CFDs broker Sky Links Capital hires ATFX exec Hormoz Faryar as Managing Director
MENA region focused CFDs broker Sky Links Capital has announced the appointment of Hormoz Faryar as Managing Director. Hormoz Faryar brings over 25 years of institutional e-FX trading and sales expertise, to lead the firm’s institutional business development and expansion across global markets.
Hormoz Faryar’s career spans senior leadership roles across the financial services industry, including previous positions at Credit Suisse as Vice President – AES FX Sales, Global Head of Institutional Sales at Equiti Group, Head of Institutional Sales at ADSS, and most recently, as Managing Director of Institutional Sales at ATFX MENA, where he has worked since 2023. His expertise encompasses trading systems, FX options, algorithmic trading, and institutional solutions designed to optimise transaction costs and reduce trading impact for sophisticated clients.
Hormoz Faryar’s role, based in Dubai, will encompass business development, institutional client relationships, and strategic expansion across key institutional markets.
Daniel Takieddine, Co-founder and CEO of Sky Links Capital Group said,
“Hormoz’s appointment marks a pivotal moment in Sky Links Capital’s institutional growth strategy. His deep institutional expertise, combined with his proven track record in building and scaling FX and multi-asset businesses in the MENA region and globally, align perfectly with our core values of transparency, innovation, and client-first service. We are confident that his leadership will accelerate our institutional division and unlock significant opportunities across our growing platform.”
Hormoz Faryar added,
“Sky Links Capital represents a compelling opportunity to build institutional solutions for a rapidly evolving market. Over the past 25 years, I’ve witnessed the transformation of e-FX trading and institutional sales, and I’m excited to bring that experience to a broker that prioritises transparency and precise execution. I’m committed to driving institutional growth and positioning Sky Links Capital as a leading partner for institutional traders and asset managers globally.”
About Sky Links Capital

Sky Links Capital was spun out of Dubai property firm Sky Links Properties LLC and Sky Links Gold Trading LLC, which were established in 2018 by former ADSS Vice President Talat Rathore. The company brought on board former BDSwiss MENA CEO Daniel Takieddine in 2024 to set up the group’s MENA region focused online brokerage arm, Sky Links Capital. Sky Links Capital operates as a trading brand of Sky Links Capital Limited (Mauritius), regulated by the FSC as an Investment Dealer, and Sky Links Capital L.L.C. (UAE), which holds a Category Five (Arrangement and Advise) license issued by the UAE Capital Market Authority (CMA), as an introducing broker only.
