JP Morgan taps Deutsche Bank for new FX options trader

New appointment previously held positions at both Deutsche Bank and NatWest Markets.

JP Morgan has appointed John Roberts as a new FX options trader, based in New York.

He joins the firm from Deutsche Bank where he served as a currency options trader.

Prior to this, Roberts spent five and a half years at NatWest Markets, most recently serving as a FX derivatives trader.

Elsewhere in his tenure at NatWest Markets, he worked as a US rates strategies.

Roberts announced his appointment in a social media post.

This latest appointment follows that of Olivia Gassner, who was appointed VP, equity electronic sales trader at JP Morgan earlier this month.

Gassner joined the firm from RBC Capital Markets, where she served in the same role for three years prior to the move. 

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