Herman Barber joins Mischler Financial as director of international equity trading. Barber, an 18-year pro, spent the previous two years at Magna Securities and before that served as the block and program trader in international equities at Teacher Retirement System of Texas for 10 years. Michael Clifton also joins Mischler Financial as a vice president in institutional sales. Clifton, a 30-year veteran, previously spent five years at Magna Securities. Clifton spent 25 years as a floor broker at the NYSE and the balance as a sales trader covering domestic equities. Both report to Doyle Holmes.
Rob Garrett joins Electronic Brokerage Systems, the U.S. broker-dealer arm of Belzberg Technologies, as director of sales, execution services. The firm provides sponsored access and direct market access to the protected U.S. equities and options markets. Garrett, a 28-year veteran, was with OES MarketGroup for the last four years. At EBS, he will work with the firm’s Canadian team to sell electronic trading solutions. He reports to Andrew Brenner, president of U.S. brokerage operations.
Joe Minton joins Merriman & Co. as a managing director and head of derivatives, to launch an agency options trading desk for institutional investors. Previously, Minton worked for Parallax Fund as an options trader, responsible for market making and volatility trading. He was also a trader for Group One, where he made markets and traded volatility on the PCX and CBOE.
Maxim Group hired four international trading specialists for its global equities business. Thomas Giordano, a 25-year professional, joins as managing director and head of the global equities trading group. Previously, Giordano spent a decade trading American Depositary Receipts and non-U.S. exchange-listed foreign stocks at Fleet Trading. Charles Ferrera, a 10-year veteran, has spent his career trading foreign securities, beginning at Bear Stearns in 1998 and also at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Hill Thompson Magid and Lighthouse Financial. Peter Murgolo joins from Lighthouse Financial, where he traded foreign equities for two years. He has also done stints as a prop trader at Trillium Trading and traded ADRs and non-U.S. exchange-listed foreign stocks at Hill Thompson Magid. Jackson Platsky, a five-year pro, comes to Maxim after spending time trading ADRs and international equities as a private wealth manager at Investec Ernst & Company, an international specialist bank.
David Mudie joins London-based Penson Financial Services as head of sales. Mudie, a 15-year veteran, comes from MF Global, where he worked one year in prime brokerage sales. Prior to that, he worked in sales and leadership roles at Newedge and other clearing firms. He reports to Penson chief executive Clive Triance.
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