TD Securities appoints US head of fixed income and FICC trade surveillance

Individual joins from BNP Paribas CIB and has held trader positions at Jefferies, MUFG and FXCM. 

Yi Chi Lin has joined TD Securities as director, US head of fixed income and FICC trade surveillance.  

New York-based Lin brings extensive FX trading and FICC compliance trade surveillance experience to his new position, which he joins after serving more than seven years at BNP Paribas CIB, most recently as AMER head of quality assurance.  

During his time at the firm, he has also held the positions of vice president, FICC trade surveillance manager and assistant vice president, compliance trade surveillance analyst. 

Previously in his career, he spent almost eight years at Jefferies as a senior FX trader. 

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Before this, he also worked as an FX trader at MUFG and a currency spot dealer and trader at FXCM. 

Lin confirmed his new position in an announcement on social media.  

TD Securities had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.  

The move follows the addition of Greg Levett, Neil McKay and David Abraham as TD Securities’ new managing directors of its event driven sales and trading team in April 2025. All three hires transferred from BTIG and are expected to build the firm’s presence across European equities and special situations.  

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