Promotions and New Hires for February 2016

February may be the shortest month but it was packed with people moves inside Goldman Sachs, the SEC, UBS Wealth Management and other powerhouse firms. Check out Traders' On The Move gallery for February 2016.

The shortest month of the year was long on new hires and promotions in the capital markets. In this month’s Traders on the Move Monthly Roundup, we highlight the new names and faces inside such powerhouse firms and entities as Goldman Sachs, the SEC, UBS Wealth Management and others. Despite the near-constant news of layoffs taking place in investment houses, there are still plenty of opportunities for ambitious traders and brokers in cutting edge fields.

Just this morning, news broke that a head traders from Millennium Capital has been hired away by leading hedge fund Man Group to start a brand new quantitative trading unity. As an IT headhunter writing for Traders proves, the smarter programmers are not always heading to Facebook or Google.

Check out TradersOn The Move gallery for the month of February 2016.

Traders brings you to the exciting trading floors like Triad Securities and the top Security Traders Association conferences such as the Mid-Atlantic Winter Meeting. To view other Traders galleries – like our Top Stock Exchange Mergers or the Top Trading Volumes for January – please visit the Traders Photo Gallery.

If you have news of a brand new hire or promotion, please tell us at philip.albinus@sourcemedia.com.