This week, both Barclays and JP Morgan made new appointments within their equities trading and sales teams.
Doug Polera was appointed as an equity sales trader at Barclays, joining from Credit Suisse where he spent the last 18 years.
While at Credit Suisse, Polera most recently served as director of equity sales trading. Prior to that, he was vice president of international equity trading at the firm.
Elsewhere, Louis Barré has been appointed as an equity derivatives trader at JP Morgan, joining from Barclays where he held the same role.
Previously in his career, Barré also served as an equity derivatives trader at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB) as well as Mosaic Finance.
Before joining Mosaic Finance, he served as a front office trading assistant for derivative listed products at SGCIB.
Both Polera and Barré announced their appointments through social media posts.