JLN spoke with James Putra, vice president and head of product at TradeStation, at the Options Industry Conference in Asheville, NC. The interview is part of the JLN Industry Leader video series sponsored by OCC.

In the interview, Putra talked about the pressure on the spot crypto market and said that trying to squeeze it into traditional finance is not necessarily better for the individual customer, and brings high risk for that customer.

"In many instances, you are taking a product like Bitcoin, which is long only, cash only, no leverage, and pushing it into a market where you can lose more than you put in. In a spot Trade on Bitcoin I can only lose what I put in," he commented.

Putra also talked about how options trading interfaces could be improved. He said that for some new traders, using the price ladder is tricky, and he noted that it is difficult to get started learning how to spot all the different values within the price ladder. Putra said the main question to address is, how do you consolidate all that information into what is relevant to you at the moment?


James Putra - VP Product Strategy - Trade Station
How can options trading interfaces be improved?
How have the mobile devices developed?
How will AI change financial services?
How will AI change analytics?
Where do you see growth opportunities?
Would a smaller tick size on a new exchange, FMX, appeal to traders?
What kinds of tools are customers using?
What is happening in India?

00:00 - Traditional Finance vs Crypto Markets
00:59 - Improving Options Trading Interfaces
02:47 - Mobile Devices in Trading
04:25 - AI in Financial Services
05:18 -AI interactivity
06:17 -AI in improved customer servicee
06:46 -AI and analytics
08:43 - Growth Opportunities in Derivatives Market
10:39 - Potential of FMX Exchange
11:56 - Future of Crypto Markets
12:56 - Tools for Customers
15:27 - Trading in India