Matt Leibowitz
Co-founder and CEO of Stake, the Sydney-based online brokerage for US and ASX stock investing, and recurring guest on the Equity Mates Investing Podcast.
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Feb 17, 2026
MattHOST
So what had you identified and was that the trigger for the creation of Stake? What was the idea you saw there?
Matt LeibowitzGUEST
Yeah, so it goes actually back to my time in Chicago, just that sort of energy and culture around the markets.
Matt LeibowitzGUEST
And, you know, in Optiva we were essentially – the exchanges, as you guys would know, would encourage people to trade on the exchange so they'd provide incentives.
Matt LeibowitzGUEST
And when I came back to Australia – Back in 2012 and during that time, obviously, you know, Facebook listed when I was in the US.
Matt LeibowitzGUEST
And you saw their meteoric rise and how they were sort of changing categories.
MaxHOST
And liquidity