Paul Christophorou has joined Clear Street as head of outsourced trading for Europe, following a three-year tenure at UBS.
Christophorou will be based in London in his new role, and previously worked as a multi-asset trader at UBS, joining as part of the firm’s expansion of its EMEA outsourced trading offering in 2022, as revealed by The TRADE at the time.
Speaking to The TRADE, Andy Volz, chief commercial officer at Clear Street, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Paul as we expand our global outsourced trading capabilities in Europe. This reflects the strength of our core infrastructure and our ability to move quickly and capture opportunities to enhance the client experience.
“Operating as one global team across all products and markets, we’re ensuring Clear Street is the one-stop shop for sophisticated investors who value speed, reliability and a full suite of solutions built for scale and transparency.”
Christophorou’s appointment aligns with the recent hire of Morgan Ralph as Clear Street’s head of outsourced trading to lead the firm’s new platform, launched in May 2025. Ralph also joined the firm from UBS, following news in March that the firm had made a shock departure from the outsourced trading game.
Prior to his time at UBS, Christophorou had a one-year stint at Axia Futures, where he worked as a proprietary futures trader.
He also spent 19 years on the buy-side at Odey Asset Management, where he served as a multi-asset senior trader, responsible for trading equities, ETFs, equity and bond futures and commodities.
Christophorou confirmed his new role in an announcement on social media.
Clear Street had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.
The appointment also follows further hires for Clear Street in the last few months. In October, the firm named Mark Daniels as its new head of platform sales, based out of New York. He joined the US broker from Marex, where he most recently served as head of prime clearing.
Similarly, in July, Clear Street brought in Chris Tufano to lead the firm’s clearing business, who previously spent almost nine years at Bank of America.