Euronext appointed former Credit Suisse sales trader Nathalie Ruiz as head of continental equity sales. Ruiz previously spent nearly 12 years at Credit Suisse, most recently as director, sales trader for Credit Suisse’s suite of algorithmic trading strategies, Advanced Execution Services (AES). Prior to this she worked in the same role as vice president for five and a half years. Before joining Credit Suisse, Ruiz spent two and a half years at Cheuvreux as an electronic equities sales trader. Elsewhere, Ruiz held a team leader position for European sales traders at IG Markets, alongside previously serving as a sales trader at WH Selfinvest.
Appital appointed John Coules to its business development team following 17 years at HSBC, most recently as a pan European equity sales trader. Coules has more than 30 years of experience in client-facing sales trading. He previously spent 12 years at Lehman Brothers, also as an equity sales trader. Speaking to The TRADE, Coules said: “I am very excited to join Mark, Brian and the team at Appital to further the ambitions of the platform. Exciting times ahead!”
StoneX Group appointed Simon Pickworth as an institutional fixed income trader for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region. Pickworth previously served at MUFG for 13 years, most recently as executive director for the firm’s CEEMEA trading desk. Before joining MUFG, he held an emerging markets fixed income trading role at BNP Paribas, responsible for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Africa and South Africa flow trading. Earlier in his career, Pickworth served as a junior syndicate desk manager and traders assistant at Paribas, prior to its merger with Banque Nationale de Paris.
BIDS Trading appointed Brian Hickey senior director of product. Hickey previously served as head of product at LedgerEdge for nearly a year and a half, prior to the trading platform closing down last year. Prior to joining LedgerEdge, Hickey spent nearly 14 years at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) in various senior positions. Most recently, he served as head of cross-asset electronic trading, a position he held for just over three years. Elsewhere during his tenure at SSGA, Hickey was vice president across various positions, including as a senior alternatives trader, credit trader and senior equity trader. Before joining SSGA, he served as an international equity trader at Putnam Investments.