Britannia Global Markets, the FCA regulated financial services firm specialising in derivatives broking including foreign exchange, energy, agriculture, base metals and financial products, has announced that it has appointed Alex Cooper as Senior Sales Trader. Alex is a highly experienced specialist with an extensive industry background in financial services and will be focusing on multi-asset products.

Alex Cooper commenced his career in the British Army before joining Credit Lyonnais Rouse as a Board Director where he led a team of ninety across sales desks globally. After a brief time at Tullett Prebon, Alex joined Morgan Stanley as a Director and EMEA Head of Futures Sales. After eight years at Morgan Stanley, Alex’s career has included positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, Nomura, Marex Spectron, BGC Partners, RJ O’Brien and most recently King & Shaxson, where was Director of Agency Broking for the past two years.

Alex Cooper, Senior Sales Trader, Britannia Global Markets, said,

“It is very exciting to join the team at Britannia Global Markets at a time when the business is growing rapidly. I look forward to using my multi-decade experience and network in the futures markets to help propel this growth further across multiple asset classes.”

Steve Pettitt, CEO of Britannia Global Markets, said:

“Alex is a highly experienced professional with an extensive career that has allowed him to amass in-depth multi product knowledge across futures, options, swaps and fixed income and equity derivatives, making him a highly complementary addition to the Britannia Global Markets team. We are very pleased to have him on board as Senior Sales Trader.”

About Britannia Financial Group

Britannia Financial Group is headquartered in the heart of the City of London. As one of the UK’s most established financial services firms, with two FCA regulated entities (Britannia Global Markets Limited and Britannia Global Investments Limited) within the group, Britannia provides, securities, foreign exchange, commodities broking and custody. Britannia covers the UK, Europe, US, Latin America, Middle East and Asia, serving the needs of its international client base consisting of institutions, corporates, family offices and UHNWs.

Britannia Global Markets is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 114159 and is a member of the London Stock Exchange and FIA Europe.