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Data Infrastructure at Freetrade
Principal Data Engineer Benen Cahill shares our process for data here at Freetrade.
13/1/2021
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Benen Cahill
Building Freetrade
Principal Data Engineer Benen Cahill shares our process for data here at Freetrade.
13/1/2021
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Benen Cahill
Building Freetrade
Principal Product Designer Caitlin Rich shares her top reads to help inspire good design and keep user experience front of mind.
14/1/2021
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Caitlin Rich
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Including some big name S&P 500 companies
21/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Software Engineer Theo Gregory shares how we use serverless to speed up deployment.
17/12/2020
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Theodore Gregory
Building Freetrade
Senior Product Manager, Jani Kiilunen, shares how we work with the Freetrade community to build the product
17/12/2020
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Jani Kiilunen
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Including SAP, Credit Suisse, Ryanair, Trivago
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Brand new for Plus members
6/1/2021
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Freetrade Head of Engineering, Invest, Tim Drew, shares how we scale our platform using Cloud Firestore
21/12/2020
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Timothy Drew
Building Freetrade
Freetrade Software Engineering Manager Rokey Ge shares his virtual onboarding experience.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
A big improvement to Free Share is here.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
See how Freetrade compares to other brokers.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Senior Software Engineer Jimmy Thompson takes you through the three layers of the Freetrade app
10/12/2020
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Building Freetrade
Gold miners, Twinkies, McDonald's and more.
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
A new limit of £25,000 for US stocks.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Including fixed income, investment-grade and government bonds.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Freetrade VP Product Duncan Leslie on vision, strategy and measuring success.
10/12/2020
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Duncan Leslie
Building Freetrade
Market cap, dividend yield, and P/E ratio are here.
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
Compare your performance against a global benchmark
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
10/12/2020
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Viktor Nebehaj
Building Freetrade
Everything we plan to add to your app before the holidays.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Freetrade engineer Simon Poole talks about overcoming some serverless infrastructure challenges.
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
From Papa John's to Zambian cattle farmers, we've added a wide array of new stocks to the Freetrade universe
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
Our biggest addition of ETFs yet.
10/12/2020
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Alex Campbell
Building Freetrade
Freetrade Senior Product Managers Anant Sangar and Glenn Drawbridge have been busy working on limit orders and SIPPs. Here, they chat through how use User Story Mapping.
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
More of what you want.
10/12/2020
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Alex Campbell
Building Freetrade
Freetrade Senior Software Engineer Luke Smith talks about the nuts and bolts of our brokerage platform
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
Introducing your expanded stock universe.
10/12/2020
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Alex Campbell
Building Freetrade
More ways to measure your portfolio performance
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
It’s now even easier to add money to your Freetrade account
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Freetrade Senior Product Manager Glenn Drawbridge shares his story.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Find out what's inside, and request your invite.
10/12/2020
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Duncan Leslie
Building Freetrade
Over 100 new stocks, including Kodak, La-Z-Boy, Tiffany & Co, and Crocs.
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
Amy joins Freetrade as our first Head of People.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
100 stocks inc. Avis, Tripadvisor, Goodyear, AMC Entertainment, Denny’s
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
The first of many additions to order types.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
75 new stocks including Ericsson, Yelp, Gfinity, Youdao
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Country-specific ETFs, and stocks from Wendy’s to Columbia
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
100 brand new stocks and ETFs are here
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
This week's 100 new stocks and ETFs might be the best batch yet.
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Ferrari, Honda, Canadian Railway, United Airlines, Canadian banks, ETFs, and more
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
You can now own a piece of Ed Sheeran
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
Cannabis companies have arrived
10/12/2020
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Sam Poullain
Building Freetrade
The former entrepreneur will be Freetrade’s non-executive director
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
Find out more about how Free Share works
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
Building Freetrade
250 new US stocks have landed
10/12/2020
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Viktor Nebehaj
Building Freetrade
You can now invest in a slice of US companies
10/12/2020
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Viktor Nebehaj
Building Freetrade
Meet the person responsible for making Freetrade look cool
10/12/2020
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David Kimberley
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Freetrade Talent Sourcer, Isabelle Atunrase, shares why we should all celebrate Black History Month, and some of the ways we’re getting involved here at Freetrade.
As a young black woman, I’m passionate about celebrating and recognising the contributions that black people have made to communities, businesses and organisations both in the UK and across the world.
Black History Month is an amazing chance for everyone to learn and develop their understanding of the black community’s many accomplishments.
At Freetrade, we feel strongly about fighting for equal rights for all.
We’ll be inviting employees to nominate and talk through their black role models, pioneers and trailblazers throughout the month. This is our first step towards raising awareness, educating ourselves and enabling continuous learning.
At the bottom of this blog you’ll find some links to some organisations that are paving the way for change within the tech industry for the black community.
We’re also hiring for a lot of roles right now, and would encourage applications from members of the black community who are as passionate as we are about our mission to get everyone investing.
Here are three reasons why you should care about Black History Month.
1. Celebrate the achievements of the black community (both present and past) 🎉
First and most importantly, BHM isn't about the remembrance of pain or oppression but actually a celebration!
You may have friends, family members or colleagues who are black within your life so it's important to understand why the black community celebrates this month.
By opening up to learn about the many ways in which black people have shaped our world and societies, you can overturn unconscious biases and develop an appreciation for those around you.
2. Be a positive and supportive voice for the next generation of black trailblazers 🔥
This month is an inspirational time for many young, black and ambitious individuals who don't always have inspiring role models to look up to.
BHM is there to shed light on what can be accomplished by black people despite the challenges that we face.
According to research by Colorintech, an organisation aimed at making European technology more inclusive, only 4% of the workforce comprises people from BAME backgrounds.
One of the main reasons for that stems from a young age, where many black people are not encouraged or inspired to get into the world of technology.
It's time to change that narrative and continue to inspire the next generation of black leaders, trailblazers and creatives.
3. It's a crucial part of our nation’s story 📖
It's vital to remember that black people provided an important contribution to the growth and development of the UK.
This month has been named Black History Month to specifically challenge the negative stereotypes and imagery of how black people were and can still be portrayed. The black community has provided so much more than just pop culture and trends.
Black people have contributed to many areas of society, for example medicine, health care, and politics, with influential black politicians paving the way for equal rights for all ethnicities and backgrounds.
I am also learning more about our great black leaders and trailblazers from the past and present which gives me hope that change can be made for the greater good.
I hope this post has inspired you to think positively on this month and celebrate the amazing black community you see all around you on a day to day basis!
Get involved
Here are some organisations that are paving the way for change within the tech industry for the black community.
Tweet us if you have a link we should add to our list!
Color in tech
Celebrating black innovation and creativity through digital communities.
UK black tech
An innovation group on a mission to make the UK the most ethnically diverse tech ecosystem in the world.
BYP Network
Empowering black professionals around the world to connect with each other and with global corporations.
Hustle Crew
Talks & training to make tech more inclusive.