The online trading industry has experienced a shock in recent days. Apple announced that it would remove the MetaTrader trading software from its App Store (report here). This news came after Forbes reported that Pig Butchering scammers use MetaTrader. Forbes rightfully pointed out that MetaTrader is open to manipulation by operators via plugins. This has been known for a long time. And what about their data strategy? It's time for the authorities to look closely at MetaTrader and its publisher, MetaQuotes.