独家:前外汇专家将领导Rostro的数字资产创新

币界网Published on 2024-08-15Last updated on 2024-08-15

币界网报道:

Finance Magnates独家获悉,包括Scope Markets交易品牌在内的金融科技集团Rostro Group已任命行业资深人士Mark Foulger为数字资产创新董事总经理。

Rostro Group任命Mark Foulger领导数字资产创新

在他的新职位上,Foulger将领导数字资产的战略规划,包括制定系统的做市和自动化风险管理策略。他还将监督跨多个资产类别的阿尔法生成模型的创建。

Foulger在外汇销售、做市、对冲基金、经纪交易商和科技公司方面拥有二十多年的经验。他的任命正值Rostro Group寻求加强其利用数据和技术进行多资产、多司法管辖区经纪业务的能力之际。

过去,他曾担任Tokkyo FX的销售总监,自2022年以来,他一直在经营自己的经纪品牌Ellipse Trading。

Rostro集团首席执行官Michael Ayres与Finance Magnates分享道:“Mark是团队中一个强大的补充。”。“我们认为,这突显了Rostro Group是差价合约、外汇和投资领域的真正巨头。”

此次招聘是在Rostro Group最近的发展之后进行的,包括Finance Magnates周一独家披露的品牌重塑工作,包括母公司及其最近收购的子公司Scope Markets。该集团还推出了新产品,如部分无杠杆股票差价合约,这是其扩大金融包容性战略的一部分。

Foulger在接受任命时表示:“差价合约和外汇交易行业现在确实是一个成熟的行业,对许多人来说,这似乎抑制了创新的需求。然而,Rostro Group在这里是一个真正的例外,这可以从推出多种新产品和投资举措中看出。”我很高兴能成为团队的一员,并期待参与这项正在塑造投资未来的快速增长业务。”

Rostro Group成立于2021年,在全球六个司法管辖区经营受监管的经纪公司,为全球客户提供上市证券和场外衍生品的执行和清算服务。

Rostro集团的招聘范围

Foulger的任命是Rostro集团及其子公司更广泛的战略招聘趋势的一部分。近几个月来,该公司一直在积极加强其各部门的领导团队。

就在本周,Scope Markets欢迎Fraser Nelson出任其新任全球业务发展主管。Nelson在杠杆交易方面拥有十多年的经验,将负责推动公司的全球零售增长战略。

上个月,Rostro Financial Group的机构流动性部门Scope Prime任命Miranti Rostian为该地区负责人,扩大了其在东南亚的业务。Rostian为她的新职位带来了16年的行业经验,此前她曾在新加坡马来亚银行投资银行集团担任主要经纪销售副总裁。

6月初,Andrew Taylor加入Scope Prime,担任亚太区运营主管。Taylor常驻悉尼,负责建立和扩大公司在亚太地区的市场份额,最初的重点是建立区域办事处。

该公司的招聘策略似乎旨在将自己定位为不断发展的大宗经纪和资本市场格局中的主要参与者。

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