Clear Street
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 the new role. Previously he has 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.”
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.
Citi
Matti Konsala has joined Citi as a vice president, equities algo trader, sitting on the firm’s EMEA equities algorithmic trading desk.
London-based Konsala brings several years of equities execution systems experience to his new role, and joins the firm after more than seven years at Goldman Sachs, where he most recently served as a vice president in equities algo strategy.
Prior to this, he also spent over two years at ITG, working as an algorithmic trade support analyst, where he provided technical and business support for ITG’s clients and electronic trading desk.
Previously in his career, he has also worked at Societe Generale and Amplion Asset Management.
Citi confirmed Konsala’s new position when contacted by The TRADE.
Tourmaline Europe
Guillame de Chabaneix has joined outsourced trading solutions firm, Tourmaline Partners, as an equity trader at Tourmaline Europe.
London based-de Chabaneix brings more than 15 years of industry experience to his new role, and joins following a nearly 14-year tenure at BTIG.
He initially joined the sell-side firm as part of its equity sales and trading business, working across senior leadership roles and specialising in international trading, dual-listed companies and event-driven trading.
Following this, he then later joined BTIG’s outsourced trading division in London in January 2020.
Previously in his career, de Chabaneix spent more than two years at MF Global, working across equities roles in London and Sydney.