The Trading Pit snatches Skilling Daniela Egli from Skilling to lead Cyprus operation

Rick Steves

“We feel privileged to have Daniela join The Trading Pit and bring her extensive expertise to our prop trading firm. We are confident in The Trading Pit’s ambition to provide the ultimate global trading environment for talented traders to enhance their skills and eventually become professional fund managers.”

The Trading Pit has announced the appointment of Daniela Egli for the CEO position of its offices in Cyprus, to focus on the prop trading firm’s local operations and to push ahead its ambitious expansion strategy to higher lengths.

Daniela Egli is a CySEC-certified AML expert and a CISI-certified specialist in risk with past roles at Skilling, Blackwell Global, MeritKapital, and Fxview.

With experience as Managing Director and Group COO, her extensive background in the financial sector includes senior roles in Business Management, Executive Management, and Compliance.

The Trading Pit will count on her know-how and network to bring forth its model and mission of setting a new standard in prop trading and investing.

She joins the prop trading firm after a few months at Skilling, where she joined in July as Group COO, based in Cyprus. Prior to that, Daniela Egli was Managing Director of Fxview, recently acquired by Finvasia Group.

Setting a new standard for the prop trading industry

Daniela Egli, CEO of THE TRADING PIT Cyprus, said: “I am incredibly excited to join The Trading Pit in their journey through disrupting the industry. Arriving from a similar sector, I understand the difficulties that follow with the ambition to set a new standard for the prop trading industry.

“Throughout my career, I’ve noticed that many talented traders need access to a trading environment where they can truly shine and benefit from their skills. At The Trading Pit, we have all the tools necessary to support our traders in becoming better and being part of a community where mutual benefit truly aligns. I look forward to providing my experience and foresight to enhance The Trading Pit’s operations most beneficially for all our traders and partners.”

Thomas Heyden, CEO of The Trading Pit Liechtenstein, said: “We feel privileged to have Daniela join The Trading Pit and bring her extensive expertise to our prop trading firm. We are confident in The Trading Pit’s ambition to provide the ultimate global trading environment for talented traders to enhance their skills and eventually become professional fund managers.

“Our vision aligns with Daniela’s in providing a global prop trading solution in a secure and transparent environment where there are no conflicts of interest, and traders can excel! We look forward to working with Daniela and making a difference for global traders seeking to become financially successful.”

The Trading Pit supports its partners and traders by providing a an innovative infrastructure with an actual partnership model. Traders can leverage the prop firm to reach their potential at the top and attain an official certification, become fund managers, and even own their hedge funds. Traders can potentially earn up to 70% of the profits.

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