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Oren Laurent is an American businessman and financier, most notable for being the founder and CEO of binary options trading firm, Banc De Binary.

Early life
Oren Laurent was born on 27 April 1984 in the suburbs of New York, where he lived in the family’s home until the age of 18. He was the eldest of two brothers and enjoyed a stable upbringing. His family was traditionally Jewish.

Laurent’s father was a successful businessman and afforded the family a comfortable lifestyle. During his sons’ early years, he managed a business which imported and distributed electrical goods, and later began investing in the property markets.

Career
Laurent moved to New York City in 2000, where he studied in economics at New York University. He obtained employment at various retail Wall Street firms including NAF Hedge Funds, before transferring to Infinity Private Investment Funds. Laurent afterwards admitted to feeling increasingly dismayed at the state of the financial world during the course of his professional experiences. This was one of the contributing factors in his decision to found binary options trading firm, Banc De Binary.
 * Wall Street
 * "After the financial crisis of 2008, I was dismayed at the state of the financial world, embarrassed by what damage many brokers had caused to the economy and the impact this had had on the lives of people worldwide. Banc De Binary began as a dream and vision. The idea was to make a positive contribution to the financial world and offer a product accessible to people everywhere, not just experienced traders" 

In 2008 a ruling by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) meant that binary options were no longer limited to being traded on an exchange.

Laurent was one of the founding members of SpotOption, a company which provides the software behind several binary option platforms. In 2009, Laurent founded the trading platform Banc De Binary, which officially opened for business on 15 January. This was among the first binary options firms to be established after the SEC’s decision.

Since its beginnings, Banc De Binary has grown and built multiple offices worldwide. In January 2012 it was named in the World Finance 100 list for the first time. Banc De Binary’s headquarters remains in New York, on 40 Wall Street, where Laurent founded the firm. Laurent himself is currently residing in Cyprus, which serves as Headquarters for the Middle East and Europe. The company is one of three binary options brokerages known to be working with CySEC (Cyprus’ Securities and Exchange Commission)to become fully licensed under EU law.
 * Bank de Binary

As CEO, Laurent is understood to take an active and hands-on role in the company’s ongoing developments. The firm now boasts 200,000 account holders and is believed to be larger than any reported figure from other binary option platforms.

Laurent has attracted much media attention and become a recognized representative of the industry as a whole. Indeed he has been credited with the rise of the industry over the past few years. Laurent has appeared in several media outlets including Bloomberg, The Economist, Financial Times, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Financial Express. He widely advocates for the potential of binary options and believes it has an appeal to all types of traders. Speaking at the London Stock Exchange, Laurent said:
 * International recognition
 * "Binary options have carved out a niche that focuses on straightforwardness, known risk, and a de-emphasis on volatility… Binary option trading gives traders back the power to focus solely on making correct predictions, and consequently to enjoy making money.”

Laurent’s past experience in forex trading means that he is often asked to compare the two. Speaking on the global growth of binary option trading and its recent spread into Europe he is recorded as saying:
 * "I’m confident that Forex traders across Europe will turn to binary options like their international counterparts. It makes total sense to trade this way in the current, often unstable, financial arena."

Although still unconfirmed, Laurent is rumored to have been behind the creation of the ‘One Touch’ binary option. The first known appearance of this option was on Banc De Binary’s trading platform and it has since become a common feature of several binary option providers.
 * One touch Option

Personal Life
Laurent is engaged to Sivan Dror, whom he met whilst working in New York. The couple is now living in Cyprus. They have no children.