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FX Recap press room: forex data and comment you can use
Free data on forex brokers, retail traders and the market, with every figure traced to its source. Charts you can embed, CSV files you can download, and comment on central banks, gold, Asian currencies and trading scams.
Everything here is free to use with a credit to FX Recap and a link (CC BY 4.0).
Data and research you can cite
Each page carries quotable findings with their sources, a "cite this" line and a free download.
Forex Broker Cost Index →
Raw-account commissions from $4.45 to $7 a lot; 12 of 14 brokers offer 1:500 leverage or more
14 brokers · CSV + charts · checked 11 October 2026
CFD loss-rate tracker →
70.1% of retail CFD accounts lose money on average, from 61% to 76.6%
16 UK- and EU-regulated providers · CSV + charts · read 20 October 2026
Forex statistics 2026 →
$9.6 trillion traded a day; the US dollar is on one side of 89.2% of trades
BIS, FCA and our own data · CSV + charts
Is forex trading legal? map →
Rules in 53 countries; not permitted for residents of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal
Each country sourced to its regulator
How to check a broker's licence →
Six checks on the regulator's own register, with links to 18 registers
Free two-page PDF
Central bank calendar →
Every 2026 and 2027 rate decision for the eight central banks behind the major currencies
Updated after each decision
What we can comment on
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| Topic | What we offer |
|---|---|
| Central bank decisions | Fed, ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, RBI, Bank Indonesia and others: what a decision means for the currency, published within hours on our news desk. |
| Gold | Daily gold analysis, why Asian festival and wedding demand matters, and how retail traders get hurt on gold's swings. |
| Asian currencies | The yen and intervention, the yuan fixing, the rupee and the rupiah, explained for a general reader. |
| Trading scams and consumer protection | Clone brokers, Telegram 'signal' groups, fake licences and how readers can check a firm on the regulator's register. |
| Retail trading and regulation | Leverage limits, how many retail traders lose money, prop-trading firms and what changes for traders when rules change. |
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