FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that longtime IG Group marketing executive Ben Tidman has left the company, and joined TradingView. At TradingView Ben will hold the title Head of Growth Marketing, and will look to help accelerate TradingView’s growth internationally.

Ben Tidman had been with IG Group since 2008 – more than 12 years. He joined IG as a financial marketing writer, rising through the ranks to eventually become Head of Websites and Group SEO for the leading UK online broker, as well as being named Head Of Strategic Marketing Solutions in 2018.

New York based TradingView is one the most popular investing websites in the US, providing charting and social trading services to a community of more than 8 million traders. The privately held company raised $37 million in venture capital financing in 2018 from Insight Venture Partners, DRW Venture Capital and Jump Capital. Most of TradingView’s revenue comes from selling monthly subscription packages of between $15-60 per month to retail traders.