GAIN GTX LLC (GTX), a registered swap dealer, has hired Ed Schwartz as Managing Director, Agency Sales.
Prior to joining GTX, Ed Schwartz was at Citi, where he was responsible for covering global macro and real money accounts. He previously held senior sales and trading roles at Bank Julius Baer, JP Morgan and Bankers Trust-Deutsche Bank.
Ed Schwartz will be based in GTX’s Jersey City office. He reports to John Miesner, Global Head of Sales, GTX.
GTX is the institutional foreign exchange trading arm of GAIN Capital Holdings Inc. In addition to providing agency execution services, GTX entities operate an ECN for trading spot, forwards and swaps as well as a Swap Execution Facility (SEF) for trading non-deliverable forwards.
We are pleased to welcome Ed to our swap dealer, which plays a key role within our broader ecosystem of electronic trading platforms and services,” said Miesner. “Providing anonymous, agency trade execution capabilities with more than 35 global liquidity providers enables clients of our swap dealers to minimize market impact, improve their access to liquidity and fulfil best execution mandates.