Jefferies FX Prime Broking Unit Gets Another Boost from FXCM Pro Team

Jefferies has acquired another senior executive from FXCM Pro. After Finance Magnates exclusively reported in March on the appointment of Brandon Mulvhill as Head of the FX prime brokerage unit at Jefferies, we can now share that Anthony Mazzarese is joining him. The information is publicly displayed on social media network LinkedIn.

Mazzarese was with FXCM Pro for two years after joining from Citi, where he was working in the bank’s margin FX sales team for over five years. He started his career in the industry at FXCM in the company’s institutional sales desk in 2004.

Jefferies offers traditional voice broking methods for trading FX through its locations in New York, London, and Singapore, and electronic trading in FX and precious metals via its Jefferies eFX platform.

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