Gain Capital GTX Adds Eduard Poltavsky as Director e-FX Sales
- Eduard Poltavsky, the former Director of FX Sales at BATS Hotspot, has joined GAIN Capital GTX.

GTX, the institutional foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term trading arm of GAIN Capital Holdings, announced today that it has hired Eduard Poltavsky as Director, e-FX Sales.

Eduard Poltavsky
Poltavsky specialises in Russian ruble and other Eastern European currency pairs. He is based in London and will be reporting to John Miesner, Managing Director and Global Head of Sales.
Commenting on the appointment, Miesner said: “We are pleased to enhance our expertise in eastern European currency pairs with the addition of a specialist of Ed’s caliber. His hiring significantly advances our near-term strategy to further expand the reach of GTX’s products and services globally.”
Before joining GTX, Poltavsky was Director of FX Sales at BATS Hotspot. Prior to Hotspot, he worked covering Emerging Markets instruments, including Spot FX, Forwards and NDFs at voice brokers BGC Partners.
Poltavsly started his career at Bloomberg where he held several positions, eventually co-managing a regional Russian sales team of 12 people and leading the company’s efforts to launch and implement FX in Eastern Europe.
Poltavsky said: “I am excited to join GTX which supports trading in an array of relevant FX products and currency pairs to new and existing clients in eastern Europe”.
As reported by the Finance Magnates last month, GAIN Capital’s GTX unit also recently hired industry veteran Thomas Reichel as Director of Institutional Sales who was tasked with focusing on companies engaged in proprietary trading.
GTX, the institutional foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term trading arm of GAIN Capital Holdings, announced today that it has hired Eduard Poltavsky as Director, e-FX Sales.

Eduard Poltavsky
Poltavsky specialises in Russian ruble and other Eastern European currency pairs. He is based in London and will be reporting to John Miesner, Managing Director and Global Head of Sales.
Commenting on the appointment, Miesner said: “We are pleased to enhance our expertise in eastern European currency pairs with the addition of a specialist of Ed’s caliber. His hiring significantly advances our near-term strategy to further expand the reach of GTX’s products and services globally.”
Before joining GTX, Poltavsky was Director of FX Sales at BATS Hotspot. Prior to Hotspot, he worked covering Emerging Markets instruments, including Spot FX, Forwards and NDFs at voice brokers BGC Partners.
Poltavsly started his career at Bloomberg where he held several positions, eventually co-managing a regional Russian sales team of 12 people and leading the company’s efforts to launch and implement FX in Eastern Europe.
Poltavsky said: “I am excited to join GTX which supports trading in an array of relevant FX products and currency pairs to new and existing clients in eastern Europe”.
As reported by the Finance Magnates last month, GAIN Capital’s GTX unit also recently hired industry veteran Thomas Reichel as Director of Institutional Sales who was tasked with focusing on companies engaged in proprietary trading.