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Strifor Broker Launches Summer Client Contest
In July 2023, all clients of Strifor broker can take part in a trading contest, the winners of which will receive money prizes ranging from $1,000 to $3,000.
It should be reminded that the Strifor broker has been present on the market for more than three years. It is trusted by traders from CIS countries, Asia (it is especially popular among investors in Indonesia and India) and North Africa. Four account types are available on the service, one of which is an Islamic account. All accounts have fairly low commissions and spreads. For example, Professional account holders, the commission per lot when trading metals and currency pairs does not exceed $5; spreads start at 0.1 pip. Basic and Advanced accounts have slightly higher commissions: $8 and $7 per lot; however, the leverage is 1:500, whereas on the Professional account, the leverage is 1:200.
The Strifor broker’s partners also appreciate its affiliate program and loyalty program. The former allows earning income from all of the referrals’ trades. When the highest, Gold level, is reached, the commission bonus reaches 60%. Two other levels, Silver and Bronze, have 50% and 40% correspondingly. With the Loyalty Program, traders can use their deposits to accumulate funds with an annual yield of up to 18%. Due to this, the Strifor clients can switch from one type of account to another much faster, without investing extra money on their part.
Conditions for participation in the contest
All active users of the service are eligible to take part in the contest. This means that a trader should be verified at strifor.org and has one of the real account types open.
For participation, it is necessary to:
- Send a free-form application to [email protected] with the number of the account participating in the contest;
- Confirm consent to participate in the contest by sending an email.
All traders who work over 50 lots during the campaign are guaranteed to win prizes.
There is one important thing! Only orders with activity more than 10 minutes and with the result not less than +/-20 points by Forex tools and metals are taken into the contest results.
The traders, who worked with the largest volume, will get money prizes from the Strifor broker. The award amounts to:
- 1st place – $3000;
- 2nd place – $2000;
- 3rd place – $1000.
The contest period is from July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2023. It is possible to take part in the campaign at any time. The main thing is to send an application during the period of this campaign.
Summing up of results and awarding of prizes
The results of the contest will be announced from August 1, 2023 to August 7, 2023. All prizes will be awarded automatically on August 7, 2023.
Intermediate results will be regularly posted on strifor.org in the “News” section, as well as on the broker’s official Telegram-channel.
Further information on the contest
The Strifor broker points out that:
- Winners and other participants in the campaign are personally responsible for payment of taxes and other fees associated with receiving the money reward;
- If a winner refuses to verify his/her profile and provide identification details, he/she may be denied a prize;
- Only one prize may be awarded to one trader;
- The Strifor employees and their relatives are not eligible to participate;
- All questions and claims regarding the campaign are handled according to the clauses of the client agreement posted on the Strifor broker’s website;
- Participation in the trading contest automatically implies that the trader is familiar with the rules of the contest and fully accepts them.
The broker also notes that the contest winners may be invited for advertising and marketing activities (interviews, photo- and video-reportages, and media publications). At the same time, Strifor undertakes not to disclose the personal data of the campaign participants without their prior consent.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Naira maintained stability against the United States Dollar in the different segments of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Friday, August 14, according to data obtained by Business Post.
At the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the local currency remained unchanged at N1,357.65/$1, but lost N6.05 against the Pound Sterling to trade at N1,840.10 versus the previous session’s N1,834.05/£1, and depreciated against the Euro by N4.70 to sell for N1,571.70/€1 compared with the preceding day’s N1,567.00/€1.
At the black market, the Nigerian currency traded flat against the Dollar at N1,395/$1, but gained N3 at the GTBank forex desk to quote at N1,364/$1 versus Thursday’s exchange rate of N1,367/$1.
Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that interbank FX transactions surged by 51.2 per cent to $119.594 million from $79.097 million. These transactions were executed in 137 deals, higher than the 98 deals recorded a day earlier.
FX inflows from exporters, remittances and other sources, alongside demand from importers and individuals requiring Dollars, continue to shape market conditions.
Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market recovered yesterday after experiencing a downturn in the previous sessions following reports that index provider MSCI has proposed new “non-operating company” screens for its Global Investable Market Indexes. Although the framework does not explicitly target cryptocurrency, it evaluates whether a company’s core operating assets constitute more than 50 per cent of its total holdings.
