When it’s time to build out an institutional trading desk, foreign exchange-centered firms turn to seasoned pros, just like in the equities universe.
R.J. O’Brien & Associates has hired Matthew Ardizzone, a 20-year veteran of the forex industry, as its new global head of FX sales. Ardizzone is charged with building the firm’s institutional trading business in New York. He is also tasked to grow the firm’s existing institutional FX presence, particularly among commodity trading advisors, hedge funds and FX portfolio managers.
After building out the New York desk, Ardizzone plans to expand the desk’s reach globally.
Ardizzone was most recently executive director in FX sales at Nomura Securities in New York. Previously he served for seven years as global head of FX sales at Jefferies Bache, formerly Prudential Bache, based in New York. Prior to Prudential, Ardizzone was founder and chief executive of Aurora Capital Management Ltd.
Earlier in his career, he was a senior FX sales/trader at Refco Capital Markets Bermuda. He started in the FX business as a trader at Banque Indosuez in Sydney.
He reports to Phillip Fondren, executive director and head of FX.
