Robert Prior is the CEO of Forecastex, a CFTC-regulated exchange offering Forecast Event Contracts on topics ranging from climate events to elections. With more than 40 years of experience in global markets, Rob began his career in 1986 with Interactive Brokers Group as a floor trader on the American Stock Exchange. He went on to run brokerage and market-making operations across Europe — in Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Ireland — and played a key role in expanding the firm’s European presence. Most recently, he served as CEO of Interactive Brokers Ireland (IBIE). At Forecastex, Rob combines his expertise in trading, fintech innovation, and brokerage to grow the exchange’s membership and product offerings, while advancing the role of prediction markets in the global trading community.