Equities

The move will provide buy-side firms with execution capabilities for more than 21,000 equities across 24 European countries.

Kepler Cheuvreux has also been granted a license to operate as an authorised firm by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and opened an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre.

Individual was most recently head of sales trading at Cowen and Company; previously worked at Deutsche Bank, and HSBC Securities.

The addition of the recently launched MIAX Sapphire Options Exchange builds on the firm’s commitment to comprehensive coverage of the US listed options marketplace.

New appointment spent the last seven years at Hargreaves Lansdown in a range of dealing and consultancy-related roles.

William Ashworth, Bernstein's co-head of Asia cash trading, and Yasmine Rassem, Bernstein's director of equity sales, have been selected to build out the franchise.

New development will allow Kepler Cheuvreux to meet growing demand for broader coverage of the S&P 500.

Algo sales and desk coverage headcounts expected to be expanded the most in the next 12-18 months, according to a report from Coalition Greenwich.

Incoming individual has previous experience working in the institutional equity trading team at AB Bernstein.

The service is the first of its kind in Europe for equities and will be offered through block trading platform Cboe BIDS Europe.