Garen Meserlian is the new Chief Operating Officer at theCFD broker easyMarkets, according to his LinkedIn post today (Wednesday).Meserlian is switching from the role of Chief Marketing Officer, having joinedthe company in 2023. He is an outsider in the CFD brokerage space, havingpreviously worked as a Senior Marketing Director at Public Relations firmAction Global for more than seven years.Following Strong Client ActivityThe latest change in one of easyMarkets’s top leadership rolesfollows the company’ growth in activity. Last month, the broker reported a 34%year-on-year increase in client trading volumes for Q2 2025, driven byheightened market volatility and renewed momentum across asset classes. Gold, Nasdaq, and EURUSD retained their positions as themost traded instruments for the fourth consecutive quarter, while cryptomarkets rebounded after a subdued Q1, benefiting from speculative activity. Global indices also hit record highs on the back of strongearnings and retail participation, while the U.S. Dollar Index fell to athree-year low, stimulating activity in forex markets.The quarter also saw trading volumes and frequency riseacross the broker’s proprietary platforms, aided by targeted enhancements thatimproved execution speed and confidence. This coincided with shifting marketconditions that provided traders with both risks and opportunities, reinforcingengagement across multiple product lines.According to the company, geopolitical tensions in theMiddle East further fueled safe-haven demand, particularly for gold, whilespeculation over a potential leadership change at the U.S. Federal Reserveadded volatility to FX markets and weighed on the dollar.This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.