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Forex (foreign exchange, or fx) markets are the busiest in the world because of the trillions of dollars worth of currency that is traded every minute of every day. It is common for brokers to lend large sums of money to traders in order to fund their bets. It is not news that nowadays financial markets continue to struggle. There are several reasons behind this. One of the most important, among others, is the war between Russia and Ukraine, which caused an increase in the inflation rate in major countries. As a result of this, stock prices of many companies have dropped. However, it should be stated that there are still some companies that perform well in the meantime of the market downwards. This article will review some of the most famous Forex brokers and how they perform in the market. 
 

IG Group Holdings plc

IG is a significant player in the Forex market, having been founded in the United Kingdom in 1974. Regulators throughout the world, notably the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Financial Supervisory Authority), oversee it (BaFin). 

Web trading platforms from IG are well-designed and simple to use. On the website, you'll discover a wealth of instructional resources. In order to fund and withdraw, there are a variety of ways available. As mentioned at the beginning of this article, the stock market is struggling; however, it seems IG performs quite well. IG has been doing quite well in SEO since 2019. And this is true for today as they are achieving great results in FX sector with SEO, which aids the company to increase awareness and credibility among the Forex investors. This, of course, has a positive effect on the company’s revenues, as many investors become more interested. 

At the moment of writing this the stock price of the Forex broker is estimated at GBX 815.75, which shows an increase of 0.21% compared to the previous day. During 5 days, the stock price of the broker has increased by 1.59%. In the case of 1 month period, this percentage level is even increased and is estimated at 19.17%. Also, during 6 months, the stock price has grown by 3.16%. This means that the Forex broker had some pumps and dumps; however, generally, it performs quite well. Experts say that IG Group, which is one of the major Forex brokers in the industry, will increase even more in the future. This is because the situation is going to get more stabilized as experts hope that the war will end soon. However, according to some experts, the war may last for a long time, and this may have a dramatic effect not only on IG prices but on other Forex brokers' stock prices as well. For those, who want to buy an asset and hold it, IG may be one of the best options. 
 

CMC Markets plc

Retail, professional, stockbroking, and institutional customers across the world may all use CMC Markets plc's online financial services via the company's subsidiaries. Traders may use the company's trading platform to trade contracts for difference and spread betting on a variety of underlying assets. Education offerings include tools and resources, trading seminars and events, platform instructions for advanced methods, articles from market analysts, and many more. CMC Markets, seems it perform also well compared to its counterparts. Today, its price is defined as GBX 247, which shows an increase of 0.41% compared to yesterday. In addition to that, the stocks were down by 2.18% during the 5 days. This rate is even increased in the case of the 1 month period. 

The price of the company was reduced by 9.19%. As the website, investing.com shows in the last week, 100% of investors were bullish in regards to this stock. These sentiments are different in the ongoing week. 67% of investors are bullish, while 33% of investors are bearish. This stock can be one of the best ones for those investors who want to implement a buy and hold strategy. As analysts say, the stock is going to increase in price in the near future because it has already experienced a downwards and the shares started to recover from their lows. It should also be stated that as the prices of CMC Markets are fluctuating, it can be useful for swing traders, who can generate money in a very short period of time with the help of price speculation. 
 

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

Interactive brokers is another prominent company in the industry of Forex. Nowadays it is traded at $59.21, which is an increased rate of 2.56% compared to the previous days price level. Stocks decreased by 18.86% in the past 6 months.

The company had a hard time during the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war when it reached one of the lowest points. Analysts predict that the company has more potential and it will increase in the future.

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