Two traders can open accounts with the same brokerage and want completely different things from it.

One may be learning how Forex markets work and want time to build confidence before participating. Another may prefer to analyse the market independently and make every decision personally. A third may be interested in following an existing strategy after reviewing how that trader has performed over time.

Tag Markets has been designing its brokerage around those differences.

Rather than assuming there is one ideal path for every client, Tag Markets has developed an environment in which education, independent trading, copy trading and different account structures can sit alongside one another. The brokerage provides the infrastructure while giving clients greater freedom to decide how they want to participate.

Education can be the starting point for someone still developing their knowledge.

Through its Forex education resources, Tag Markets provides video courses, written learning material and live training sessions at no additional cost. Clients can use these resources to build their understanding before deciding whether they are ready to trade or which approach makes the most sense for them.

Access and readiness are not the same thing. Opening an account may be straightforward, but understanding market behaviour, trading terminology and the choices available through a brokerage can take considerably longer. Giving clients the opportunity to learn first creates a different starting point.

Experienced traders may want something entirely different.

Someone who already understands the markets may prefer to analyse opportunities, develop a strategy and execute every decision independently. Tag Markets continues to support that approach rather than assuming automation or guided participation will suit everyone.

CopyX serves another preference.

Through its proprietary CopyX copy trading technology, clients can review available traders and strategies, examine their results over time and decide whether they want qualifying trading activity replicated automatically in their own accounts.

The technology changes the level of involvement without removing the client’s initial decision. Users still choose whether copy trading suits them and which trader or strategy they want to follow.

Historical results do not guarantee future outcomes, and trading involves risk. Their value lies in providing additional context when clients compare available options and decide whether this form of participation matches their preferences.

Account structure adds another dimension.

Tag Markets offers several trading account structures rather than relying on one standard format. Its offering includes conventional accounts alongside Amplify and the 12X and 24X models, giving eligible clients alternative ways to structure trading capital under the conditions attached to those accounts.

No single account structure needs to suit every trader. Different formats can appeal to different approaches to capital, trading activity and market participation. Providing alternatives gives clients another decision to make based on how they intend to use the brokerage.

Taken together, these products reveal a broader philosophy behind Tag Markets.

Education supports clients who want to learn before participating. Independent trading remains available for those who want direct control. CopyX gives clients another route through strategy following, while different account models create flexibility around how trading activity is structured.

Each responds to the same underlying reality: traders are not one customer type.

Traditional brokerage journeys can easily become standardised. A client registers, selects an account, funds it and begins trading. Tag Markets is moving away from the assumption that what happens after registration should look identical for everyone.

Technology makes that flexibility possible, but more features do not automatically create a better brokerage.

The stronger test is whether every tool has a clear purpose. Clients should be able to understand why an account differs, what CopyX allows them to do, where education fits and whether independent trading remains the better option for their own approach.

Choice becomes useful only when it remains understandable.

A new trader might begin with educational material before considering an account. Someone with greater experience may move directly into independent trading. Another client may investigate CopyX and compare available traders before deciding whether to follow a strategy.

Those journeys are different, yet they remain connected through the same brokerage.

This gives Tag Markets a way to serve a broader audience without defining one ideal type of trader. The company can build products around different levels of knowledge, involvement and preference while keeping those choices within one operating environment.

In a market where access to Forex and CFD products is already widely available, that flexibility creates another form of differentiation.

The question is no longer simply whether a brokerage can give someone access to the market. It is whether it can give different people the tools, knowledge and account structures that make sense for how they individually want to participate.

Tag Markets is building its offering around that distinction.

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On Holding built its brand around product enhancements and refusing to discount its shoes and apparel. Now, a more promotional retail environment is testing that discipline.

Brands and retailers are working to appeal to shoppers whose wallets have been stretched by higher costs for gas, beef and more. Some are cutting prices while others roll out more deals in hopes that budget-conscious consumers will make a purchase. At On Holding, there are no plans to slash price tags even after its weakest retail sales since going public in 2021 forced the company to soften its sales outlook.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 3.48% to $510.59 in Tuesday trading, adding $17.18, as semiconductor stocks broadly clawed back a portion of the losses posted Monday, when a weekend essay calling for a slower pace of artificial intelligence development triggered a steep selloff across the chip sector.

AMD’s gain builds on a modest recovery already underway Monday, when the stock closed up 1.34% at $500.00 following a volatile session earlier in the week. Tuesday’s rebound came alongside broader strength in chip-related names globally, echoing similar recoveries in Asian markets, where previously battered technology stocks also regained ground after Monday’s steep declines tied to the AI development debate sparked by Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei’s essay over the weekend.

