DMALINK Strengthens Advisory by Adding Thomas Soede and Greg Myers
- Both of them will advise on EMEA business.
- They bring decades of experience to the company.

DMALINK, a provider of institutional FX trading services, announced on Monday the appointment of Thomas Soede and Greg Myers as senior regional advisers for the EMEA region.
Both of them bring decades of industry experience and will be instrumental in building DMALINK’s institutional digital assets and foreign exchange footprint.
Two Industry Experts
Soede has a strong background in the traditional financial industry. For more than three decades, he worked with JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, BNPP Paribas, HSBC and Santander. He built and ran end-to-end digital programs in the financial industry and several multi-asset execution
Execution
Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a common marketing point of emphasis by brokers, whose action execution varies considerably from company to company. When execution prices are not matching the submitted price the client is charged or credited the difference resulting from the negative or positive slippage.Slippage is a very contentious issue among retail traders, which can lead to issues. Many traders view levels of slippage at brokers as a key determinant for their business. Best Execution a Legal ObligationBrokers are required by law to diver to their clients the best execution possible. Some regulators are requiring brokers to submit execution stats in order to assess the quality of their services. Other brokers are regularly posting execution statistics in order to boost the confidence of their clients in the best execution commitment of the company.Best execution has been a point of emphasis in recent years from both retail and institutional players in the FX industry. Negotiating and executing transactions in order to promote a robust, fair, open, liquid and appropriately transparent FX market is identified as one of the six main principles outlined in the FX Global Code of Conduct, which came into effect in 2018.
Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a common marketing point of emphasis by brokers, whose action execution varies considerably from company to company. When execution prices are not matching the submitted price the client is charged or credited the difference resulting from the negative or positive slippage.Slippage is a very contentious issue among retail traders, which can lead to issues. Many traders view levels of slippage at brokers as a key determinant for their business. Best Execution a Legal ObligationBrokers are required by law to diver to their clients the best execution possible. Some regulators are requiring brokers to submit execution stats in order to assess the quality of their services. Other brokers are regularly posting execution statistics in order to boost the confidence of their clients in the best execution commitment of the company.Best execution has been a point of emphasis in recent years from both retail and institutional players in the FX industry. Negotiating and executing transactions in order to promote a robust, fair, open, liquid and appropriately transparent FX market is identified as one of the six main principles outlined in the FX Global Code of Conduct, which came into effect in 2018.
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On the other hand, Myers brings 15 years of consultation experience from the financial services industry. He is currently a part of the leadership teams in two startups in the fintech and cybersecurity space and is sitting on the board of Firedrake.
“Our UK and EMEA clients will benefit from Greg's expertise gained from an impressive career across a range of sectors,” said Michael Siwek, DMALINK Founder and Global Head of eFX.
Myers also commented: “We are at a turning point in how institutions think about digital assets. With the introduction of regulatory framework standards and the reduction in counterparty risk, global FIs will gain additional confidence in offering digital currency products to clients.”
DMALINK, a provider of institutional FX trading services, announced on Monday the appointment of Thomas Soede and Greg Myers as senior regional advisers for the EMEA region.
Both of them bring decades of industry experience and will be instrumental in building DMALINK’s institutional digital assets and foreign exchange footprint.
Two Industry Experts
Soede has a strong background in the traditional financial industry. For more than three decades, he worked with JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, BNPP Paribas, HSBC and Santander. He built and ran end-to-end digital programs in the financial industry and several multi-asset execution
Execution
Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a common marketing point of emphasis by brokers, whose action execution varies considerably from company to company. When execution prices are not matching the submitted price the client is charged or credited the difference resulting from the negative or positive slippage.Slippage is a very contentious issue among retail traders, which can lead to issues. Many traders view levels of slippage at brokers as a key determinant for their business. Best Execution a Legal ObligationBrokers are required by law to diver to their clients the best execution possible. Some regulators are requiring brokers to submit execution stats in order to assess the quality of their services. Other brokers are regularly posting execution statistics in order to boost the confidence of their clients in the best execution commitment of the company.Best execution has been a point of emphasis in recent years from both retail and institutional players in the FX industry. Negotiating and executing transactions in order to promote a robust, fair, open, liquid and appropriately transparent FX market is identified as one of the six main principles outlined in the FX Global Code of Conduct, which came into effect in 2018.
Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a common marketing point of emphasis by brokers, whose action execution varies considerably from company to company. When execution prices are not matching the submitted price the client is charged or credited the difference resulting from the negative or positive slippage.Slippage is a very contentious issue among retail traders, which can lead to issues. Many traders view levels of slippage at brokers as a key determinant for their business. Best Execution a Legal ObligationBrokers are required by law to diver to their clients the best execution possible. Some regulators are requiring brokers to submit execution stats in order to assess the quality of their services. Other brokers are regularly posting execution statistics in order to boost the confidence of their clients in the best execution commitment of the company.Best execution has been a point of emphasis in recent years from both retail and institutional players in the FX industry. Negotiating and executing transactions in order to promote a robust, fair, open, liquid and appropriately transparent FX market is identified as one of the six main principles outlined in the FX Global Code of Conduct, which came into effect in 2018.
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On the other hand, Myers brings 15 years of consultation experience from the financial services industry. He is currently a part of the leadership teams in two startups in the fintech and cybersecurity space and is sitting on the board of Firedrake.
“Our UK and EMEA clients will benefit from Greg's expertise gained from an impressive career across a range of sectors,” said Michael Siwek, DMALINK Founder and Global Head of eFX.
Myers also commented: “We are at a turning point in how institutions think about digital assets. With the introduction of regulatory framework standards and the reduction in counterparty risk, global FIs will gain additional confidence in offering digital currency products to clients.”