Partner of Island Sports Club, a premier sports and lifestyle network with locations in Canggu and Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia. At its core, trading and sporting activities like padel demand the same mindset: focus, calm under pressure, and flawless execution. Whether analyzing global markets or stepping onto the court, success comes down to discipline and mastering the game. Grounded in a shared commitment to discipline and power of community, the partnership reflects VT Markets' standard for global trading alongside Island Sports Club's benchmark for athletic excellence. To mark the launch of the partnership, VT Markets participated as the title sponsor for the highly-popular Island Cup 4 Padel Competition held from October 2 to 4 at Island Sports Club Canggu. The three-day tournament brought together over 250 players and attracted over 2,800 spectators. Competitors battled for an IDR 100 million total prize pool, led by an IDR 20 million cash prize and partner rewards for the Platinum division champions. Coinciding with the tournament, VT Markets also hosted an exclusive private event from October 2-5 for its top-performing regional partners. Joined by Daniel Munday, Principal Analyst, who led an exclusive sharing session on key market trends and industry outlooks, the four-day trip served as a dual celebration of commercial milestones and community building. The event gave partners the opportunity to experience Bali's premium active lifestyle, connect directly with VT Markets leadership, and get an insider's view of the brand's strategic partnership with Island Sports Club live from the stands. As VT Markets expands and deepens its presence globally, this year-long collaboration marks the first of many initiatives bridging the worlds of high-performance finance and active lifestyle culture. About VT Markets VT Markets is a regulated multi-asset broker with a presence in over 160 countries as of today. It has earned numerous international accolades including Best Gold Trading Platform, Best Online Trading and Fastest Growing Broker. In line with its mission to make trading accessible to all, VT Markets offers comprehensive access to over 1,000 financial instruments and clients benefit from a seamless trading experience via its award-winning mobile application.

VT Markets takes 'Best Gold Trading Platform' honor by... September 29, 2026 VT Markets, a global multi-asset CFD broker serving more than 600,000 active clients across over 160 countries, has been named "Best Gold Trading Platform" by the FinanceFeeds Awards 2026. The recognition highlights the broker's growing position in precious metals trading and its investment in the liquidity, execution infrastructure and platform resilience required to serve traders in one of the world's most actively traded markets. Founded in 2015, VT Markets has developed from a CFD brokerage into a global trading business with a community that now exceeds three million traders. The company reports more than 60 million trades and monthly trading volume exceeding $720 billion across its broader offering, reflecting the scale its trading infrastructure has reached over the past decade. The reported no-slippage ratios of between 61% and 65% globally also provide an indication of its focus on execution outcomes. Gold has emerged as an especially important part of that growth. In January 2026, VT Markets reported a record $1.5 trillion in monthly gold trading volume, which reflects the level of activity flowing through its precious metals offering during a period in which gold remained at the center of global investor attention. What the award represents. The Best Gold Trading Platform award belongs to a trading segment where the platform gets tested particularly hard. Gold can move sharply around inflation data, central-bank decisions, geopolitical headlines and swings in the US dollar or bond yields. Those bursts of activity can bring heavier order flow, wider spreads and tougher execution conditions within seconds. For a gold-focused platform, performance during those moments matters far more than how it behaves on a quiet trading day. Gold traders also tend to notice the small details. Spread changes, execution speed, slippage and available liquidity can have an outsized effect on short-term strategies, especially around major economic releases. A platform handling large XAU/USD volumes needs enough liquidity and technical capacity to absorb busy periods without turning every volatility spike into a poor trading experience. That makes this category as much an infrastructure award as a trading-platform award. There is another reason the category has become more interesting. Gold is no longer simply the slow-moving defensive trade it was sometimes treated as in the past. It has become an extremely active market for retail CFD traders, algorithmic strategies and shorter-term macro trading. Brokers are therefore competing much harder on their gold offering, from pricing and execution to charting, leverage and trading hours. So Best Gold Trading Platform is a fairly specific test. It is about whether a broker can handle one of the busiest and most news-sensitive instruments on its platform when conditions become difficult. "The Best Gold Trading Platform award recognises brokers that have developed an environment capable of supporting those conditions while providing traders with efficient access to the precious metals market. For VT Markets, the award reflects both the scale of its gold business and the infrastructure supporting execution behind that volume," said FinanceFeeds EIC Nikolai Isayev "Gold trading places particular demands on a broker's infrastructure. Unlike evaluating a platform purely on the number of instruments it offers, assessing a gold trading environment requires consideration of liquidity depth, spreads, execution quality, pricing consistency, platform stability and the ability to continue processing substantial trading flows during periods of heightened market activity," he added. Gold becomes a major part of the VT Markets business. VT Markets' reported gold volumes provide one of the clearest indications of how significant the asset class has become within its wider trading ecosystem. That scale matters because gold can be a particularly demanding instrument during volatile trading sessions. Sudden changes in market expectations can generate significant order flows within short periods, putting pressure on liquidity, pricing and execution systems. VT Markets has therefore focused its gold offering around deep liquidity and execution infrastructure designed to remain resilient during periods of increased activity. VT Markets operates internationally through regulated entities. Its Dubai branch also holds a UAE Capital Markets Authority Category 5 licence covering introduction and promotion activities. The combination of international reach, regulatory infrastructure and substantial trading activity has allowed VT Markets to develop a global presence while continuing to expand individual product areas such as precious metals. "Winning the Best Gold Trading Platform award is a meaningful recognition of the investment we have made in building a trading environment capable of supporting clients through every type of market condition," said Ross Maxwell, Chief Strategy Officer, VT Markets "Gold is one of the most important markets for our clients globally, and the significant growth in trading activity we have seen reflects both the strength of demand and the trust traders place in our infrastructure." "Our focus is not simply on increasing volume. It is on ensuring that as our business grows, clients continue to benefit from deep liquidity, competitive trading conditions and reliable execution, particularly during the periods when markets are moving most rapidly."