Online scams, here's how to avoid fraud and scams on trading and cryptocurrencies
The annual report from the Postal Police highlighted an increase in online scams in 2023. In particular, cases of false online trading have grown significantly
Online trading: the lockdown brought 185 younger and more capable investors to Piazza Affari
According to a Consob-Normale study from Pisa, Covid has boosted online trading as it did with smart working, but it has also changed the profile of investors
Online trading, how automatic trading works. The case history of Alfa Advisor
Online trading has reached a stage of specialization such as to include, among its various forms, that of automatic trading. In this case history we have put the Millimetric Trading Alfa Advisor program under the magnifying glass
Online trading and shares: boom in Italy with the pandemic
According to Consob, the number of transactions in shares grew by a third between 2019 and 2021 - Interest in crypto-assets is also increasing - Participation in the markets is growing, but new investors are less competent…
Sports trading, the new frontier of betting
From losing bets on sporting events to successful financial trading: you can earn money but you need adequate preparation. This is the case of Filippo Accorinti, in a sector that moves 144 million
GameStop, this is how Robin Hood took his revenge on Wall Street
A rise of 1700% in three weeks has put the finances of the big brokers in check with the short squeeze technique. And the approval of Elon Musk. Who are the new traders, the platforms and digital tools that can make…
BG-Saxo ushers in the era of digital trading
Italian traders and investors will be able to access one of the widest range of financial instruments on the market thanks to the platforms made available by Banca Generali and the Danish fin tech company Saxo Bank
Betting in the time of Covid, between virtual races and online trading
Along the lines of what happened in the USA with the boom of the Robinhood trading platform, also in Italy the stop of "real" sports has led to a curious diversification: bettors have bet on finance, but also on ping pong...
Online trading: Consob obscures 5 abusive sites
Based on the powers obtained with the Crescita decree, the Commission ordered the shutdown of 5 financial services sites that operated in Italy without authorization
Online trading, Consob attacks pirate sites: 183 affected
The Commission pushed by the now resigned Mario Nava has intervened to stem the explosion of sites out of control, dangerous for savers. About eighty have been closed, others have received heavy fines. The data should have been presented in a hearing in the Senate,…
Banca Generali: agreement with Saxo Bank on online trading
Banca Generali and Saxo Bank announce that they have signed an agreement for the creation of an exclusive partnership in online trading and digital services - The agreement aims to offer customers access to an innovative advanced trading platform,…
BLOG ADVISE ONLY – Beware of those who say that online trading is very simple and very safe
FROM THE ADVISE ONLY BLOG - Judge for yourself if it is true that online trading is always as safe and as simple as they say - Some critical reflections on the BDSwiss commercial on Sky - Be careful not to lose money…
Fineco, the new trading courses are underway
The training course proposed between January and March will focus in particular on CFDs and Forex, with a focus also on bonds - The program includes thirty webinar sessions and 33 classroom courses in the cities of Ancora, Florence, Genoa,…
Wall Street: the FBI investigates algo trading
Among the practices accused of potential market abuse is the creation of waves of orders immediately canceled and aimed exclusively at creating a false impression of interest in various securities - The US authorities also suspect that trading…
Assosim: half of Piazza Affari's trading takes place online
The weight of online trading, estimated by Assosim at over 40%, rises even more if we take into account that other names such as Webank and Driecta are missing from the appeal, because their data is not reported because they are not associated or because…
Stock Exchange: the eleventh edition of Trading Online Expo 2013 is underway
The eleventh edition of the Trading Online Expo on the Italian Stock Exchange is underway. Two days to get to know the world of online trading and investing up close. Over 40 exhibitors and more than 70 seminars and training meetings.
ETF Securities: “The Tobin tax threatens to kill trading”. Unless you focus on Etp
Seven months after the entry into force of the controversial "and demagogic" tax on financial transactions, the alarm was sounded by the British company, one of the world leaders in the issuance of ETPs: "We are the second country in the world for online trading, only behind the…
Algotrading in the sights of Consob
One of Consob's strategic objectives is to "strengthen the initiatives aimed at raising the quality of the organizational requirements and control systems of trading venues and investment firms that operate in a highly automated environment (algorithmic trading and HFT), verifying…
Paris against banking speculation: a draft law against the Hft is ready
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici has presented a bill to reform banks, distinguishing between activities useful to the economy and speculative ones - Speculation on derivatives and high-frequency trading are targeted.
ADVISE ONLY – High-frequency trading: bogus orders and unscrupulous predators of savings
FROM THE ADVISE ONLY BLOG - High-speed trading undermines stability and plunders small savers but also institutional investors by increasing systemic risks: it's time to regulate them with great determination - But who are the…
Piazza Affari, the tenth anniversary of ETFs is celebrated at the Salone del Trading Online: here are all the numbers
The event dedicated to online trading, at Palazzo Mezzanotte today and tomorrow, is an opportunity for Borsa Italiana to take stock of the first ten years of life of Exchange Traded Funds, investment funds that replicate market indices…
Algofinanza: Nanex discovers a comet-algorithm
The American Nanex "spots" a comet-algorithm which during the past week occupied 10% of the available bandwidth, trading on more than 500 titles for a volume equal to 4% of the weekly trading.
Limes: algotrading, finance without humans
LIMES ON ALGOFINANCE - In the issue coming out tomorrow and entitled "What is democracy for"?, Limes, the geopolitical magazine directed by Lucio Caracciolo, publishes an essay on algotrading of which we publish an excerpt - High-speed financial transactions, adjust…
Italy pioneer of online trading: a state-of-the-art system in Europe. The interview
"Our model is the most advanced in Europe, with the most advantageous commissions and the most technologically advanced online platforms". Word of Gabriele Villa, head of private investors of Borsa Italiana, on the occasion of the online Trading Expo in Piazza Affari. A…
Poste Italiane enters online trading: the new platform presented at the trade fair in Piazza Affari
The group presents its offer on the occasion of the Online Trading Expo, taking place between today and tomorrow at the headquarters of the Stock Exchange in Piazza Affari, in Milan. The new platform offers convenient services, simple to use and enriched by…