Instinet APAC head of electronic trading moves to TD Securities

New Hong Kong-based hire has more than a decade of electronic trading experience and previously worked at CLSA, Barclays and Investec. 

James Redbourn has joined TD Securities in Hong Kong as head of electronic trading for APAC.

In his new role, Redbourn will work with the firm’s US and EMEA low touch desks to complete TD Securities’ global algorithmic offering. 

Redbourn confirmed his appointment in an announcement on social media.

He joins from Instinet, where he served as head of electronic trading for APAC in Singapore for more than three years. 

Prior to this, Redbourn spent seven years at CLSA, where he most recently served as head of electronic execution client services. 

He initially joined the firm in 2016 in an electronic trading role, before moving into the client services position in 2020. 

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Earlier in his career, Redbourn served as a vice president in electronic sales trading at Barclays. Before that, he spent more than two years as an equity sales trader at Investec. 

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

Redbourn’s appointment follows the hire of Daniel Lawrence, who joined TD Securities in Singapore as a director in electronic sales trading. 

Lawrence also moved from Instinet, where he served as an executive director in electronic sales trading.