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Former FXTRADING.com and Ditto CEO Launches Platform Addressing Trading Biases

Wednesday, 21/01/2026 | 10:11 GMT by Tareq Sikder
  • Michael Berman previously founded Signal2Noise, a research portal focused on global macro markets.
  • Ditto Trade acquired by FXTRADING.com in 2022 offering multi-asset copy-trading.
S2N Navigator

Michael Berman, a former chief executive at FXTRADING.com and Ditto Trade, has launched a new venture called S2N Navigator. He announced the role in a LinkedIn post, writing: “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Founder [at S2N Navigator].”

Berman Led FXTRADING.com and Ditto Trade in Australia

Berman served as Chief Executive Officer of FXTRADING.com for just over one year. Prior to that, he was CEO of Ditto Trade for around one year. Both roles were full-time and based in Australia. Ditto Trade was acquired by FXTRADING.com in May 2022.

The platform provides multi-asset and copy-trading services, offering access to over 1,500 instruments, including FX, indices, commodities, metals, cryptocurrencies , and US equities via the MT5 platform. It also provides proprietary trading tools and a capital accelerator program called The Hub.

Platform Targets Trading Failure Causes, Not Strategy Generation

S2N Navigator is described as an AI-enabled organisational framework for traders. The platform aims to address common causes of trading failure, including overfitting, fragmented workflows, and behavioural bias.

It is positioned as a decision-support system rather than a strategy-selection or signal-generation service, combining research, strategy development, deployment, and monitoring into a single framework.

Co-Founded True Alpha Ventures Focused on Crypto Markets

Before launching S2N Navigator, Berman founded Signal2Noise, a global macro newsletter and research portal focused on traders and investors.

He also co-founded True Alpha Ventures, a proprietary quantitative high-frequency market-making firm in the crypto market, where he served part-time across Australia and Ukraine for more than four and a half years.

FXTRADING.com Names Adam Phillips Chief Executive

Separately, FXTRADING.com has appointed Adam Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer. Phillips has more than 25 years of experience in institutional trading and prime brokerage, including roles at UBS, Deutsche Bank, Yellowfin Asset Management, and Blue Fin Capital.

He has managed institutional mandates and relationships with global banks. His appointment may indicate a focus on operational practices aligned with institutional trading , while the company has historically served retail clients.

Michael Berman, a former chief executive at FXTRADING.com and Ditto Trade, has launched a new venture called S2N Navigator. He announced the role in a LinkedIn post, writing: “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Founder [at S2N Navigator].”

Berman Led FXTRADING.com and Ditto Trade in Australia

Berman served as Chief Executive Officer of FXTRADING.com for just over one year. Prior to that, he was CEO of Ditto Trade for around one year. Both roles were full-time and based in Australia. Ditto Trade was acquired by FXTRADING.com in May 2022.

The platform provides multi-asset and copy-trading services, offering access to over 1,500 instruments, including FX, indices, commodities, metals, cryptocurrencies , and US equities via the MT5 platform. It also provides proprietary trading tools and a capital accelerator program called The Hub.

Platform Targets Trading Failure Causes, Not Strategy Generation

S2N Navigator is described as an AI-enabled organisational framework for traders. The platform aims to address common causes of trading failure, including overfitting, fragmented workflows, and behavioural bias.

It is positioned as a decision-support system rather than a strategy-selection or signal-generation service, combining research, strategy development, deployment, and monitoring into a single framework.

Co-Founded True Alpha Ventures Focused on Crypto Markets

Before launching S2N Navigator, Berman founded Signal2Noise, a global macro newsletter and research portal focused on traders and investors.

He also co-founded True Alpha Ventures, a proprietary quantitative high-frequency market-making firm in the crypto market, where he served part-time across Australia and Ukraine for more than four and a half years.

FXTRADING.com Names Adam Phillips Chief Executive

Separately, FXTRADING.com has appointed Adam Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer. Phillips has more than 25 years of experience in institutional trading and prime brokerage, including roles at UBS, Deutsche Bank, Yellowfin Asset Management, and Blue Fin Capital.

He has managed institutional mandates and relationships with global banks. His appointment may indicate a focus on operational practices aligned with institutional trading , while the company has historically served retail clients.

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