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52 for engaging with customers when you don ’ t have to cater for the need to do several things at once .” User experience is key , as well as maintaining consistency across devices . “ This is a core com-ponent for Capital . We do all of our user experience and interaction design in-house with the same people working on desktop and mobile , sharing our approach to colours , to interaction and widget styles to keep differences to a minimum .”

A changing political landscape Capital covers a wide range of markets across the globe , pulling in all the major industry sectors from the US , UK , Europe , China and Japan alongside the big commo-dities from traditional industrial metals like copper , precious metals , and oil and gas . “ Foreign exchange is another big area of speculation and investment ,” adds Gowan . “ With the political landscape in the UK dominated by Brexit , we ’ ve seen a huge amount of interest around what ’ s happening with commodities with the pound versus the euro and the dollar ; against the backdrop of what is happening to UK PLCs and which companies may or may not be affected by a hard Brexit .”

Ivan Gowan CEO , Capital . com

JUNE 2019