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- Securities broker, Eurotrader has announced ex-Valutrade exec, Rob Collins as Head of Trading. We discuss what he brings.
Eurotrader, the CySEC-regulated broker, has hired Rob Collins, a seasoned trading professional, as its Head of Trading. Collins has moved to Eurotrader from Valutrades, another CFD trading firm. Martin Couper, the company’s new head of Compliance, and Marcelo Spina, the company’s new chief executive officer, are the other two executives who have joined the company in the past week.
Long industry experience and relevance to Eurotrader’s growth
Collins’ career features a long list of achievements, with some of the leading names in the industry. He had been working at ThinkMarkets, where he held the position of Head of Trading (UK), before moving on to take the same role at Valutrades a year ago. Eurotrader’s new executive worked for IG for seven years, where he held different jobs relating to trading before joining ThinkMarkets.
In addition, Mr. Collins previously worked as a Quantitative Business Analyst at Intertrader for some time. In addition to this, Collins has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Royal Holloway, University of London. Furthermore, he was a member of the British Army from 2010-2011. This long and wide experience has equipped him to take on his responsibilities at Eurotrader.
Eurotrader is a certified and regulated retail broker that offers trading in foreign exchange, stocks, cryptocurrencies, indices, and commodities. Both the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission and the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) have issued licenses to the company (CySEC). The company caters to retail investors by providing brokerage services for FX, stocks, cryptocurrencies, market indices, and commodities.
Recently, the firm has clarified that expanding its institutional offerings for institutional investors is a top objective. In addition, Eurotrader is expanding its licenses to better serve its international clientele in regions including Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. These are some of the fastest growing markets, which are essential to Eurotrader’s growth.