Winterflood Securities Joe Everitt has been named head of low-touch trading and algorithmic sales trading at Winterflood Securities, following 14 and a half years at Stifel.  He most recently served as managing director, electronic trading focused on Stifel large-cap Retail Service Provider (RSP) and Institutional Algorithmic Platform in Europe (SELECT). London-based Everitt has also previously held senior roles at Seymour Pierce, FXCM, Desdner Kleinwort Wassertstein, and Raymond James.  In his new position, Everitt will report to Andrew Stancliffe, head of execution services. Cantor Fitzgerald Tony Nash has joined investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald as co-head of portfolio and electronic trading for EMEA.   London-based Nash joins the firm from Stifel, where he served as managing director, electronic trading for more than six years.   In a statement on LinkedIn, Nash said: “I’m looking forward to working with clients and new colleagues to help grow Cantor’s portfolio and electronic trading offering.”  He has also held partner roles at Autonomous Research for four years, as well as also at Execution Noble from 2008 to 2014.  Prior to this, he also worked as a managing director at Lehman Brothers for three years, and covered portfolio trading at Deutsche Bank for eight years.  Stifel US investment bank Stifel appointed Darryl Willoughby as managing director, looking after pan-European trading.  London-based Willoughby is set to help the firm expand its high-touch franchise across Europe, and support client business through agency and risk trading.  He will report to Seema Arora, managing director and head of execution services for EMEA.   Willoughby joins the firm from Pareto Securities, where he was head of equity sales trading, London.  Prior to this, he worked across equity principal strategies at Jefferies for more than a year.  Cboe Global Markets  Keith Petersen has joined Cboe Global Markets as head of market data and access services for North America.  Petersen will be based out of New York in his new role, and joins the exchange from Solution Systems, where he supported the firm’s development and administration as the vice president of growth. Before this, he spent more than seven years at Barchart in Chicago, joining the firm as head of strategy and chief of staff in 2016, and later taking on the role of chief strategy officer.  Previously in his career, he also worked at CME Group for three years. He has also held trader and corporate development positions at IMC Trading and began his career as a financial analyst in commercial banking at Bank of America.   IMC Trading  Will Douglas has joined IMC Trading as a FX options trader.  London-based Douglas joins the firm from BNP Paribas, where he worked as a FX options trader and vice president in electronic market making for almost two years.  Prior to this, he also served as an eFX quant researcher at NatWest for two years. Previously in his career, he has worked as a fixed income trader at Rothesay, and covered interest rate derivatives quant at Barclays.   OneChronos  OneChronos has selected former BlackRock managing director, Junya Umeno, as the firm’s new head of Japan markets.   The hire comes as part of OneChronos’ push to expand into APAC markets and will see Umeno leading plans to develop Japan as a central hub for the firm and create a trading venue to capture new sources of liquidity in the region.   Umeno joins after spending nearly 20 years at BlackRock, where he most recently worked as a managing director. Prior to this, he was also head of trading, lending, and liquidity at BlackRock. He is also a co-chair of FIX Trading Community’s Japan Governance Board.  oneZero Financial Systems Adam Collins has joined oneZero Financial Systems as head of institutional sales for EMEA and the Americas.  London-based Collins brings 20 years of industry experience to his new role, and joins the firm from LSEG, where he worked as EMEA head of FX sales for a year.  Prior to this, he also served at LSEG’s Refinitiv across various leadership roles. Previously in his career, he spent five years at Bloomberg, where he joined the firm as an eFX bank liquidity relationship manager, and later covered global markets multi-asset hedge fund sales.   He also spent three years at BNP Paribas from 2010 to 2013, working across eFX sales for EMEA.  The post People Moves Roundup: Winterflood Securities, Cantor Fitzgerald, Stifel and more… appeared first on The TRADE.

LeveL Markets has announced a connectivity partnership between its alternative trading system (ATS), Luminex, and Nasdaq Canada. Steve MieleThe offering will allow clients using Luminex ATS to gain access to Nasdaq Canada’s CDX trading book, and is set to provide greater connections to Canadian marketplace liquidity. Steve Miele, chief executive of LeveL Markets, said: “Our partnership with Nasdaq Canada underscores the growing demand for seamless integration with advanced trading ecosystems that help amplify customer trading strategies. Our intuitive and customisable execution experience has resonated globally, and we are excited with our expansion to allow Luminex customers to access the Canadian marketplace.  “This collaboration not only enhances equities access for the buy-side and sell-side participants but also marks an important step in our global growth strategy.” The partnership is set to combine LeveL Markets’ trading application, used by the buy-side, with Nasdaq’s CXD trading book, with new trading types subject to regulatory approval. Read more – Nasdaq Nordic and Baltic trading back up and running after technical glitch suspended trading Dan Kessous, chief executive of Nasdaq Canada, said: ”Partnering with LeveL Markets allows us to deliver smarter access to liquidity through seamless technology integration. This collaboration strengthens Nasdaq Canada’s role in connecting global participants to our market and reinforces our commitment to advancing the competitiveness of Canada’s trading ecosystem.”  The partnership follows recent developments for Nasdaq, which is June connected blockchain-based technology, the Canton Network, to its Calypso platform, facilitating end-to-end margin and collateral workflows. The firm said that the move highlighted how “integration of on-chain capabilities alongside existing institutional workflows enhances collateral mobility across all asset classes for institutional market participants.” The post LeveL Markets and Nasdaq Canada announce connectivity partnership appeared first on The TRADE.

