Multi-asset online brokerage platform for forex, CFDs, and crypto trading
ThinkMarkets operates a global trading platform (ThinkTrader) spanning forex, CFDs, indices, commodities, equities, futures, and cryptocurrency. The tech stack reveals a maturing infrastructure: containerized deployment (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), data pipeline tooling (Kafka, Redshift, SageMaker), and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack). Hiring velocity has decelerated but remains geographically distributed across five countries, with notable leadership gaps in product and digital assets—the company is actively scaling its crypto division while wrestling with onboarding friction and revenue attribution accuracy.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Asia, Digital Assets Director
ThinkMarkets is a Chicago-based online brokerage founded in 2010, operating under multiple global licenses to serve retail and professional traders. The platform offers access to forex, commodities, indices, equities, futures, CFDs, and cryptocurrency products. The company prioritizes trading education and financial literacy as core positioning. Current operational priorities include launching a digital assets (crypto) division, expanding the European client base, improving onboarding workflows, and building accurate revenue attribution models. Recent hiring activity reflects regional expansion (Malaysia, UAE, UK) and a focus on commercial strategy and product development.
ThinkMarkets runs Salesforce for CRM, Tableau for analytics, Jira/Confluence for collaboration, and containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift). Data pipelines use Kafka and Redshift; observability via Prometheus, Grafana, and Elastic Stack. AWS and GCP provide cloud compute.
Yes. A digital assets division launch is an active project. The company is hiring a Digital Assets Director and rolling out wallet services alongside platform development efforts.
Other companies in the same industry, closest in size