Institutional trading

Copper's founder Dmitry Tokarev will step down. He will remain on the company's board and is still a major shareholder in Copper.co.

Kanj was previously at CFI for almost a decade. He is the latest in a string of senior hires at Scope Prime, the B2B arm of Rostro Group.

White is the latest in a string of senior hires for the Scope Prime team. He made the move from 26 Degrees, where he was CCO for the EMEA region.

Najjar has made the move from IG Group's MENA office. Marex has been expanding its PB offering since acquiring Cowen in 2023.

LMAX can now offer swaps trading to its existing clients and also expand the range of clients using FX HedgePools products and services.

Chaili joined 26 Degrees in 2021 as Managing Director. She was appointed CEO for the EMEA region the following year and was based in the firm's Cyprus office.

ATFX acquired the ASIC license of Japanese firm Rakuten Securities last year. The company has made several key hires in Australia since then.

ATFX Connect is likely launching the contracts, which typically involving emerging market currencies, to cater to demand from retail brokers that need pricing.

Simon Ormrod joins liquidity provider Finalto from Vantage Capital Markets. He also spent 14 years at institutional trading firm Liquidnet.

Simon is the latest in a string of executives to join MAS Markets over the last 18 months, including senior hires from brokers and tech providers.

The National Stock Exchange of India's attempt to force affiliates to become Approved Persons will push those people to work with unregulated firms.

We talk to MAS Markets CEO and Founder Simon Blackledge about goings on at the liquidity provider, why they rebranded and more.