Swiss International Commodities and Futures Exchange Creates New Institutional Equities Trading Desk

Top Quote Swiss International Commodities and Futures Exchange, has announced today the creation and commencement of its new institutional equities trading desk under the leadership of two market veterans Mr. Benedict Graham and Mr. Mario Duvall, who are assigned to manage this new business division of Swiss International Commodities and Futures Exchange. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) October 29, 2011 - The new institutional equities trading desk will be a one-stop shop hub for corporate and institutional clients aspiring to undertake trades in equity products. The key concentration of this trading desk will be on contract for difference and cash equity products. The same team will also be serving global clients attempting to access massive amount of other products offering from Swiss International Commodities and Futures Exchange.

    Both Mr. Benedict Graham and Mr. Mario Duvall have joined Swiss International Commodities and Futures Exchange from a well-known and respective asset management company, where they served institutional and corporate clients. They also managed accounts of high net worth individuals trading equity cash and contract for difference products. They also have broad trading experience from their previous job assignments most managing contract for difference and equity operations at various related business entities.

    The two newly appointed managers for the newly established institutional equities trading desk will directly report to the firm's Global Head for Equities operation, Mr. Jacob Alister.

    Announcing the appointments of Benedict Graham and Mario Duvall, Jacob Alister said: "The creation of the new institutional equities trading desk underscores the firm's aspiration and initiative to globally expand its equity offerings for our global and institutional clients. Both Benedict Graham and Mario Duvall have more than a decade of trading experience in this area and we are very much happy to have them joined our firm as we believe that they can be of great assets to us."

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