AMD’s rebound comes against the backdrop of a notably bullish outlook the company laid out just days earlier at the Citi 2026 Global TMT Conference. Speaking at the event, AMD executives raised the company’s estimate for the total addressable market for artificial intelligence, now projecting the opportunity could reach $2 trillion by 2030. The company also said it expects its data-center sales to approach $70 billion in 2027, roughly double the business size it anticipates for 2026, with AI accelerators alone expected to generate sales in the low $40 billion range next year. AMD executives further projected that the broader server processor market could reach $220 billion by 2030, an area the company has identified as a second major growth driver alongside its AI accelerator business. The company said it has begun shipping its MI450 AI accelerator products, with production expected to build through the first quarter of 2027.

That bullish framing followed AMD’s second-quarter 2026 earnings report, released August 4, in which the company posted revenue of $11.54 billion, up 50% from a year earlier, alongside earnings of $1.66 per share, topping the $1.62 analysts had expected. Data-center revenue doubled year-over-year to $6.7 billion, now accounting for 58% of the company’s total sales, underscoring how central AI and server infrastructure demand has become to AMD’s overall business. The company guided third-quarter revenue to approximately $13 billion, implying roughly 41% year-over-year growth at the midpoint of that range, and said it expects server CPU revenue to climb more than 80% in the second half of 2026 and more than 70% in 2027, with its data-center segment projected to more than double in 2027 as its Helios and MI500 product lines ramp up production. Despite the strong headline numbers, AMD shares initially fell nearly 9% in after-hours trading following the report, as investors weighed rising operating expenses, up 40% year-over-year to $3.4 billion, against the company’s otherwise robust growth trajectory. Gaming revenue, by contrast, fell 31% year-over-year, reflecting continued softness in that segment even as AI and data-center demand has surged.

Wall Street’s overall assessment of AMD has remained strongly positive despite the stock’s recent volatility. According to 55 analysts polled by S&P Global, AMD carries a consensus rating of Strong Buy, with an average price target of $615.07, implying potential upside of roughly 25% from Monday’s closing price. Individual analyst targets range as high as $1,250 and as low as $365, reflecting a wide spread of views on how AMD’s AI-driven growth story will play out over the coming years. Piper Sandler initiated coverage of the stock with an Overweight rating on September 9, adding to the broadly bullish tilt among analysts covering the company.

AMD’s stock has delivered extraordinary returns over the past year, climbing roughly 225% according to data from TradingView, and reaching an all-time high of $584.73 on June 30, 2026, before pulling back amid the broader volatility that has affected AI-linked chip stocks in recent weeks. The stock’s beta of 1.79 reflects its tendency to move more sharply than the broader market in both directions, a pattern evident in both Monday’s steep decline and Tuesday’s rebound.

Tuesday’s recovery in AMD shares was part of a broader rebound across chip stocks, even as some peers continued to show signs of lingering weakness. Micron Technology, Broadcom, Intel and other major chipmakers had all posted sharp declines Monday alongside AMD, tied to the same broader concerns about the pace of AI infrastructure spending that triggered the sector-wide selloff. The extent to which Tuesday’s recovery proves durable is likely to depend heavily on how the broader debate over AI development timelines, sparked by Amodei’s essay and echoed by other prominent AI executives over the weekend, continues to evolve in the days ahead.

Investors are also weighing the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision, expected Wednesday, as a separate factor likely to influence trading in high-growth, high-multiple technology stocks like AMD in the near term. Rising interest rates tend to pressure the valuations of companies whose worth is heavily tied to expectations of substantial future earnings growth, a dynamic that has added an additional layer of volatility to AMD and its chip sector peers even as the underlying demand story for AI infrastructure has, according to the company’s own recent guidance, continued to strengthen.

With AMD’s next earnings report not scheduled until November 3, investors are likely to rely on ongoing developments in the broader AI industry debate, along with any further analyst commentary following the company’s recent Citi conference presentation, to gauge whether Tuesday’s rebound marks a durable stabilization for the stock or merely a temporary bounce within a longer period of volatility tied to shifting sentiment around the pace of AI infrastructure spending.

The Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments in capital market transactions has been set at a nominal 0.02% of the transaction value, with a maximum cap of Rs 300, keeping the fee lower than standard commercial transaction rates to support retail participation in formal financial markets.

The MDR will apply to capital market-related payments, including payments towards mutual funds, securities, stockbrokers and dealers. UPI is one of the key payment channel for retail investors. It is widely used for IPO applications, mutual fund transactions and transfers linked to broking accounts.

NSE MD and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the MDR on UPI could affect trading volumes routed through UPI in the short term, but the impact is likely to stabilise over time. “MDR on UPI might impact trading volumes via UPI in the short term, but is likely to stabilise in the long term,” Chauhan said.

For the market, it remains to be seen how brokers, mutual fund platforms and other intermediaries treat the cost. If the fee is absorbed by intermediaries, the impact on investors may remain limited. If it is passed on, investors could see a small additional cost on payments linked to market transactions.

