FNG has learned that Cyprus based executive Stavros Anastasiou has left his position as CEO of Retail FX and CFDs broker Markets.com.

Stavros Anastasiou had served as Markets.com CEO for the past two years, appointed to the position after Markets.com (formally operated in Cyprus by CySEC licensed Safecap Investments Ltd), along with institutional B2B provider Finalto were acquired by Hong Kong based Gopher Investments from Playtech. Stavros had been with Safecap since 2016, joining initially as Chief Compliance Officer of Safecap/Markets.com, before being named Group CCO of parent company Finalto (formerly TradeTech Group) in 2018.

Prior to joining Safecap / Markets.com in 2016, Stavros was Chief Compliance Officer at FxPro, working at FxPro from 2011-2016.

The Markets.com brand operates under licenses issued in Cyprus (CySEC), South Africa (FSCA), and St Vincent & The Grenadines (FSA).