FastMatch Adds Citi Veteran Nick Hamilton as its Director of Sales

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In his new role as the Director of Sales at FastMatch, Mr. Hamilton will focus on the ECN’s European region, where he will report directly to Paul Ainsworth, FastMatch’s Global Head of Sales – in this capacity he will be based out of London.

Mr. Hamilton joins FastMatch from Citi, following a nearly four-year tenure with the lender. He worked as its Vice President (VP) of eFX Sales, focusing on UK hedge funds, as well as macro hedges, CTAs, and Systematic Funds. Prior to working at Citi, he also held senior level positions at ICAP in the eFX space for three years. In this role he was responsible for high frequency algorithmic Buy-Side Buy-Side The buy-side is comprised of firms in the financial industry that purchase securities and are accompanied by account investment managers, pension funds, and hedge funds.The buy-side is composed of those that buy and invest large sums of securities with the intention of generating a lucrative return or have their funds managed. The Buy-Side ExplainedIn terms of Wall Street, the buy-side includes investment institutions that purchase securities, stocks, or other financial instruments with the aim The buy-side is comprised of firms in the financial industry that purchase securities and are accompanied by account investment managers, pension funds, and hedge funds.The buy-side is composed of those that buy and invest large sums of securities with the intention of generating a lucrative return or have their funds managed. The Buy-Side ExplainedIn terms of Wall Street, the buy-side includes investment institutions that purchase securities, stocks, or other financial instruments with the aim Read this Term clients within the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region trading on the EBS platform.

The move is the first marquee appointment at FastMatch since the addition of Robert Malin, who also joined the group’s European sales unit, albeit back in early March. Like Mr. Hamilton, Malin also had lengthy experience in the eFX realm, coming over from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ).