US investment bank Stifel has appointed Sarrah Chaker as a sales trader covering US markets to European clients, The TRADE can reveal.
In her new position, Chaker will be based out of Paris, where she will report to Seema Arora, Stifel’s managing director and head of execution services for EMEA.
Arora joined the firm in October 2024, as revealed by The TRADE at the time.
Chakar brings nine years of industry experience to her new position, covering both trading and sales trading across global markets.
At Jefferies, she served as a US equity sales trader from April 2020 to March 2024, executing and managing US equity trades for institutional clients.
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Prior to this, she also worked as a European equity trader at Barclays Investment Bank in London for 4 years.
Both Stifel and Jefferies did not comment on the move.
The appointment follows news in April 2025 that Stifel was re-evaluating its UK sales trading unit, with a number of positions across cash equities expected to be cut as part of a shift in focus towards become an advisory-led business in Europe.
The firm’s plans have also saw equity sales traders Louise Brooks and Kevin James leave the business, sources close to the matter told The TRADE.
In addition, Mark Barnes, director of electronic sales trading, managing director of electronic trading, Tony Nash and managing director for electronic hybrid sales trading, Colin Robb are all believed to have left the firm.