Here are recent hires and promotions in the equities and derivatives trading world, as Wall Street pros make that move, right now. Read about one longime trading veteran who joins Citi as a director in New York, and a former bulge bracket sales exec who just moved to a new ETF shop as a director of sales. Plus more.
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John Hickey joins the Buckingham Research Group as a senior sales trader in New York. Hickey, a 22-year veteran, was previously with Sanford C. Bernstein, where he spent 11 years. Prior to that, he worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. He reports to Tony Sutera, who runs Buckingham’s equity trading desk.
Jim Kelly joins Citigroup Global Markets’ capital introduction group as a director in New York. A 30-year veteran, Kelly was previously at Morgan Stanley, where he headed its transition management group in the Americas. Prior to moving upstairs, he spent 28 years on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, where he ran his own firm. Kelly was also a floor official and board member of the Alliance of Floor Brokers. He reports to Beth Neely, who heads capital introduction in prime finance for the Americas at Citi.
Alan Rubenfeld joins Boston-based QuantShares as director of sales to promote its market-neutral ETFs. Rubenfeld has spent more than 20 years in portfolio trading and most recently worked at UBS, after a nearly two-year stint at BNP Paribas. He spent more than 10 years at Deutsche Bank. He will work out of New York. Rubenfeld reports to Richard Block, QuantShares’ chief administrative officer and director of marketing. Block is the former head trader at Putnam Investments.
Glenn Koh joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch to lead equity derivatives trading in the Americas. Koh spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley, most recently in charge of trading U.S. equity index derivatives. Koh reports to Henry Mulholland, head of Americas equities, and Fabrizio Gallo, global head of equities.
