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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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.