Insights
February 28, 2023
Go behind the scenes with the founder of Simplex Ventures’ portfolio company, iink, a revolutionary homeowner’s claim and endorsement management platform.
January 31, 2023
Go behind the scenes with the founders of Simplex Ventures’ growing list of portfolio companies starting with Lynk, a closed-loop payment and card issuing platform that is reducing processing fees and creating a unified full-stack banking experience.
January 23, 2023
From embedded payments to the rise of Web 3.0, the venture-backed fintech industry is highly dynamic, agile and one of the first spaces to respond to the latest market trends. We asked fintech leaders across our portfolio companies to share what’s top of mind for them in 2023 – take a look at what they had to say!
October 6, 2022
“If you have a fire and passion for what you’re doing then it’s worth it.” Authority Magazine interviewed Angela Lucas, Simplex Trading’s Chief Compliance Officer, on the top five things she believes women should know to succeed in a male-dominated industry.
Traders Magazine, FLASH FRIDAY: Retail Options Trading Draws Regulatory Scrutiny
July 29, 2022
Erik Swanson, CEO at Simplex Trading, shared his thoughts on the regulatory environment surrounding retail options trading.
John Lothian News, JLN Interviews Simplex CEO Erik Swanson at OIC 2022
July 13, 2022
Erik Swanson, CEO at Simplex Trading, sat down with John Lothian News at the 2022 Options Industry Conference (OIC) in San Antonio, Texas to share his story of leading Simplex and some insights on the industry.
May 12, 2022
Angela Lucas, Chief Compliance Officer at Simplex Trading, shared her thoughts on the challenges and opportunities created by the introduction of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) in 2019.
March 9, 2022
Simplex announced the hiring of Kate Kitto as the Principal of Venture Capital of Simplex Ventures, the firm’s venture capital arm. In her role, Kitto sources, evaluates and manages the firm’s investments in early-stage financial technology companies, with a particular focus on visionary founders who are driven to disrupt and transform institutional fintech industry.
November 11, 2021
David Haufe, Director of Technology at Simplex Trading, spoke with BuiltIn Chicago about how the company builds a culture of mentorship without the burdens of hierarchy.
October 21, 2021
Angela Lucas, Chief Compliance Officer at Simplex Trading, was honored by Market Media in their U.S. Women in Finance Awards, an annual recognition of the women leading the future of finance.
September 2, 2021
Erik Swanson, CEO at Simplex Trading, “pulled back the curtain” on how market makers operate in a conversation with the Chat with Traders podcast.
August 31, 2021
More new entrants entered the options market making wholesaler space in 2021 than ever before. Erik Swanson, CEO at Simplex Trading, spoke with Traders Magazine about what that means for the industry and how he’s adjusting the business strategy for the company.
May 6, 2021
tastytrade invited Erik Swanson, CEO at Simplex Trading, on its podcast “An Evening with the Pros” to discuss the prop trading world and answer questions on a variety of topics. Erik shared how Simplex manages and approaches risk, how the company defines successful traders, and how he and Simplex addresses volatility in the market.