Alex Pugh is an Investment Writer in Freetrade’s External Affairs team. A former financial journalist, he covers macro trends, investor behaviour, and the ideas shaping markets today. He writes Freetrade’s Weekend Read, exploring the weird, wild, and wonderful of finance and investing.
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January 16, 2026
How Freetrade complies with FCA rules to protect your money
Find out how Freetrade protects your cash and investments under FCA regulation, including client money segregation, custody structures, and client assets oversight.
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January 16, 2026
What if Freetrade goes bust?
If Freetrade became insolvent, learn what happens to your cash and investments, how FCA customer asset rules work, how long recovery may take, and when FSCS applies.
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September 26, 2025
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Discover how the stock market processes information and mirrors AI itself
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September 19, 2025
Gatekeepers 🎟️
The S&P 500’s gatekeepers decide membership, moving trillions in global markets.
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September 11, 2025
Mixed signals 🔮
Does a 25-year-old ratio still deserve a place on investor dashboards?
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September 5, 2025
Labour pains: US August payrolls highlight sluggish market
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September 4, 2025
Trust crash 🔓
How quantum computing could shake trust in finance and encryption
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August 29, 2025
App-lause 👏
How microtransactions reshape the creator economy and shift power from artists to platforms
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August 28, 2025
Has the AI bubble got too big? Nvidia reports Q2 results
Nvidia’s big Q2 highlights AI strength but slowing growth risks loom.
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August 22, 2025
Boxed in 🚧
Find out why it is limits, and not leaders, that are guiding global markets.
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August 14, 2025
Animal spirits 🦍
How meme stocks, emojis and crowd mood can signal shifts in markets but still demand real research
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August 13, 2025
Building momentum: Persimmon H125 sales and revenue rise despite headwinds
Persimmon's H1 features growth for revenue, operating profits, completions and more.
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August 8, 2025
Superintelligence, superspending ✨
AI boom may be a bubble, but its infrastructure could shape the future
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August 1, 2025
Central banking gets political 🏦
What happens when leaders turn on central banks? Find out more with the Weekend Read.