At 0.02%, the fee works out to Rs 20 on a Rs 1 lakh transaction. The Rs 300 cap also limits the charge on larger transactions. That makes the capital market rate much lower than typical commercial transaction charges.

The near-term impact may be felt more in frequent trading-related payments than in long-term investment flows. Mutual fund investors making monthly SIPs or occasional lump-sum payments may not change behaviour much. Active traders who move funds more often may be more sensitive to any added cost.
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MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United’s academy has been rocked by a request from 15-year-old forward JJ Gabriel, widely regarded as one of the most gifted prospects to emerge from the club’s youth system in years, to have his contract cancelled following what reports describe as a breakdown in relations between his family and the club.

Gabriel, nicknamed “Kid Messi” for his dazzling dribbling and technical ability, had been expected to make his senior debut in Wednesday night’s EFL Cup match against Brighton at Old Trafford. Instead, the Enfield-born youngster will not be considered for the squad after informing the club of his desire to end his contract, which had been due to expire at the end of the season.

Under Premier League academy regulations, United are not obligated to grant the request. The rules governing youth registrations state that a player’s registration may only be cancelled if the club, the player and the player’s parent or guardian all agree. If the parties cannot reach agreement, any of them may ask the Premier League to issue a binding decision on the termination request. United are said to retain hope that the situation can still be resolved, though the rules leave much of the immediate decision in Gabriel’s and his family’s hands.

The precise cause of the breakdown between Gabriel’s family and the club has not been made public, though a lack of clarity around his path to first-team football is thought to be a contributing factor. Gabriel has trained with United’s senior squad and Under-21 side at various points this season, but he was left off the club’s Champions League squad list, a decision that denied him the chance to feature in the competition. That exclusion meant he was ineligible to play against Azerbaijani side Sabah in the Champions League last week. He instead featured for United’s youth side against the same opponent in the UEFA Youth League, scoring a hat-trick in a lopsided win. Shortly afterward, Gabriel removed all references to Manchester United from his social media accounts.

Gabriel’s situation has drawn comparisons to how Arsenal has handled a similarly young forward, Max Dowman, who played for the Gunners in a Champions League victory over Slavia Prague last season at the same age of 15 and has since made further first-team and Premier League appearances, contributing to Arsenal’s title-winning campaign. The contrast between the two clubs’ approaches to fast-tracking teenage talent has been cited as part of the broader context surrounding Gabriel’s decision to seek an exit.

Gabriel joined Manchester United’s academy at age 11, and his reputation has grown rapidly since. Manchester United great Ryan Giggs, who himself broke into the club’s first team as a teenager, spoke glowingly of Gabriel’s potential in a recent podcast appearance alongside Rio Ferdinand. “He’s sort of a generational talent,” Giggs said. “There’s no point in going out on loan because he’s at the best place and he’d be dipping in and out of the first team. So that experience is invaluable. You know, not only the games and the training, but actually travelling with the team, seeing the expectation of Manchester United, you’re seeing all sort of, the focus is so huge on United. You need to get used to that.”

Gabriel is not yet old enough to sign a professional contract, which Premier League rules restrict to players aged 17 or older, or a scholarship deal, available from age 16. He turns 16 on October 6, a date that will open the door to formal scholarship terms with whichever club he ultimately represents.

News of Gabriel’s request is expected to trigger significant interest from rival clubs. Manchester City had previously attempted to sign the youngster, and reports have also linked Arsenal and a range of leading European clubs to his signature, interest that is likely to intensify now that his willingness to leave United has become public. Gabriel’s Irish passport, which allows him to play professionally within the European Union from age 16 rather than 18, has previously been cited as a factor drawing attention from clubs including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

This is not the first time Gabriel has considered leaving Old Trafford. He reportedly informed the club of similar intentions last summer, before United organized an emergency meeting shortly after he returned from a break, ultimately convincing him and his family that he had a genuine pathway to the first team. According to reports at the time, Gabriel had been “emotional at the prospect of leaving a club he loves representing” before deciding to stay following that intervention. The current standoff suggests those assurances have not been sufficient to keep him committed to the club on a longer-term basis.

Gabriel was named the Premier League Under-18s Player of the Season last term after recording 26 goals and four assists in 29 appearances, while helping United’s Under-18 side finish second in its regional league and reach the finals of both the FA Youth Cup and Premier League Cup, even though the team ultimately fell short in all three competitions.

Manchester United have not issued a public statement addressing Gabriel’s request as of the latest reporting, and it remains unclear whether the two sides will reach an agreement to formally cancel his registration or whether the dispute will need to be referred to the Premier League for a binding decision. For now, Gabriel’s immediate playing future, including whether he is included in the club’s squad for upcoming fixtures, remains unresolved.

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