People Archive

BATS Chi-X Europe, the dual pan-European multilateral trading facility, has promoted Guy Simpkin to head of business development as the firm looks to diversify into derivatives trading. read more>

Saheed Awan has been appointed head of central securities depository (CSD) Euroclear’s collateral management product management team.

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The Asian subsidiary of broker-dealer BTIG has strengthened its institutional sales and sales trading team with a number of new appointments. read more>

Trading technology provider Fidessa has appointed David Polen as head of business development in the US. He will be responsible for Fidessa’s strategic development efforts in the region, reporting to Mark Ames, CEO of Fidessa’s US business. read more>

Agency broker Instinet’s US-based co-chief Anthony Abenante is stepping down from his role. In his place, fellow co-CEO Fumiki Kondo will take a lone leadership role in the firm. read more>

Broker Credit Service, a Russian brokerage, is gearing up for an expected influx of electronic trading flow with new hires and services that anticipate Russian market structure reforms. read more>

Joseph Sarcona has been promoted to a global derivatives position at Morgan Stanley as the firm nabs Gabriel Butler from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, three sources close to the matter have confirmed. read more>

Citadel Automated Trading Services, a division of Citadel Securities, has hired Tony Huck as a senior sales person focused on selling the firm’s suite of algorithms, including the Mercury and Mercury Dark algos. read more>

The board of directors of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has elected Michael C. Bodson, currently COO, as president and CEO of the company effective 1 July. read more>

Omgeo, a supplier of post-trade processing solutions, has hired an executive director to drive greater use of its collateral management product in light of new regulations. read more>