In conversation with Vladmir Livshits, Director at Trading Central
Sydney’s trading scene has grown sharper, more ambitious. The old FinanceFeeds days feel distant now — middle-market brokers once content with OTC CFDs are eyeing multi-asset expansion: listed futures, options, crypto venues. Operational complexity follows.
At Integral’s recent Sydney FX industry meetup, Trading Central’s Vladimir Livshits joined Andrew Saks to unpack what brokers actually need when ambition meets execution. As research providers shift from static analytics to bespoke, API-driven insights, the challenge is clear: deliver news, sentiment, technical and fundamental analysis without overwhelming traders at different experience levels.
Multi-asset isn’t just product diversification — it’s a logistical lift. Venues multiply, data multiplies faster. Vladimir Livshits sees the pattern in which larger brokers with infrastructure have led the way; now medium sized firms face the same questions. Revolut’s trading platform launch shows neo banks getting into the electronic trading sector, Andrew and Vladimir discuss how brokerages can take steps to ensure they do not become an acquisition target for these suddenly massive new entrants to what has until recently been a traditional and conservative OTC derivatives industry which now needs to offer multi-product environments and a dynamic user experience.
The winners will be platforms that integrate research cleanly, including what Vladimir terms snackable insights, not data overload, across instrument types and investor journeys.
View the full conversation below.
