FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that leading Swiss online trading firm Swissquote (SWX:SQN) has hired Elif Kundakci as Executive Director of its Swissquote Capital Markets Ltd (CY) unit in Cyprus.

Elif Kundakci joins Swissquote from CySEC licensed NDFs-on-CFDs brokerage Sheer Markets, where she was Executive Director – Head of Brokerage. She was one of a number of seasoned FX and CFD market executives who joined Sheer Markets when it launched last year, led by Chairman Alex Ladouceur and CEO Howard Carr.

Prior to joining Sheer Markets Elif worked at ITrade Global and at Safecap Investments (i.e. markets.com), in various senior dealing and brokerage positions.