Press Release: IDX Welcomes New Hires: Alexander Harrison & Devin Armstrong
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 --IDX Capital, an electronic interdealer broker of credit derivatives, welcomes two new senior hires to its New York City office – Alexander Harrison, a business manager and Devin Armstrong – assigned to its investment grade & high yield credit derivative desk.
Alexander Harrison spent the last six years as a venture capitalist focusing on the financial technology sector, most recently as a VP at FTVentures in New York City. He joins IDX as a Managing Director. “We have known Alexander for a number of years now, and are delighted to be welcoming him to the management team at IDX”, noted Cawley. Alexander was previously at Sequoia Capital, Summit Partners and Goldman Sachs.
"Jamie Cawley is a thought leader in the CDS space. It has been a privilege to get to know him and his team as IDX has navigated the transformation of OTC market structure in recent years, and I look forward to contributing now as part of the firm," observed Alexander.
"Devin has a proven career in sales and electronic trading. He is skilled at managing client relationships, is a forward thinker and we expect he will be a valuable asset to the team. We are pleased to be working with him," says Jamie Cawley, CEO of IDX. Devin formerly worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., where he was an associate in the Private Wealth Management group. Devin graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in Psychology and Government.
"I am excited to be joining this very talented group of traders and technologists during a critical time for the derivatives markets," commented Devin Armstrong.
Launched in late 2005, IDX Capital, LLC is an interdealer broker of credit default swaps matching wholesale market buyers and sellers for a fee. IDX Capital has been a long time market pioneer of electronic trading initiatives in the credit default swaps space.
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