$55B Built on Tools for Traders | Mo Sparks, Direxion

About this episode

Mo Sparks discusses his career and insights into the ETF industry and Direxion's role in providing tools for active traders.

Mo is the Chief Product Officer at Direxion — and the person who first told Brad to start a podcast instead of a Netflix series. Years later, he's the guest. With a career that ran from Vanguard to the New York Stock Exchange to Raymond James before landing at Direxion, Mo brings a rare cross-sectional view of the ETF industry that few in the space can match. In this episode, Mo breaks down how Direxion — now managing roughly $55 billion across 130+ ETFs — builds tools for active traders to e...

People in this episode

Host: Brad Roth

Guest: Mo Sparks

Topics covered

• ETF industry
• active trading
• financial tools
• investment strategies
• trading technology

Keywords

• Direxion
• ETFs
• active traders
• financial tools
• Mo Sparks
• Brad Roth
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Direxion, Vanguard, New York Stock Exchange, Raymond James

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