Virtu Financial has appointed Simon McGhee in an exchange-traded product (ETP) and fixed income sales role, The TRADE can reveal.
McGhee joins Virtu Financial after a career break, which followed a nearly eight-year stint at Bluefin Europe.
While at Bluefin, McGhee most recently served as a partner – a position he held for 10 months. Prior to that, he was director, head of ETF business development at the firm.
Before joining Bluefin, McGhee held an iShares capital markets role at BlackRock for three years.
His previous roles also include stints as a portfolio/ETF execution trader at Barclays Capital; pan European sales trader at Blue Oak Capital; stockbroker at Compagnie Financial Tradition; and equity dealer at City Equities.
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McGhee announced his appointment in a social media post, asserting: “[…] very much looking forward to reconnecting with people and working with Simon Barriball and Tim Harman.”
Barriball and Harman hold ETF and portfolio trading, and ETF sales and trading roles at Virtu Financial, respectively.