Hantec Prime, Institutional Arm of Hantec Markets, Appoints Michael Nichols as the CEO

Nichols is set to lead the expansion of Hantec Prime’s institutional footprint, deepen commercial relationships with liquidity clients, and accelerate adoption of the firm’s enterprise-grade trading infrastructure.

In his new role, Michael Nichols will manage institutional relationships, architect bespoke liquidity and execution solutions, and partner closely with product, technology and operations teams to deliver ultra-low latency connectivity, FIX API integrations and tailored execution services.

“Joining Hantec Prime at this pivotal moment is exciting. The institutional landscape is shifting toward electronic, low-latency and bespoke liquidity solutions. With a robust infrastructure and tier-1 relationships, we are rightly positioned to deliver phenomenal outcomes for clients and reshape how institutions access markets.” Nichols highlighted, with a mandate to position Hantec Prime as the preferred institutional partner.

Hantec Markets’ Chief Operating Officer, Nader Nurmohamed, believes that this appointment reinforces Hantec’s ambition to be “the enterprise partner of choice for institutional counterparties”.

“We are thrilled to welcome Michael as the Hantec Prime CEO. His commercial experience and deep understanding of institutional liquidity make him an ideal leader as we scale bespoke liquidity and connectivity solutions for sophisticated clients,” said Nurmohamed.

Nichols is the latest addition to Hantec’s strengthened leadership bench. In a senior management reshuffle announced in mid-July 2025, Hantec Markets appointed Tim Hughes as Chief Strategy Officer, and Vivek Mehta as Chief Technology Officer, while promoting Norayr Djerrahian to Chief Commercial Officer.

About Michael Nichols, Hantec Prime’s New CEO

Nichols is a fintech and liquidity specialist with experience across institutional sales, liquidity provisioning, and B2B fintech consulting.

His expertise includes technology solutions, banking and payments, risk management frameworks, and licensing requirements. His background includes firsthand experience building sales teams, structuring liquidity relationships and onboarding regulated clients.

About Hantec Markets

Hantec Markets offers leveraged trading on global currencies, bullion, equities, and commodities, with access to mobile and desktop trading platforms, the Hantec Social copy trading platform, standard and cent accounts, and more. It also provides institutional trading solutions, including custom liquidity and multi-asset market coverage, through its Hantec Prime division.

Hantec Markets is a subsidiary of the Hantec Group. The brand is regulated across the world, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, and Mauritius, with 30 years of group heritage.