Sky Links Capital Taps Industry Veteran Hormoz Faryar to Lead Institutional Expansion

Sky Links Capital Group has appointed Hormoz Faryar as Managing Director to spearhead its institutional business development. For fintech professionals, this hire signals a strategic move to capture global market share in the e-FX and multi-asset sectors, leveraging Faryar’s extensive experience to bridge the gap between sophisticated trading technology and institutional client needs.

What was announced

Sky Links Capital Group confirmed the appointment of Hormoz Faryar as Managing Director, a role that places him at the helm of the firm’s institutional division. Faryar is tasked with driving business development, managing institutional client relationships, and leading strategic expansion across key global markets. He brings a career spanning more than 25 years in institutional e-FX trading and sales, having held senior leadership positions at several major financial institutions. His professional history includes serving as Vice President of AES FX Sales at Credit Suisse, Global Head of Institutional Sales at Equiti Group, and Head of Institutional Sales at ADSS. Most recently, he held the position of Managing Director of Institutional Sales at ATFX MENA.

The firm’s institutional offering is built around a multi-asset platform that provides direct access to over 1,000 trading instruments. This includes a diverse range of assets such as forex, metals, commodities, indices, and stocks, as well as more specialized products like crypto CFDs and exchange futures. Faryar’s expertise in trading systems, FX options, and algorithmic trading is expected to play a central role in optimizing transaction costs and reducing trading impact for the firm’s client base. The appointment is part of a broader effort by Sky Links Capital Limited to strengthen its position as a fast-growing brokerage, offering tailored onboarding and competitive spreads to a global audience of institutional traders and asset managers.

"Hormoz's appointment marks a pivotal moment in Sky Links Capital's institutional growth strategy. His deep institutional expertise, combined with his proven track record in building and scaling FX and multi-asset businesses in the MENA region and globally, align perfectly with our core values of transparency, innovation, and client-first service. We are confident that his leadership will accelerate our institutional division and unlock significant opportunities across our growing platform."

Daniel Takieddine, Co-founder and CEO of Sky Links Capital Group.

The companies involved

Sky Links Capital Group is an international brokerage company designed to connect investors with evolving financial markets. Operating through its digital infrastructure, the firm functions as a multi-asset broker, providing access to a wide array of financial instruments. The company has positioned itself as a provider of both retail and institutional solutions, emphasizing transparency and innovation as its core operational values. It aims to provide a robust trading environment that supports high-frequency and sophisticated trading strategies through its institutional division.

Another entity within the broader financial services landscape is SCM Capital Limited. Based in Nigeria, SCM Capital operates within the capital markets sector, providing investment banking and asset management services. While distinct from the Sky Links Capital Group structure, both firms operate in the competitive global capital markets where institutional expertise is a primary differentiator. Sky Links itself has focused on building a platform that caters to the specific needs of sophisticated traders, utilizing a multi-asset approach to offer flexibility across different market conditions, including traditional forex and emerging digital asset derivatives.

What FF News has reported before

FF News has closely followed the regulatory and strategic milestones of the firm as it expands its footprint. In January 2025, the publication reported that Sky Links Capital Secures Prestigious Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) UAE License. This development was a significant step for the company, as obtaining the SCA license in the United Arab Emirates provided a formalized framework for its operations in a critical regional hub. This prior reporting highlights the firm's ongoing efforts to establish a regulated presence in the MENA region, which serves as a foundation for the institutional growth now being led by Faryar. The acquisition of such licenses is a prerequisite for attracting the high-level institutional partnerships that the firm is currently targeting.

What this means

The appointment of a veteran with Faryar’s pedigree suggests that the mid-tier brokerage market is entering a new phase of institutionalization. As retail markets become increasingly saturated and subject to tightening margins, brokers are under immense pressure to pivot toward institutional clients who demand deeper liquidity and more sophisticated algorithmic tools. This move places established prime-of-primes and Tier-1 bank desks under renewed pressure from more agile, tech-forward firms that can integrate crypto CFDs and traditional futures on a single platform. The central question for the sector is whether these rapidly expanding brokers can maintain the high levels of transparency and execution precision required by asset managers while scaling their global footprint at such a high velocity.