TradeInformer Podcast

Amana, Amazon, marketing & more, with Joy Dabeet

In this episode of the TradeInformer podcast we speak to Joy Dabeet. Joy is Chief Marketing Officer at Amana, a Dubai-headquartered broker. Amana has undergone a big overhaul in the past couple of years, with a major rebrand, the addition of physical stocks, a new trading app, and more. We talk to Joy about her time at Amazon, building a marketing team at Amana, what people in the region are looking for, and more.  

Tickmill Co-Founder Illimar Mattus on props, regulations, investing and more

In this episode of The C-Suite, we speak to Illimar Mattus, Co-Founder of brokerage group Tickmill and prop firm The Trading Pit. We hear about Illimar's background, his investment strategy, what The Trading Pit aims to do, developments in the prop space and more. You can skip to individual questions using the timestamps below.
00:00 - Intro01:10 - Illimar's background05:20 - Why is Estonia a tech hub?08:32 - Pinorena Capital10:18 - What traits do you look for in an investment?13:24 - Is it hard to manage so many businesses?16:05 - Delegating as a founder18:20 - What does The Trading Pit do?21:56 - Who is the 'average' Trading Pit customer?26:53 - Managing risk as a prop30:03 - How do you separate a good trader from a lucky trader?33:35 - Can OTC strategies scale?36:38 - Are futures or CFDs more popular?39:50 - Where is the prop industry heading?44:15 - What next for Tickmill?
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Pepperstone's Dianah Igati on compliance, regulators, and the African market

In this episode we speak to Dianah Igati, Regional Head of Compliance at Pepperstone. Dianah was previously at the Kenyan CMA and we talk about what it takes to manage a multi-license broker's compliance function, her time at the Kenyan regulator, and the makeup of the burgeoning African market.

FPFX Founder Justin Hertzberg on the prop industry

In this episode of the TradeInformer podcast we speak to Justin Hertzberg. Justin is the founder and CEO of FPFX, a major technology provider in the prop trading sector. We talk about his background in FX trading and working as introducing broker, launching FPFX, what the company does, regulations, and brokers entering the space.

How quants can use AI to improve dealing desks, with Chariton Christou

In this episode of the TradeInformer Podcast we speak to Chariton Christou, Co-Founder of Boltzmann Research. 
 
Chariton spent six years at Tickmill as a quant and recently started Boltzmann Research, a company that trades on its own account and provides market making services to FX/CFD brokers.
 
We discuss what a quant actually does, common dealing desk mistakes, what sort of information you can glean from big data and how it can be used to improve a FX/CFD broker's market making division.

What next for prop firms? With Jonathan Baumgart

In this episode we speak to Jonathan Baumgart about the fallout from the My Forex Funds debacle and what it means for the the prop space. We then also talk about the Comoros regulator scam and what other options are on the table for brokers that want to get regulated offshore.

CFD affiliate marketing in 2023, with Investing Reviews Founder Simon Jones

In this episode we speak to Simon Jones, founder of InvestingReviews.co.uk. We talk about Simon's background and the founding of the company, working with brokers, what brokers can do to improve their relationship with affiliates, new plans for the company, 2023 trends, and some of Simon's experience in the gambling sector.

Running a start-up broker, with Mitto Markets Founder Tim Sunderland

In this episode we speak to Tim Sunderland, Founder of multi-asset broker Mitto Markets. We talk about Tim's journey founding the company, getting regulated quickly in the UK, options trading, changing customer demands, offering different products and appetite for them, hard parts of running a start up and more. This is a super interesting episode and one worth listening to for anyone who is either thinking of starting a broker or at a more established firm thinking of branching out to offer other services.
 
 

Regulations, new products, Google and more, with TRAction Fintech Founder Quinn Perrott

In this episode of the CFDs Weekly Podcast we're joined by TRAction Fintech Founder Quinn Perrott. We talk about regulatory changes and why they may not be as bad as people fear. Also we talk about Google, new products and future developments in the industry.

Emergency crypto episode, with Kirobo COO Michael Pearl

In this episode of the CFDs Weekly we speak to Kirobo Chief Operating Officer Michael Pearl. Michael has experience across the FX/CFD and crypto sectors and we talk about similarities between the industries, the fallout from Binance and the SEC, what's going on in the sector more broadly, and what the future holds from crypto companies.