Drew Niv

About Drew Niv

Strategic, Technology Savvy, and Detail-Oriented Board Member and Global Business Executive with a history of award-winning performance as a visionary leader. Founded company that disrupted the FX industry, resulted in retail FX becoming a major factor of the global FX market. Developed breakthrough technology that enabled customers to transact spot FX at 70–90% less cost than the largest exchanges and ECNs. Forged strategic partnerships with institutional customers, including majorhedge funds, all large banks, and other brand name financial institutions, both domestically and globally. Possess a unique understanding of market microstructure (the inner plumbing of trade matching, how technology intersects with business, and how to grow a business from a small startup through an IPO. Well versed in managing through a crisis and positioning a mature business to meet the unique challenges of a shrinking industry. Experienced in software product development; able to design and build trading software that people want to use; and experienced in managing a diverse, international workforce remotely.

Experience

1. Investor - Executive

   Tradertools Inc

   Jan 2019 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Leading provider of Institutional FX trading software for dozens of regional banks in Western/Eastern Europe and emerging Markets in FX spot, swaps and forwards. Provide multiple software components as well as trading connectivity.FX liquidity aggregation (GUI and API) with smart order routingFX pricing engine to distribute liquidity to clients direct and to all ECNsFX order managementFX white labelingSaaS hosted solution in NY4 and LD4 (imminently in TY3).in 2019 and beyond the company will be expanding aggressively in multiple geographies, with flexible pricing policies that take into considerations the struggles and challanges of many of the players in each niche category. we will be offering multiple pricing structures that fit the needs of an ever more competitive enviorment. please contact me for details. In 2019 we will also be investing heavily in modernizing some of the older components of Tradertools and offering first in class algo trading capabilities for buy-side algo users as well as market making capabilities in EM currencies (for EM banks). will be integrating algo tools only previously available at some of the most advanced HFT shops in FX.

Education

• Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst

  Bachelor's degree

  1991 — 1995