Author: Chain Wire

Port Louis, Mauritius, September 29th, 2026, FinanceWire

The aggregate cover increases thirtyfold from USD 1 million, applies to available balances and open positions in the event of insolvency, and remains free to clients.

Startrader Financial Markets Limited (Mauritius) has raised the aggregate limit of its client fund insurance, underwritten by Arch and other Lloyd’s of London syndicates, from USD 1 million to USD 30 million, effective October 1, 2026. The policy covers available balances and collateral supporting open positions, responding above a per-client retention where insolvency coincides with covered misconduct.

Client fund protection increasingly shapes broker choice. Because insolvency is remote, cover size often goes unexamined until it matters, making early action a governance decision, not a marketing one.

The policy covers only eligible clients of this entity, not other STARTRADER entities, and complements its segregation of client funds from company assets.

“Insurance is not something clients think about on a good day. It matters on the worst one, and a ceiling that only looks adequate until it is tested is not much of a ceiling.” – Peter Karsten, CEO, STARTRADER.

The higher limit will apply automatically from October 1, 2026, with no action required. Claims must be submitted to the appointed insolvency practitioner, with an Investor Compensation Claim Form, within 12 months of the insolvency event.

About STARTRADER

STARTRADER is a global multi-asset broker empowering retail and institutional partners to access global markets through a range of platforms, including MetaTrader, STARTRADER APP, and STAR Copy. Regulated in five jurisdictions (CMA, ASIC, FSCA, FSA, and FSC), STARTRADER combines strong governance with a client-first approach, serving both retail clients and partners with a commitment to transparency, reliability, and long-term growth.

Disclaimer: This announcement is for information only and is not investment advice or tailored to your circumstances. Forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed. The insurance is an excess-of-loss policy subject to its full terms, conditions and exclusions, which prevail in any conflict. It covers only loss of client cash or securities caused by covered misconduct following an insolvency event, not trading losses. Payments may be less than a client’s loss and depend on the insolvency practitioner’s determinations and the firm’s policy compliance. Clients are beneficiaries of a discretionary trust with no direct claim against the insurer. CFDs are high risk and may not suit all investors. Not intended for distribution where contrary to local law or regulation.

Contact

Global PR Manager
Janna Magabilen
STARTRADER
janna.magabilen@startrader.com

Chicago, United States, September 28th, 2026, Chainwire

AlgoQuant will deploy Liquid Mercury’s institutional-grade trading technology to scale its multi-strategy investment platform and enhance execution capabilities across global digital asset markets.

Liquid Mercury, a leading technology provider for digital asset marketplaces and crypto trading, announced today that it has been engaged by AlgoQuant Asset Management, an investment manager focused on solving inefficiencies in fast-evolving markets, to provide trading technology and infrastructure services.

The engagement will enable AlgoQuant to leverage Liquid Mercury’s institutional-grade trading technology and infrastructure to enhance its multi-strategy investment platform. AlgoQuant will gain access to deep liquidity, advanced execution capabilities, and professional-grade trading tools that support the firm’s commitment to quantitative excellence, risk integrity, and operational resilience.

Liquid Mercury’s battle-tested platform combined with AlgoQuant’s sophisticated quantitative strategies provides a powerful foundation for executing complex digital asset trades across global markets. This technology integration allows AlgoQuant to maintain 24/7 trading operations while scaling talent, capital, and technology without compromising precision.

With a team spanning key global financial and digital asset markets, AlgoQuant operates as a multi-strategy investment platform designed to perform across diverse market environments. Through Liquid Mercury’s platform, AlgoQuant will benefit from access to top-tier liquidity providers, low-latency infrastructure, and comprehensive middle and back-office tools designed to meet the demands of institutional asset managers operating in digital asset markets.

“AlgoQuant came to us with very specific infrastructure requirements that are unique to their sophisticated quantitative strategies,” stated Liquid Mercury CEO, Tony Saliba. “What sets Liquid Mercury apart is our ability to shape our tech stack to meet each client’s distinct needs. This level of customization isn’t something firms can always find off the shelf, but our battle-tested platform was built with the flexibility to adapt while maintaining institutional-grade standards. We’re honored to provide the tailored technology infrastructure that will support AlgoQuant as it continues to scale its investment platform.”

