John Austin has left Capital.com after almost two-and-a-half years, ending his tenure as Chief Strategy Officer at the retail broker. He joined the firm in late 2023 and combined the strategy role with responsibilities as Dealing Director during his time at the firm.

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Tenure at Capital.com

At Capital.com, Austin ran the group’s trading teams and set pricing and hedging policy. He also worked on strategic business development projects as the broker continued to build out its multi-asset derivatives offering. He was based in London.

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The change comes as Capital.com push ahead with a broader global expansion. It recently advertised a senior Risk Manager position in Singapore, where it is in the process of securing a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

The role will oversee the risk framework for a planned CMS-licensed entity and manage key exposures across market, credit, operational, liquidity and compliance risks while reporting to the local Country Head and Group Risk.

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Before joining Capital.com, Austin served as Chief Strategy Officer at LMAX Group up to 2023, working on exchange and MTF development, liquidity, risk management and institutional crypto projects.

Senior Roles across IG, LMAX

Earlier, he spent many years at IG Group in roles including Chief Analytics Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, where he sat on the executive committee and worked on initiatives such as the acquisition of DailyFX, development of the Nadex US derivatives exchange and the launch of the Spectrum trading venue.

He has also served as CEO and board member of IG Group US Holdings and held senior roles at Nadex in Chicago, including interim CEO. His early career included trading and product development positions at IG and a stint in structured capital markets at Barclays Capital.

In another recent executive move, Capital.com hired Prishani Maheeph-Moonsamy as its Head of Compliance for South Africa. Maheeph-Moonsamy previously worked in compliance at FXCM and IG and spent more than five years in compliance positions at Nedbank, giving her experience across banking and retail trading.