In just three short weeks the Finance Magnates London Summit (FMLS) will be kicking off on November 21-23 at Old Billingsgate. Celebrating its ten-year anniversary, FMLS22 will be showcasing its largest agenda to date, headlined by several marquee panel discussions.
FMLS22 includes a greatly expanded content track as well as two full days of exhibitions, panels, and parties. Unlike in years past, the event will notably cover a total of four verticals for the first time ever, focusing on online trading, digital assets & blockchain, fintech, and the payments space.
As a reminder, if you have not already done so, take advantage of competitive pricing and register for FMLS22 today.
November 23 – 12:20 – Innovate Stage: How to Bolster Your Business with Prop Trading Accounts
The very competitive and innovative Forex industry is being disrupted by a new attractive business model: the prop trading/ funded accounts firms.
Daniela Egli – Cyprus CEO & Group COO – Skilling
Thomas Heyden – CEO – The Trading Pit
Gil Ben-Hur – Founder & CEO – The5ers, TradeThePool
Otakar Suffner – CEO & Co-Founder – FTMO
Samuel J. Kavanagh – Managing Director, Head Trader – KB Trading Consultants Stedfast Capital Group
A discussion on what a prop trading firm is and what it should NOT be, why traders are attracted to these firms, the pitfalls of setting up a prop trading firm, how to build trust and transparency with traders and most importantly, what does this mean for the traditional brokerage model?
You will be speaking on the How to Bolster Your Business with Prop Trading Accounts panel, what do you think will be the highlight of the discussion and why should the audience attend it?
Daniela Egli (Skilling): Prop Trading Firms are becoming more and more popular these days, and it will be interesting to find out how they are set up and what makes them so attractive to traders. The audience will find out if these firms are a direct competition to the traditional brokerage model.
Thomas Heyden (The Trading Pit): The prop trading market will show a much stronger development and dynamic than the forex and CFD sector in the next few years. Growth and turnover in FX and CFDs are stagnating or declining. Prop trading in connection with securitization will shape the trading industry.
Gil Ben-Hur (The5ers, TradeThePool): The Funding-Traders industry is massively growing, and the commercial competition within is getting tough and challenging. In the discussion, I will share my view on how firms are able to stand out in a highly saturated competition environment. What it takes to provide true value for traders to become loyal to one brand over the other. The5ers is one of the pioneer firms in this industry, and I will be happy to share the long perspective of how the industry had evolved, by sharing valuable insights and interesting facts we have learned throughout the years.
Otakar Suffner (FTMO): This is the first time online prop trading will get some space at an event of such calibre. As FTMO is the founding company of the retail online prop trading industry, it would be great for the audience to learn more about its origins.
What are you looking forward to the most at FMLS?
Daniela Egli (Skilling): I am looking forward to networking with industry leaders and attending some of the very insightful panel discussions.
Thomas Heyden (The Trading Pit): To meet the people behind fantastic ideas. Shake hands, have interesting conversations, and have a drink together. In short words, good old real life instead of digital screen meetings.
Gil Ben-Hur (The5ers, TradeThePool): I would love to meet entrepreneurs and visionary people in the fintech industry. To get inspired by solutions and innovation that do good for humanity.
Otakar Suffner (FTMO): Besides catching up with some of the industry figures and partners, I hope to establish some new business relationships. As FTMO is very active in acquisitions, we might look for some strategic investments along.
Tell us a bit about what you do/your company/who you are looking to network with?
Daniela Egli (Skilling): Skilling is a Scandinavian-owned fintech company that provides online trading with nearly 1000 instruments, with offerings in commodities, cryptocurrencies, forex, indices and shares. The company’s vision is to provide simple but robust technology that allows consumers to navigate their investments and trading throughout the customers’ financial life. We are looking to connect with businesses and partners and learn about the upcoming trends in the European market.
Thomas Heyden (The Trading Pit): As CEO and partner of a Prop Trading Company I am happy to meet people interested in prop trading and the financial potential of Liechtenstein. A country located between Austria and Switzerland. Related to the EU but not in the EU. The only country with a AAA rating, the Swiss franc as a currency and high innovative legal environment to cryptos, alternative investment funds, securitization and the prop trading business.
Gil Ben-Hur (The5ers, TradeThePool): Five Percent Online is a company grouping two Funding-Traders brands; The5ers.com is our legacy brand specialising in recruiting and evaluating Forex CFD traders, and our most recent brand, TradeThePool.com is dedicated to scouting Talented US Stocks traders.
Both brands offer the candidates a variety of programs to choose from to suit their skill level, risk appetite, and lifestyle goals, where they can apply to trade with the firm's capital and share the profit with no deposit investment.
We are investing in the relationship with our traders, providing them with a holistic workspace that includes, support, mentorship, education workshops, and an extensive valuable array of trading resources. Thus, we are looking to network with suppliers of education, experienced traders who can mentor and lead traders, content collaboration, and trading technologies that can benefit from better trading results.
Otakar Suffner (FTMO): FTMO developed an online training platform for retail traders in financial markets. The platform is built to educate clients about proper risk management techniques and to motivate them to be disciplined in trading. For those who pass the evaluation process, the company offers attractive cooperation with its own trading company. We currently operate in more than 180 countries, making us a truly global company. The most important markets are the US and the UK.
We are looking to network with other companies in the Fintech sector.
Check out the full agenda today and join the conversation surrounding FMLS22!
