5 of the most-read Forex Club articles in 2017.

The 2017 year is coming to an end. It was undoubtedly a fruitful period in many spectacular events on the currency market. An unstoppable boom on the global stock market indexes, a real madness on Bitcoin, as well as a lot of confusion and changes in the background of regulation. What will 2018 bring us? We will find out soon. Meanwhile, 391 has selected five of the articles we've written for you, which were mostly read by our users in the past 12 months.

At the same time, the editorial board of ForexClub.pl wishes all Traders many investment successes, and more!

#1 - XTB introduces CFD into cryptocurrencies

Virtual currency is an undisputed hit of popularity in the XXUMX year. Information on the introduction of the CFD offer on Bitcoin by XTB clearly attracted the attention of currency traders. But not only them. X-Trade Brokers was the first Polish broker that allowed trading on crypto-instruments. It did not take long for competitors to follow them.

#2 - The idea of ​​limiting the leverage in Poland to 1: 25

Shock and disbelief from many traders. Just 2 years after reducing the maximum leverage to 1: 100, suddenly comes the idea of ​​the Ministry of Finance with further cuts. This time to 1:25, which is a value that, according to many, will not only hamper convenient trading, but even "kill" the development of the Forex market in Poland, or at least lead to a strong decline in its competitiveness.

Happiness in disguise that eventually the idea was revised in early Decemberbut deciding the vote anyway it will belong to ESMA. The fate of the left wing is not yet decided.

#3 - The Tax Office will find out about your account with a Cypriot broker

The exchange of information between the Cypriot and Polish tax office has become a fact. Under the entry into force of the so-called CRS Decree was obligated to provide information on profits achieved by Polish traders to the Polish Tax Office. For now, there are a few restrictions, but although the changes came into force in 2017, they will also apply to transactions made in 2016.

Similar changes will also implement the MiFID II Directive and will cover brokers from the territory of the European Union.

#4 - The boss of "nerd hunters" caught by the police

Fraudsters operating on the Polish market under the mantle of the "forex market" finally got involved. The owner of Alpha Finex, famous for its aggressive marketing and "investing in debuts", was caught trying to escape from Poland. Initial estimates said that there were up to PLN 4 million in extortion. The purification of the Polish currency market is still ongoing, but 2017 turned out to be a breakthrough and the actions taken finally brought the expected results.

#5 - List of Bitcoin brokers

Cryptocurrencies for the second time in our ranking. This only confirms the first sentence from #1. We have prepared for you a list of the most popular brokers offering trading on Bitcoin. As soon as the course of this cryptocurrency grew, it also dynamically developed (and changed) this market. Brokers have modified the terms of trade several times, even leading to a suspension of trade or multiple reduction of leverage.

The next update of the list is already in January 2018.