Managing Editor

Rick Steves

Rick Steves is the Managing Editor at FinanceFeeds, where he leads daily newsroom operations and sets editorial standards across forex/CFD markets, fintech, and digital assets. He entered the financial services industry in 2009 and has been a financial journalist since 2011, bringing a Business Administration background and hands-on experience producing real-time news for the buy side, sell side, brokers, service providers, and retail traders.

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CommoditiesBullish9 hours ago

Molybdenum Price Prediction: $86,000 Bull vs $70,000 Bear

Molybdenum roasted concentrate, LME spot, closed September at $78,815 a tonne. The bull case is $86,000 by year-end; the bear case below that spot is $70,000.

Brokers15 hours ago

NAGA Review 2026: NAGA Capital's 0.9 Is Not the EU 1

NAGA Capital Ltd prints 0.9 in the EUR/USD spread column. The EU CySEC row prints 1. Key Way Markets and CAPEX.com's KW Investments are other contracts.

Brokers1 day ago

FXCM Review 2026: £2.00 a Side on the UK Tier 1 Book

FXCM's UK Active Trader Tier 1 is £2.00 a side per £100,000. Trade Nation is due to take that client book on 20 November 2026.

Commodities1 day ago

EU Carbon Price Rises to €82.32 on the Q3 CBAM Print

EU carbon price rose to €82.32 a tonne for Q3 2026 CBAM certificates, €7.04 or 9.4% above the Q2 print of €75.28, published by the Commission on 5 October.

Brokers2 days ago

Alpari Review 2026: EUR/USD Ticket Is $25 at Close

Alpari's public EUR/USD quote closed on Friday at 2.5 pips, a $25 standard-lot ticket. Its Pro ECN pages give three different readings of the $2.50 fee.

CommoditiesBearish2 days ago

Antimony Price Prediction: 112,000 Yuan Bull vs 94,000 Bear

Chinese 1# antimony ingot is still quoted at 105,000 yuan a tonne. The year-end scenarios are 112,000, 102,000 and 94,000 yuan.

CommoditiesRange9 Oct 2026

Rhodium Price Forecast: $11,000 Bull Case vs $7,500 Bear

Rhodium price forecast into 31 December 2026: an $11,000 bull case against a $7,500 bear case, with the $9,200 base still inside today's wide dealer spread.

Brokers9 Oct 2026

PU Prime Review 2026: Who Holds the Client Contract

PU Prime review: the Seychelles register places the dealer at Office 1A, the usual footer does not, and just two client agreements render on the legal page.

CommoditiesBullish8 Oct 2026

Cobalt Price Forecast: $52,000 Bull vs $32,000 Bear

Cobalt price forecast: the LME spot was $38,445 a tonne on 6 October 2026. Base case $44,000 by end-2027, with a $52,000 bull case and a $32,000 bear.

Brokers8 Oct 2026

JustMarkets Review 2026: Raw Spread Is $3.00 a Side

JustMarkets review: the Seychelles Raw Spread account charges $3.00 a side, so one EUR/USD lot is $7.00 all-in on the live average read 8 October 2026.

CommoditiesBullish8 Oct 2026

API2 Coal Prediction: $150 Bull Case vs $85 Bear Case

API2 coal prints $104.75 on Yahoo's stale MTF=F field, not an Argus settlement. The 31 December base is $130, with a $150 bull case and an $85 bear case.

Brokers7 Oct 2026

Markets.com Review 2026: Safecap Holds the CFD Contract

Markets.com's EU page shows a 1.30-pip EUR/USD spread on 7 October 2026, not the homepage 0.0 line. Safecap Investments Limited holds the CFD contract.

CommoditiesRange6 Oct 2026

Heating Oil Price Prediction: $5.05 Bull Case vs $3.55 Bear

Heating oil (NY Harbor ULSD) last traded at $4.46 a gallon on 6 October 2026. Base case is $4.15 by 29 Jan 2027, against a $5.05 bull and a $3.55 bear.

Brokers6 Oct 2026

Plus500 Review 2026: EUR/USD Ticket Is $9, Not Free

Plus500's delayed UK EUR/USD quote was 0.9 pips on 6 October 2026, about $9 a standard lot, despite a zero dealing-commission line on its own fees page.

CommoditiesRange5 Oct 2026

Soybean Oil Price Prediction: 74c Bull vs 64c Bear

Soybean oil sits on USDA's unchanged 70-cent Decatur average. December futures last traded at 69.42 cents, with a 74c bull case and a 64c bear case today.

Brokers5 Oct 2026

Octa Review 2026: Versustrategy Holds the Global Ticket

Octa’s global contract is Versustrategy Inc. in Saint Lucia, registration 2025-00917. OctaTrader EUR/USD was 1.20 pips on 5 October 2026, with commission at $0.

CommoditiesBullish4 Oct 2026

Lumber Price Prediction: $640 Bull Case vs $470 Bear

Lumber's November 2026 future closed at $526.50 on 2 October. The bull case is $640, the bear case is $470, and the working base into year-end is $560.

Brokers4 Oct 2026

RoboForex Review: Two Addresses, One Belize Licence

RoboForex Ltd's Belize contract carries FSC licence 9759600. The CySEC file is a different company, and the Pro EUR/USD ticket costs $13 a standard lot.

Commodities3 Oct 2026

November Rough Rice Fell 0.9% to $16.36 Last Friday

Rough rice futures fell 0.9% to $16.36 per hundredweight on Friday 2 October, down 15.5 cents, while November is still 4% above its 2 September close.

Brokers3 Oct 2026

IronFX Review 2026: Marshall Islands Contract, CySEC File

IronFX's live retail contract is Notesco I Limited in the Marshall Islands, not the CySEC firm. The EUR/USD schedule and register, read on 3 October 2026.

Brokers2 Oct 2026

easyMarkets Review 2026: What the EUR/USD Ticket Costs

easyMarkets review 2026: Easy Forex Trading Ltd (CySEC 079/07) prices EUR/USD from 0.6 pips on the web ticket, with zero commission and a 25 USD minimum.

CommoditiesRange2 Oct 2026

Canola Price Prediction: C$860 Bull Case vs C$720 Bear

Canola closed at C$811.30 a tonne on 1 October, 29.6% above December. The bull case is C$860 and the bear case is C$720 into the 13 November ICE expiry.

Commodities1 Oct 2026

Palm Oil Fell 6.6% to 4,610 Ringgit in Late September

Palm oil fell 6.6% to 4,610 ringgit between 17 and 30 September on the MPOC Bursa settlement, a late-month break that left December near its July low.

Brokers1 Oct 2026

City Index Review 2026: 1 Million Traders, 260,000 Accounts

City Index's UK name retired on 12 September 2026. The StoneX book quotes EUR/USD at a 0.8 pip typical, and the 1 million trader line counts demo accounts.