Heavy digital asset treasury adopters, including Strategy and Metaplanet, fail the proposed criteria and face potential removal during upcoming index rebalancings. While inclusion in major equity benchmarks previously allowed passive index funds and ETFs to automatically acquire these stocks, their removal could trigger forced institutional selling.
Dogecoin (DOGE) grew by 0.7 per cent to $0.07, Binance Coin (BNB) expanded by 0.6 per cent to $611.34, Ethereum (ETH) added 0.4 per cent to trade at $1,879.65, and Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 0.2 per cent to $63,045.87, with Ripple (XRP), the US Dollar Tether (USDT), and the US Dollar Coin (USDC) flat at $1.00, respectively.
But Cardano (ADA) lost 1.2 per cent to trade at $0.1795, TRON (TRX) shed 0.4 per cent to finish at $0.3323, and Solana (SOL) declined by 0.2 per cent to $75.60.
By Adedapo Adesanya
Oil price climbed over $1 a barrel on Friday on tanker attacks and a lack of progress on a peace agreement between the President Donald Trump administration and Iran’s leadership.
Brent futures settled at $88.52 a barrel after gaining $1.45 or 1.67 per cent, and the United States’ West Texas Intermediate crude futures finished at $82.40, up $1.15 or 1.42 per cent.
Market analysts noted that new attacks on tankers and lack of progress on a cease-fire agreement, which, in turn, is making traffic in the Strait of Hormuz constrained, adding pressure to the waterway through which 20 per cent of global supply can pass.
Two vessels from the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked while transiting the strait on Thursday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have previously threatened action against vessels transiting the strait if they are linked to its adversaries or fail to comply with Iranian directives.
As the US and Iran made claims over control of the strait, shipping traffic through the channel fell below the month’s average. Before US-Israeli attacks on Iran began in late February, the strait handled about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
The US said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely and increase economic pressure on Tehran in response to stalled ceasefire talks.
The country’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there will be more announcements coming next week because “we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation of a country.”
Crude oil exports from Russia’s Sheskharis terminal at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk were suspended on Friday following a drone attack, adding to disruptions at one of the country’s key export outlets.
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) had slashed its outlook for 2026 global oil demand growth to 580,000 barrels per day, a stark contrast to the International Energy Agency’s 1.6 million barrels per day decline, marking the fourth straight month when the Vienna-based organisation was forced to curb its forecast amidst the Hormuz crisis.
In its monthly report, the IEA predicted that global supply will fall by 4.3 million barrels per day in 2026, pushing the Q3 deficit to 1.8 million barrels per day even as record fuel prices lead to an unprecedented 1.6 million barrels per day demand destruction.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has disclosed that seven additional insurance companies have secured full recapitalisation approval from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), bringing the industry-wide recapitalisation exercise to a successful conclusion.
In a statement on Friday, NIA Chairman, Mrs Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu, said the milestone represented significant progress towards building a stronger, more competitive and trusted insurance market in Nigeria.
She said the seven companies, alongside the 41 insurance companies and two reinsurance companies earlier approved, had demonstrated resilience, financial discipline and corporate strength by successfully completing the final verification process.
“Having successfully navigated the rigorous final verification process, these companies, alongside the earlier approved 41 insurance companies and two reinsurance companies, have demonstrated exceptional resilience, corporate fortitude, and financial discipline,” Mrs Nwachukwu said.
She added that the successful recapitalisation had positioned the companies to deliver greater value to policyholders and contribute to deeper insurance penetration nationwide.
Mrs Nwachukwu commended NAICOM for its regulatory oversight during the exercise, describing the commission’s approach as fair, structured and focused on strengthening market integrity.
“NAICOM’s strategic foresight and structured execution have elevated the Nigerian insurance industry, reinforcing its position within the broader financial sector as a substantially stronger, highly resilient, and globally competitive market,” she said.
The NIA chairman reaffirmed the association’s commitment to supporting insurance companies as they adapt to new regulatory requirements under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025.
She said the association would continue to work with NAICOM to promote a sustainable and future-ready insurance sector.
Mrs Nwachukwu also assured policyholders, investors and other economic stakeholders that the recapitalised industry was better positioned to support economic growth.
“With this recapitalization complete, the Nigerian insurance sector enters a transformative era. The industry is fully equipped to settle genuine claims promptly, absorb higher local and international risks, and serve as a cornerstone of financial stability, directly supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2030,” she said.
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