Luke McCabe has joined Liquidnet as a senior equity trader, following a four-year stint at Kepler Cheuvreux.
London-based McCabe’s experience spans equities and electronic trading. He most recently served as an electronic and portfolio trading sales trader at Kepler Cheuvreux.
Prior to this, he also spent more than 14 years at Canaccord Genuity, working across the firm’s global capital markets division.
While at the firm, he held a variety of roles, spanning electronic and equity sales trading, product control and trade support.
Speaking to The TRADE, Gareth Exton, head of execution and quantitative services EMEA at Liquidnet, said: “We are pleased to welcome Luke McCabe to our trading team. Luke brings valuable expertise as we evolve and expand our execution services business. His appointment underscores our commitment to strengthening our execution capabilities and delivering innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our members.”
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McCabe confirmed his appointment in an announcement on social media.
McCabe’s hire follows recent expansion in the equities space for Liquidnet in recent months. In October, the firm launched its US equity options business, marking an expansion into the asset class.
The launch also aligned with the appointments of Andrew Arnold as a senior execution trader, high touch, as well as Jason Lichten as a senior execution trader, low touch.