GFI Group’s Octagon Division Announces Key Hire to its New York Operation
Securities LLC*, announced today that it has hired
Head of US Equity Sales trading. Mr. Bakker was previously at CLSA./Calyon
Securities for six years where he held roles as Head of Sales Trading for the
continue to strengthen our U.S presence and are delighted with the addition
of Eddie to our team”, and added,”he brings significant experience and client
relationships enabling the growth of our franchise”.
GFI Group, through its Octagon divisions, provides global institutional
clients with a suite of services for the Asian and North American equity
markets from its offices in
This new addition to the equities team further strengths GFI’s global
equity offering, serving clients from
*GFI Securities LLC is a subsidiary of GFI Group (Nasdaq: “GFIG”).
About GFI Group Inc. http://www.GFIgroup.com
GFI Group Inc. (http://www.GFIgroup.com) is a leading provider of
wholesale brokerage, electronic execution and trading support products for
global financial markets. GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market
data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional
clients in markets for a range of credit, financial, equity and commodity
instruments.
Headquartered in
1,700 people with additional offices in
Calgary, Englewood (NJ) and Sugar Land (TX). GFI provides services and
products to over 2,100 institutional clients, including leading investment
and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its
brands include GFI(TM), GFInet(R), CreditMatch(R) (R), GFI ForexMatch(R) (R),
EnergyMatch(R), FENICS(R), Starsupply(R), Amerex(R), and Trayport(R).
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