Exclusive: Giorgos Stylianou Joins nextmarkets as International Operations Head

nextmarkets has hired industry expert Giorgos Stylianou as the new Head of International Operations, the German online broker informed Finance Magnates.

In his new role, Stylianou will be responsible for structuring and operating the European and international expansion of the company’s brand.

Stylianou has over a decade of experience working in the financial industry and with brokerages. He joined nextmarkets from Cyprus-based Libertex, where he was the European General Manager for two and a half years. In addition, he was a board member of the EU-regulated Crypto Fund Ark36.

His experience with brokers dates back to 2012 when he spent another two years as a General Manager at Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term Club, the operator of Libertex. Based in Cyprus, he started his career in 2011 at MAP S.Platis, a regtech company focusing on the financial services industry.

Moreover, Stylianou has served as a Director of the Association of Cyprus International Investment Firms and held advisory positions, helping to set up and structure investment firms along with funds in Cyprus and abroad.

The Booming Commission-Free Brokerage Space

His appointment at nextmarkets came at a time when the neobroker is tapping several European markets with its commission-free services. Furthermore, it secured $30 million in a Series B Funding Round Funding Round Startups look to raise capital can participate in a funding round. These refers to the various rounds of funding that occur upon proof of concept, customer base growth, and the probability of success. While they are various types of funding rounds, the most commonly seen in startups include the following funding rounds: Seed, Series A Fundraising, Series B Fundraising, and Series C Fundraising. In order for a funding round to take place, a valuation must be performed by analysts for the business Startups look to raise capital can participate in a funding round. These refers to the various rounds of funding that occur upon proof of concept, customer base growth, and the probability of success. While they are various types of funding rounds, the most commonly seen in startups include the following funding rounds: Seed, Series A Fundraising, Series B Fundraising, and Series C Fundraising. In order for a funding round to take place, a valuation must be performed by analysts for the business Read this Term from investors like Peter Thiel, Christian Angermayer, Founders Fund and others.

“We are very pleased about the great interest and trust of both new and existing investors,” said Manuel Heyden, the Co-Founder and CEO at nextmarkets. “The growth potential is huge, and we are only at the beginning of a whole new era in which the stock market becomes fully democratized.”

Dominic Heyden, the Co-Founder and CTO, added: “We are particularly proud of the fact that we have in record time built an online broker active in so many European markets, built top-to-bottom on our own technology and with a comprehensive regulatory framework.”