Meet The Team
Nick has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, including dealing and advising in market derivatives, foreign exchange and equities. Nick has developed and combined macroeconomic, quantitative and technical models into a proven strategy which he has used with clients over the last ten years. Before starting Aro, Nick worked with investment banks, trading houses and broking firms, including Macquarie, Euroz, and Elders. His experience includes managing, advising and executing for institutional and high net worth clients in stockbroking, commodity trading, derivative trading, and propriety trading. Nick holds a BEcon (UWA), GradDipFinPlan and GradCert AppFinn
Don Francis
Founder & CEO
Nick has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, including dealing and advising in market derivatives, foreign exchange and equities. Nick has developed and combined macroeconomic, quantitative and technical models into a proven strategy which he has used with clients over the last ten years. Before starting Aro, Nick worked with investment banks, trading houses and broking firms, including Macquarie, Euroz, and Elders. His experience includes managing, advising and executing for institutional and high net worth clients in stockbroking, commodity trading, derivative trading, and propriety trading. Nick holds a BEcon (UWA), GradDipFinPlan and GradCert AppFinn
Ashley Jones
Tech Lead
Nick has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, including dealing and advising in market derivatives, foreign exchange and equities. Nick has developed and combined macroeconomic, quantitative and technical models into a proven strategy which he has used with clients over the last ten years. Before starting Aro, Nick worked with investment banks, trading houses and broking firms, including Macquarie, Euroz, and Elders. His experience includes managing, advising and executing for institutional and high net worth clients in stockbroking, commodity trading, derivative trading, and propriety trading. Nick holds a BEcon (UWA), GradDipFinPlan and GradCert AppFinn
Tess Brown
Office Manager
Nick has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, including dealing and advising in market derivatives, foreign exchange and equities. Nick has developed and combined macroeconomic, quantitative and technical models into a proven strategy which he has used with clients over the last ten years. Before starting Aro, Nick worked with investment banks, trading houses and broking firms, including Macquarie, Euroz, and Elders. His experience includes managing, advising and executing for institutional and high net worth clients in stockbroking, commodity trading, derivative trading, and propriety trading. Nick holds a BEcon (UWA), GradDipFinPlan and GradCert AppFinn
Lisa Rose
Product Manager
Nick has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, including dealing and advising in market derivatives, foreign exchange and equities. Nick has developed and combined macroeconomic, quantitative and technical models into a proven strategy which he has used with clients over the last ten years. Before starting Aro, Nick worked with investment banks, trading houses and broking firms, including Macquarie, Euroz, and Elders. His experience includes managing, advising and executing for institutional and high net worth clients in stockbroking, commodity trading, derivative trading, and propriety trading. Nick holds a BEcon (UWA), GradDipFinPlan and GradCert AppFinn
Kevin Nye
HR Lead
Nick has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, including dealing and advising in market derivatives, foreign exchange and equities. Nick has developed and combined macroeconomic, quantitative and technical models into a proven strategy which he has used with clients over the last ten years. Before starting Aro, Nick worked with investment banks, trading houses and broking firms, including Macquarie, Euroz, and Elders. His experience includes managing, advising and executing for institutional and high net worth clients in stockbroking, commodity trading, derivative trading, and propriety trading. Nick holds a BEcon (UWA), GradDipFinPlan and GradCert AppFinn
Alex Young
Customer Support Lead
Our Clients
