StoneX Group has appointed Simon Pickworth as an institutional fixed income trader for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region.
Pickworth previously served at MUFG for 13 years, most recently as executive director for the firm’s CEEMEA trading desk.
Before joining MUFG, he held an emerging markets fixed income trading role at BNP Paribas, responsible for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Africa and South Africa flow trading.
Earlier in his career, Pickworth served as a junior syndicate desk manager and traders assistant at Paribas, prior to its merger with Banque Nationale de Paris.
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Pickworth’s appointment follows that of Evan Halpern, who was named managing director of fixed income outsourced trading in January this year.
Halpern joined StoneX from Incline Global Management, where he served as head of trading.