Traders On Move

Matt Simsic joined proprietary trading firm Eladian Partners as a partner and head trader. A 15-year year pro, he has experience as a trader in a variety of countries and asset classes. Prior to Eladian, he has held senior trading and leadership positions at DRW Trading, Millennium Partners, Bear Stearns and Hull Trading. The majority of his experience has been in the design, development, and implementation of quantitative and technology-driven trading strategies in global equities and futures markets.

 


 

Noel Dalzell joins Knight Capital as a director in broker-dealer sales and relationship management. Before Knight, Dalzell spent his entire 11-year career at E*Trade, where he worked as a Nasdaq trader and later in trading technology, sales, compliance, strategy and operations. He was also co-head of NMS trading operations at E*Trade Capital Markets. He reports to Steve Kay, who heads broker-dealer sales and relationship management.

 


 

ETF Securities, a provider of exchange traded funds, hired Dan Magnusson as senior vice president sales. Magnusson, a 14-year veteran, will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office and work with both institutional and retail advisors and wealth managers on the West Coast. Prior to ETF, he was regional vice president at Guggenheim Funds for four years, where he was a relationship manager and helped build brand awareness. He also worked at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Board of Options. He reports to managing director Will Rhind.

 


 

John Kirby joined Wedge Partners as a sales trader in the firm’s New York office. Previously, he was with Abel Noser as head of institutional sales. Kirby began his Wall Street career in 1983 at Smith Barney, and later worked for Bear Stearns, Montgomery Securities, and Susquehanna Financial Group.

 


 

David Blass has been named chief counsel and associate director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets. A six-year veteran of the agency, Blass was associate general counsel for legal policy, and prior to that was special counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Previous to his interlude in private practice, Blass worked at the SEC, eventually heading the agency’s Office of Investment Adviser Regulation in the Division of Investment Management. He reports to Robert Cook, director of trading and markets.