“Liquid Mercury has been an excellent technology partner for AlgoQuant Asset Management,” said Alexander Goncharov, President of AlgoQuant Asset Management. “We are very pleased with their sophisticated technology stack, collaborative approach, and willingness to tailor the platform to our specific needs. Their infrastructure delivers the speed, reliability, and precision required in today’s digital asset markets while integrating seamlessly with our proprietary systems and workflows.”

About AlgoQuant Asset Management

AlgoQuant is an investment manager with a clear mission: to solve inefficiencies in fast-evolving markets. From day one, the firm has been focused on building a platform that can scale talent, capital, and technology without compromising precision. At the heart of AlgoQuant’s model is a commitment to quantitative excellence, risk integrity, and operational resilience.

AlgoQuant operates as a multi-strategy investment platform with global reach, featuring team members and trading teams based in key global financial and digital asset markets. The firm’s structure supports 24/7 execution, oversight, and engagement with global allocators.

Further information can be found at www.aq.io

About Liquid Mercury

Liquid Mercury powers professional crypto trading and digital asset marketplaces. Founded by legendary trader Tony Saliba, who was featured in Jack Schwager’s “Market Wizards,” Liquid Mercury is the #1 choice for sophisticated buy-side and institutional sell-side trading professionals moving into crypto.

Mercury Pro is an institutional-grade trading platform designed specifically for professional traders navigating crypto derivatives and spot markets. The platform offers sophisticated trade execution tools including DMA routing, staging, execution algorithms, and anonymous multi-dealer RFQ to source block liquidity. Traders can manage all orders and trade data in a single platform with real-time views of balances and account positions.

Key capabilities include access to crypto derivatives at leading onshore and offshore exchanges, institutional-sized pricing with top OTC liquidity providers, and a wide range of spot products across leading exchanges. The platform supports both single-leg and multi-leg orders in net price structures, with low-latency infrastructure built for high-frequency and algorithmic trading strategies.

Liquid Mercury integrates with world-class custodians including Fireblocks, Gemini, and BitGo, and provides comprehensive APIs (FIX, WebSocket, and REST) for automated trading and workflow customization. Built by professionals for professionals, Liquid Mercury combines battle-tested trading technology with deep liquidity access and best-in-class workflow automation.

For more information about Liquid Mercury and the $MERC token, users can visit www.liquidmercury.com or merc.liquidmercury.com. 

Disclaimer

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities or fund interests in any jurisdiction. Any offer or solicitation of interests in any fund managed by AlgoQuant Asset Management Corp will be made only by definitive offering documents, and only to eligible investors in accordance with applicable law. No statement in this press release is, or should be construed as, a representation as to the past or future performance of any fund or strategy managed by AlgoQuant.

Contact

Director
Kent Egan
Liquid Mercury
sales@liquidmercury.com

George Town, British Virgin Islands, September 28th, 2026, Chainwire

Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of its Liquidity Pool Mining campaign, a four-week incentive campaign featuring a total reward pool of up to 140,000 $ASTER and running from September 28 to October 25, 2026 (UTC). To celebrate the launch of Perpetual Grid 2.0, the program is open to all Aster users running Perpetual Grid strategies on eligible trading pairs.

Rewards will be distributed hourly based on each eligible Grid’s share of trading volume. The base reward pool is set at 10,000 $ASTER per epoch, with additional rewards available based on market conditions and trading activity on the platform. Participation is automatic, with no registration required.

“As Aster continues to bring more emerging assets and opportunities onchain, we’re also focused on building the tools traders need to navigate increasingly dynamic markets. Perpetual Grid offers a flexible way to capture opportunities amid market volatility, and Grid 2.0 takes this experience further with greater flexibility and independence. This upgrade is another step toward our broader vision of building the frontier of onchain trading,” said Leonard, CEO at Aster.

