The move is set to create a “premier fixed income marketplace”; fixed income traders to benefit from consolidated liquidity, more competitive pricing, and more.
The deal marks Marex’s third acquisition this year and is expected to boost the firm’s current equity linked structured products platform.
Appointment will be based in Hong Kong; previously held the same role at HSBC for five years.
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The past week saw a steady stream of hires across trading and execution desks, including a buy-side global head of trading, as well as two senior appointments and a high touch trader hire.
The new product is HKEX’s only CGB futures contract available in the offshore market and is expected to strengthen Hong Kong’s fixed income, currencies and Renminbi markets.
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Deal was initially announced in April 2026 alongside the sale of Cboe Canada; Cboe confirmed that the acquisition of its Canadian exchange is set to close at a later date.
The offering leverages Bloomberg’s RFQe workflow and follows a rule amendment by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
The move will also integrate US equities options market BOX into MEMX; the combined company will operate three options exchanges, one equities exchange and a technology business.
The agreement makes the BSE the eleventh member to join the platform and will provide a single investor gateway for cross-border opportunities between the Middle East and Africa.
The deal will integrate Canoe’s private markets capabilities into Bloomberg’s solutions and aims to address the challenge of fragmented data and intelligence across private markets intelligence.
Move comes after almost three decades at BlackRock, most recently as co-head of global trading.
The new offering will allow institutional investors trading these instruments to access liquidity discreetly and efficiently without losing reach or control.
New hire follows a spate of high touch appointments this year; also previously served at WJB Capital and Leerink Swann & Company.
Full production trading is available from 29 July; the platforms will leverage a periodic auction trading mechanism alongside a matching model.
The initial phase of the offering will span approximately 40 contracts across major developed and emerging market economies, and will support investors managing equity risk in their global portfolios.
The move makes Malaysia’s stock exchange the fourth venue in Southeast Asia to hold this status and is set to enhance its cross-market connectivity.
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