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BTIG Adds Bradford Ainslie to Institutional Equities Division

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTIG announced today that Bradford Ainslie has joined the firm as a Managing Director within its Institutional Equities business, and will report to Richard J. Blank Jr., Managing Director and Head of Global Equities at BTIG. Mr. Ainslie will increase the client reach of BTIG and expand the ability of the firm to source liquidity.

Mr. Ainslie brings over 20 years of industry experience to the firm. Prior to BTIG, he was Managing Partner and President at The Brightwood Group. Previously, Mr. Ainslie was an Executive Managing Director and Head of Global Markets at The Reorient Group and an Executive Managing Director and Head of the Asia Equities Sales Trading Desk at Cantor Fitzgerald in Hong Kong. Earlier in his career, he was an Equities Trader at Cantor Fitzgerald and a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley.

“We are thrilled to have Brad join our Institutional Equities team,” said Mr. Blank. “His international experience and perspective combined with a differentiated global network will be additive to our sales and trading platform. We look forward to his future contribution across all of our product offerings.”

BTIG’s Institutional Equities team leverages their industry relationships to maximize outcomes for market participants. With access to more than 50 global market centers, BTIG sources liquidity on behalf of its 4,000-plus clients worldwide.

About BTIG

BTIG is a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services. With an extensive global footprint and more than 700 employees, BTIG, LLC and its affiliates operate out of 20 cities throughout the U.S., and in Europe, Asia and Australia. BTIG offers execution, expertise and insights for equities, equity derivatives, ETFs and fixed income, currency and commodities (futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities). The firm’s core capabilities include global execution, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

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Media: Jill Gordon
443.668.2055
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Ariana Crupi
212.738.6142
acrupi@btig.com

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Media: Jill Gordon
443.668.2055
jgordon@prosek.com

Ariana Crupi
212.738.6142
acrupi@btig.com

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