Incentivizing Automated Perpetual Trading

The campaign builds on Aster’s expanded Perpetual Grid infrastructure, giving users a new way to participate in automated trading while earning additional $ASTER rewards from eligible Grid activity. Both Maker and Taker volume count toward the campaign, while manual trading and activity outside the Grid strategy are excluded.

An Estimated Bonus APY is also displayed to provide an indication of potential annualized $ASTER rewards based on recent campaign activity. The estimate can change as trading volume, participating Grids and other campaign conditions change, and does not guarantee future rewards or returns.

Grid 2.0 Separates Automated and Manual Strategies

Alongside the campaign, the newly upgraded Perpetual Grid 2.0 enables Grid strategies to operate independently from users’ regular Perpetual trading. Each Grid runs through a dedicated Grid Bot subaccount, keeping its positions and margin separate from the main Perpetual account.

With support for both Cross and Isolated Margin, users can run automated Grid strategies while continuing to trade Perpetuals manually, including on the same trading pair. Isolated Margin supports up to 50 independent Grid strategies per account, with no per-pair limit.

Discover Strategies Through Grid Marketplace

Aster’s Grid Marketplace further simplifies strategy discovery by allowing users to browse active Grid strategies and review metrics such as PnL, ROI, runtime, price range, leverage and trading activity.

Users can use an existing strategy as a starting point through Copy, or switch its direction through Reverse, turning a Long strategy into Short or vice versa. Copied or reversed strategies remain independent from their source and do not automatically synchronize with the original Grid.

The Liquidity Pool Mining campaign is available on designated eligible trading pairs, with the Week 1 eligible pairs including OURA/USD1, POLYMARKET/USD1, and META/USD1. The reward pool is shared across participating pairs. Individual rewards are determined by each Grid’s eligible trading volume relative to the total eligible volume generated during the relevant hourly period.

More eligible trading pairs may be added in subsequent weeks to reflect the latest market trends. For more information about the campaign, eligible trading pairs and current campaign parameters, please visit the official campaign page.

About Aster

Aster is a privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, with unique features like Hidden Orders to protect user trading activity. It pioneers the frontier of on-chain trading through perpetual futures, spots, and earn products for top-trending assets, including RWAs, memes, and core crypto markets. It is powered by Aster Chain, a Layer 1 blockchain built to power the future of decentralized finance.

Users can learn more about Aster on the official website or follow Aster on X.

Contact

Marketing Manager
Lola Chen
lola.chen@asterdex.com

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 28th, 2026, FinanceWire

SGFX made its presence felt at Forex Expo Dubai 2026 with an experience-led approach that brought crowds to its stand and extended the brand’s visibility across the wider exhibition floor.

At the centre of SGFX’s presence was its Gold Rush activation, a live brand experience designed purely for audience engagement.

Unlike conventional promotional activities, participation was not linked to opening an account, becoming a client, making a deposit or trading with SGFX. The simplicity of the concept made it easy for visitors to participate, helping create strong interest around the stand throughout the two-day event.

As the Gold Rush draws took place, crowds gathered around the SGFX booth for the live winner announcements, creating recurring moments of anticipation, energy and interaction.

The activation became more than a giveaway. It gave attendees a reason to stop, participate, return to the stand, and engage directly with the SGFX brand.

“For us, the objective was never just to have a booth at the Expo. We wanted to create moments people would naturally be drawn to and experiences they would remember after the event. Gold Rush was intentionally kept simple and accessible — it was purely about engagement, excitement and giving people a reason to interact with the SGFX brand,” said Mohini Tandel, Head of Marketing at SGFX.

Beyond the booth, SGFX also built strong visibility across the exhibition through its branded bags.

Distributed widely among attendees, the bags could be seen throughout the venue, taking SGFX branding beyond the physical boundaries of the stand and turning a simple brand asset into a highly visible presence across the Expo floor.

“One of the most rewarding things to see was SGFX moving beyond our own stand. When you looked across the exhibition and saw the brand being carried throughout the venue, that is when you could really feel the impact of the activation. For us, strong branding is not just about being seen in one place — it is about creating a presence people continue to notice and remember,” Tandel added.

