Jane Street taps former Barclays e-FX trader
Latest hire comes as HFT firm expands spot FX market-making activities
Jane Street has hired George Fordham, a former director within Barclays’ electronic foreign exchange trading team, in a sales and trading role.
Fordham spent almost 10 years at Barclays in London, most recently on the automated market-making desk covering G10 and emerging market currencies.
A spokesperson for Jane Street declined to comment.
The high-frequency trading firm has expanded its spot FX market-making business over the past couple of years to include direct bilateral streaming
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