NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTIG LLC, a global financial services firm that specializes in institutional trading and brokerage services, continues to expand its equity trading business with the recent hires of Francis Heine, Christopher Sula, Phil Dauber, and Joseph Fragala.
“BTIG’s core strength is rooted in the extensive trading experience and expertise of our team,” says Rick Blank, BTIG’s Head of Institutional Trading. “Our trading desks are comprised of industry professionals who have covered institutional accounts for an average of over 15 years. Our professionals have seen many market cycles throughout the years and, under the current volatility, BTIG’s collective experience is able to provide unparalleled service to our clients as they work to navigate through difficult trading environments.”
Francis Heine joins BTIG as Managing Director and International Equities Sales Trader. Heine will work out of BTIG’s Red Bank, New Jersey office. Heine is a Wall Street veteran, with 27 years of experience at Morgan Stanley. For the last 22 years, he was a sales trader covering global institutions for North and South American equities.
Christopher Sula joins BTIG in New York as Managing Director and U.S. Equities Trader. Sula is a veteran trader with 16 years experience, having previously served as Head of Cash Trading for Knight Securities.
Phil Dauber joins BTIG in New York as Managing Director and U.S. Equities Trader. Dauber brings 25 years of trading experience to BTIG. Prior to BTIG, Dauber was a Senior Trader at J.P. Morgan, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
Joseph Fragala joins BTIG in New York as Senior Vice President and Institutional Sales Trader. Fragala has over 15 years experience on Wall Street, most recently as an equity sales trader for BGC Partners. Prior to BGC, Fragala worked for Pali Capital, ING Barings and ABN Amro.
BTIG has taken opportunistic steps recently to continue to build its global franchise, including hiring additional senior professionals in its London, Hong Kong and Australian offices, launching Outsource Trading in Asia and expanding its Global Research and Corporate Access divisions. BTIG is built around a broad and experienced group of professionals who are leaders and experts in their respective fields.
About BTIG:
BTIG LLC is a premier institutional brokerage and fund services company. BTIG continues to build its global franchise around a broad and experienced group of professionals who are leaders and experts in their respective fields. Founded in 2002, BTIG, including through its affiliates, employs nearly 400 professionals in five different countries. BTIG serves customers from all over the world and offers services in 11 areas: Equity Trading, Equity Derivatives, Futures Trading, Convertible Securities, Prime Brokerage, Outsource Trading, Fixed Income, Direct Market Access, Capital Markets, Equity Research and Corporate Access.
BTIG has nine domestic offices: New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Greenwich, Red Bank and Orinda. The firm also has four overseas affiliates: London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.
BTIG LLC is a member of FINRA and SIPC
BTIG Australia Limited ACN 128 554 601 is a member of ASIC and ASX
BTIG Hong Kong Limited, Exchange Participant of SEHK, licensed and regulated by the SFC
BTIG Ltd is a member of the LSE and is authorized and regulated by the FSA
BTIG Singapore Pte. Ltd is registered and licensed with MAS