Tal Dar has joined AlpFin as Managing Director, bringing experience from senior institutional FX and CFDs roles, most recently at Vantage Connect.

The appointment comes as AlpFin continues to expand its institutional business. Earlier, the firm partnered with Lucera to strengthen its FX connectivity for institutional clients and expanded its liquidity and operations team.

Commenting on the appointment, Dar said: "Having spent the last 15 years in the institutional FX and CFDs industry, I'm excited to be joining AlpFin to help drive the firm's next phase of growth across institutional brokerage and liquidity solutions."

Leadership Across Institutional FX and Investment

Before joining AlpFin, Dar spent more than three and a half years as Head of eFX & Derivatives at Vantage Connect, the institutional arm of Vantage. In that role, he led the company's institutional business, working with hedge funds, family offices, banks, brokers, and asset managers.

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Dar joined Vantage Connect after the business was launched as Vantage's institutional arm to provide liquidity and trading solutions for institutional clients.

Alongside that position, he has served as Associate Director at the UK-GCC Private Capital Alliance for just over a year, connecting sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, venture capital investors, limited partners, strategic investors, and businesses across the UK, the Gulf region, Europe, and the United States.

PhillipCapital Role Followed Gildencrest Product Leadership

Before Vantage, Dar spent nearly two years as Head of eFX & Derivatives (Institutional) at PhillipCapital in London, where he was responsible for the firm's institutional foreign exchange and derivatives business.

Earlier, he served as Head of Product at Gildencrest Capital for almost two years.

Vantage Expands Weekend Gold CFD Trading

Meanwhile, Vantage's retail business recently expanded its product offering by introducing seven-day trading for gold CFDs. The launch extended trading availability for the instrument over weekends, joining a growing number of brokers offering continuous access to selected CFD markets.