Keith Petersen has joined Cboe Global Markets as head of market data and access services for North America. Petersen will be based out of New York in his new role, and joins the exchange from Solution Systems, where he supported the firm’s development and administration as the vice president of growth, a role he held for a year. Before this, he spent more than seven years at Barchart in Chicago, joining the firm as head of strategy and chief of staff in 2016, and later taking on the role of chief strategy officer. Previously in his career, he also worked at CME Group for three years, covering roles across corporate development and business development and strategy for financial products.  He has also held trader and corporate development positions at IMC Trading and began his career as a financial analyst in commercial banking at Bank of America.  Speaking to The TRADE, Adam Inzirillo, global head of Cboe Data Vantage, said: “As the market evolves, product development and innovation become increasingly vital to ensuring clients have the tools and capabilities they need. Keith’s deep derivatives expertise and proven track record in product strategy will be valuable as we look to meet the growing demand for data and access.” Read more – Cboe Global Markets names ex-CME chief as new CEO Petersen confirmed his new role in an announcement on social media.  The appointment follows significant developments for Cboe in the past few months, with the firm announcing plans in July to launch a trading service on it lit order book which will allow retail investors to trade free of charge across 18 of Europe’s markets, either at or better than the European best bid and offer (EBBO). Launch is scheduled for September 2025, pending UK and Dutch regulatory approval.   The post Cboe Global Markets names new North America head of market data and access services appeared first on The TRADE.

Tony Nash has joined investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald as co-head of portfolio and electronic trading for EMEA.  London-based Nash brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his new position, and joins the firm from Stifel, where he served as managing director, electronic trading for more than six years.  In a statement on LinkedIn, Nash said: “I’m looking forward to working with clients and new colleagues to help grow Cantor’s portfolio and electronic trading offering.” Read more – Cantor Fitzgerald taps Credit Suisse for new co-head of EMEA electronic execution services He has also held partner roles at Autonomous Research for four years, as well as also at Execution Noble from 2008 to 2014. Prior to this, he also worked as a managing director at Lehman Brothers for three years, and covered portfolio trading at Deutsche Bank for eight years. He began his career at NatWest Markets in 1991, working as a director in derivatives.  Cantor Fitzgerald had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.  Nash’s new position forms part of significant developments for Cantor Fitzgerald in recent months. In May, the firm saw the transfer of O’Connor’s investment and support teams into its asset management (CFAM) division, following UBS’ offload.  The sale, which is set to close in Q4 2025, will also see O’Connor’s six investment strategies coming under Cantor Fitzgerald’s platform, which equate to approximately $11 billion in assets under management.   The post Cantor Fitzgerald taps Stifel for co-head of EMEA portfolio and electronic trading appeared first on The TRADE.

US equities alternative trading system (ATS) has selected former BlackRock managing director, Junya Umeno, as the firm’s new head of Japan markets.  The hire comes as part of OneChronos’ push to expand into APAC markets and will see Umeno leading plans to develop Japan as a central hub for the firm and create a trading venue to capture new sources of liquidity in the region.  Umeno joins after spending nearly 20 years at BlackRock, where he most recently worked as a managing director, and helped the firm oversee client relationships with Japanese official institutions.  Prior to this, he was also head of trading, lending, and liquidity at BlackRock, and assumed the responsibility for trading multi-assets, securities lending, transition management and cash management.  He is also a co-chair of FIX Trading Community’s Japan Governance Board.  Read more – Former LSEG and SIX senior individuals join US equities platform OneChronos as part of European expansion In an announcement on LinkedIn, Umeno said: “Building on my experiences at BlackRock, I felt this was the right timing to take on a new challenge where I can leverage my expertise in trading, market structure, and stakeholder engagement to help drive innovation in Japan’s capital markets. “Japan’s financial markets are at an important turning point, and I believe OneChronos’s innovative approach can bring new opportunities for efficiency, fairness, and better liquidity access.” OneChronos had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.   Umeno’s move comes following a recent drive to expand OneChronos’ offering into new markets. In November 2024, the firm announced that it had raised $32 million in a funding round, in a bid to “optimise growth and expand trading opportunities” as the company looks to bolster its core business segments and grow in new markets “where current trading mechanisms leave significant value untapped”. The post BlackRock managing director joins OneChronos to head up Japan markets appeared first on The TRADE.