FX Industry Week Review: Forex executive moves at Equiti.com, FXTM, Tradition, IS Prime, and lots more

forex industry news update

Forex Industry News this past week at LeapRate centered on a number of senior executive moves involving some of the sector’s leading brokers.

Which FCA regulated broker did former GKFX CEO Brian Myers join?

Where did former FOREX.com SVP Strategy Alexis Webster land?

What is former ADSS UK executive Jamieson Blake’s new job?

Answers to these questions and more appeared first or only at LeapRate. Some of our most viewed and commented-on posts from the past week include:


Brian Myers EquitiExclusive: Former GKFX CEO Brian Myers becomes CEO of…. ​LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that Brian Myers, who recently resigned as CEO of GKFX – one of the largest FCA regulated Retail FX brokers – has joined a rival London-based Retail FX firm as CEO. Where has Brian Myers landed? Get all the details, exclusively at LeapRate.

Alexis Webster FXTMFormer FOREX.com SVP Strategy Alexis Webster joins…. London-based ​Alexis Webster, who spent the past six years as SVP Strategy & Execution for six years overseeing the FOREX.com retail brand of Gain Capital, has joined a rival FCA/CySEC licensed Retail FX broker, as CCO. Which FX broker did Alexis Webster join? Get all the details, always first at LeapRate.

Jamieson Blake

Jamieson Blake

Exclusive: Former ADSS exec takes up senior Bus Dev position at Tradition. LeapRate Exclusive…. LeapRate has learned that a former senior ADSS UK executive – after a brief stay at Basset & Gold – has moved again, this time landing at interdealer broker Tradition, which has a strong presence in Retail FX both in Japan and via its holdings in FXDD. Get all the details, now at LeapRate.

admiral markets expoExclusive: Admiral Markets Group revenues up 17% in 2017. ​LeapRate Exclusive… ​LeapRate has learned that Estonia based Retail FX brokerage firm Admiral Markets Group AS has posted a nice 17% rise in Revenues for 2017. What geography drove Admiral’s revenue growth? How much Revenues (and Profit) did Admiral Markets book in 2017? Get all the details, exclusively at LeapRate.​

Terry Gill IS PrimeIS Prime hires Edgewater Markets’ Terry Gill for Institutional Sales role. FX liquidity and prime brokerage services provider IS Prime has announced that Terry Gill, former Director at Edgewater Markets, has joined IS Prime’s Agency Execution team in a newly created Institutional Sales role. The London-based firm is part of ISAM Capital Markets, which also includes IS Prime Hong Kong and IS Risk Analytics.

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