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Although IBKR has edited for clarity no material changes have been made<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cassidy-clement\"><strong>Cassidy Clement<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back to the <em>Cents of Security<\/em> Podcast. I&#8217;m Cassidy Clement, Senior Manager of SEO and Content here at Interactive Brokers, and today I\u2019m your host for the podcast. Our guest is Judith Casasampere. She&#8217;s part of the institutional sales team at Interactive Brokers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South America contributes to the world economy in terms of natural resources, farming crops, and more. In this episode, we&#8217;re going to explore the impacts and the landscapes that are associated with the countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the program, Judith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-judith-casasampere\"><strong>Judith Casasampere<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello. Good morning. How are you?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cassidy-clement-0\"><strong>Cassidy Clement<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m great. So most people within IB will know you from our sales team and also from our <em>IBKR Podcast en Espa\u00f1ol.<\/em> But since this is your first episode on <em>Cents of Security,<\/em> why don&#8217;t you tell our listeners a little bit about your background?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-judith-casasampere-0\"><strong>Judith Casasampere<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I&#8217;ve been at Interactive Brokers for over 20 years. I&#8217;ve been selling in Europe, I\u2019ve been selling from here\u2014from the United States\u2014into the South American markets. 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