Ross Ditlove, CEO

Ross Ditlove, an entrepreneur and inventor, loves technology and is constantly searching for ways to improve it in his business. Ditlove is passionate about innovation -- the growth and success of MB Trading mirror his enthusiasm for trading and technical analysis.

In 1991, Ditlove started H&L Accessories, a company that manufactured and sold the Compact Disc case he invented. For five years, Ditlove developed consumer products and successfully brought them to market. Ditlove spent three years at The Klabin Company, a property management and industrial real estate firm, where he negotiated over $100 million in sales and lease transactions. Ditlove was appointed vice president of marketing and development at ARES Development Corporation, producer of award-winning commercial real estate contact management software. Most recently, at Teledata Corporation, Ditlove successfully designed and developed the technology used in a device that reads utility meters from remote locations.

Ditlove was also a long-time active trader who found that the technology he was using did not meet his basic needs. He realized that the technology could be vastly improved, and, along with co-founder Steve Demarest, started MB Trading to develop and provide better solutions for active traders. Ross focused his experience in creating and marketing new technologies on building an unparalleled new direct access trading company.

As chief executive officer of MB Trading, Ditlove oversees development and directs the advancement of the company's technology. He is also responsible for the creation and implementation of MB Trading's marketing strategy and partnership development.

"For smart, active traders, the phrase 'time is money' takes on a whole new meaning," says Ditlove. "What drives me is the desire to provide our customers with a technology and service advantage they simply can't get anywhere else."

Ditlove holds a bachelor of science from the Business Entrepreneurship and Development program at the University of Southern California.