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Hantec Markets’ B2B Unit Hires Michael Nichols as CEO

Monday, 15/09/2025 | 08:40 GMT by Arnab Shome
  • Nichols previously worked with brands such as Match-Prime Liquidity, Match-Trade Technologies, TopFX, and others.
  • He will work towards the expansion of Hantec Prime's institutional footprint.
Michael Nichols

Hantec Markets has appointed Michael Nichols as the Chief Executive Officer of its institutional division, Hantec Prime.

An official press release highlighted that he will “lead the expansion of Hantec Prime’s institutional footprint, deepen commercial relationships with liquidity clients, and accelerate adoption of the firm’s enterprise-grade trading infrastructure.”

An Expert in the CFDs Business

Nichols joined the retail broker’s institutional arm after serving a year at Match-Prime Liquidity as Chief Commercial Officer. According to his LinkedIn, he left that role earlier this year.

Join buy side heads of FX in London at FMLS25.

He was also Head of Sales at Match-Trade Technologies for about three years.

Other retail trading-related brands Nichols worked at include TopFX and Panda Trading Systems.

He also launched a consulting firm that offered FX firms services such as sourcing suitable partners based on clients' needs for acquisitions and new licence applications.

Hantec Shaping Its Management

FinanceMagnates.com reported earlier this year that Hantec Markets reshuffled three senior management roles: it moved Norayr Djerrahian to Chief Commercial Officer and hired Tim Hughes and Vivek Mehta as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively.

Most recently, the broker promoted Blessing Ishola to General Manager of Nigerian operations.

Meanwhile, the broker has also been focused on expanding its services. It recently introduced round-the-clock trading for cryptocurrency CFDs and was among the first CFDs brokers to launch prop trading services.

Hantec Markets has appointed Michael Nichols as the Chief Executive Officer of its institutional division, Hantec Prime.

An official press release highlighted that he will “lead the expansion of Hantec Prime’s institutional footprint, deepen commercial relationships with liquidity clients, and accelerate adoption of the firm’s enterprise-grade trading infrastructure.”

An Expert in the CFDs Business

Nichols joined the retail broker’s institutional arm after serving a year at Match-Prime Liquidity as Chief Commercial Officer. According to his LinkedIn, he left that role earlier this year.

Join buy side heads of FX in London at FMLS25.

He was also Head of Sales at Match-Trade Technologies for about three years.

Other retail trading-related brands Nichols worked at include TopFX and Panda Trading Systems.

He also launched a consulting firm that offered FX firms services such as sourcing suitable partners based on clients' needs for acquisitions and new licence applications.

Hantec Shaping Its Management

FinanceMagnates.com reported earlier this year that Hantec Markets reshuffled three senior management roles: it moved Norayr Djerrahian to Chief Commercial Officer and hired Tim Hughes and Vivek Mehta as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively.

Most recently, the broker promoted Blessing Ishola to General Manager of Nigerian operations.

Meanwhile, the broker has also been focused on expanding its services. It recently introduced round-the-clock trading for cryptocurrency CFDs and was among the first CFDs brokers to launch prop trading services.

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