Citi poaches FX options trading duo from Barclays
US bank adds to its London and Singapore FXO trading desks
Citi has hired two foreign exchange options traders from Barclays for its desks in London and Singapore.
Gordon Craib recently joined the US bank in London as a director and senior bookrunner for its euro FX options trading desk. Meanwhile, Tony Wang has been hired in Singapore as a vice-president focused on US dollar/Asian-denominated FX options trading.
Craib previously spent more than nine years at Barclays, most recently as a director in the FX options trading business, while Wang spent over
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