The combination of the Gold Rush and wider brand visibility helped SGFX create a presence that remained active throughout the event rather than being confined to one exhibition space.

Across the two days, the SGFX stand became a meeting point for traders, clients, IBs, affiliates, partners and members of the wider financial-services community, giving the brand opportunities to build conversations and strengthen industry relationships.

For SGFX, the objective at Forex Expo Dubai 2026 was not simply to be present.

It was to be seen, experienced and remembered.

By combining live audience engagement, crowd-driven activation and strong visibility throughout the venue, SGFX turned its Expo participation into a broader brand experience and reinforced its ambition to build a strong and recognisable presence within the global trading community.

About SGFX

SGFX is a global online trading brand built around technology, transparency, and a seamless trading experience.

Operating under Spectra Global, SGFX provides traders with access to global financial markets through advanced trading technology, competitive conditions, and a client-focused approach designed for today’s fast-moving markets.

Our focus goes beyond providing a trading platform. We are building an ecosystem where traders, partners, and introducing brokers can grow with confidence, supported by reliable infrastructure, responsive service, and a brand committed to continuous innovation.

With an expanding international presence and a strong focus on regulated growth, SGFX continues to strengthen its position across key global markets.

Smarter technology. Stronger relationships. A better way to trade.

Contact

SGFX Marketing
SGFX
support@sgfx.com

Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 28th, 2026, FinanceWire

PU Prime strengthened its engagement with Argentina’s financial sector through its participation in FX Expo Buenos Aires 2026, held on September 17–18 at Golden Center Eventos. The event brought together investors, industry professionals, and market enthusiasts from across Latin America, providing PU Prime with a medium to connect with local traders. The company also received the Best Mobile Trading App award during the event.

As an Official Regional Sponsor of AFA, PU Prime used the expo to demonstrate how its football partnership translates into engagement opportunities beyond traditional brand sponsorship. The company brought the energy of Argentine football directly to the expo floor with tailored activities; Attendees received exclusive PU Prime and AFA co-branded merchandise.

A key highlight of the event was a speaking session led by Mr. Michel Cohen, Partnerships Manager at PU Prime, who explored the company’s strategic alliance with the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Mr. Cohen discussed the strategic considerations behind the partnership and how collaboration is helping PU Prime establish deeper connections with local communities, particularly within the rapidly evolving Latin American market. During a panel interview, Mr. Cohen expressed his opinion that online trading is transforming financial markets by expanding digital access to global opportunities while increasing the need for financial education and risk awareness. In this evolving environment, he believed that PU Prime played an important role in connecting global financial opportunities with the specific needs and characteristics of individual markets.

“Our partnership with AFA is about more than visibility. It reflects a shared commitment to ambition and connecting with people across the region. Moving forward, our goal is to build on this foundation by continuously refining our services and deepening our engagement with the local trading community,” said Mr. Cohen during his speech at FX Expo Buenos Aires 2026.

PU Prime also received recognition for its mobile offering, earning the Best Mobile Trading App award. The accolade underscores the company’s growing recognition for its digital trading capabilities, while its participation in Buenos Aires reflects a complementary focus: bringing global expertise closer to local markets. Building on this momentum, the company plans to roll out a major interface revamp to further enhance usability by the end of 2026.

PU Prime’s successful showing at FX Expo Buenos Aires 2026 reinforces its dedication to the Latin American market. Moving forward, the company will continue to explore new ways to connect with the community while expanding its presence across key international markets.

About PU Prime

Founded in 2015, PU Prime is a leading global fintech company and trusted CFD broker. Today, it offers regulated financial products across forex, commodities, indices, shares, and bonds. Operating in over 100 countries with more than 40 million app downloads, PU Prime provides innovative trading platforms and an integrated copy trading feature, empowering traders worldwide to achieve financial success with confidence.

For media enquiries, please contact: media@puprime.com

Contact

Sim
PU Prime
kahlock.sim@puprime.com