S02E05: Discussing innovation and a wave of new retail traders with the heads of IG Markets and EasyEquities

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Travis Robson used to work for Charles Savage. Now the two men are at the helms of IG South Africa and EasyEquities respectively. Although their businesses overlap in certain competing spaces, they also complement each other in some ways. Both are blazing a trail in making the equity market more accessible to clients in the retail space. We discuss a wave of new clients that have been flocking to open accounts since COVID hit, and innovations that the two firms are working on for the future.

#Trading #Equities #IGtrading #EasyEquities
29 Jul 2020 English South Africa Investing

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