JERSEY CITY, N.J. and HONG KONG, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE) today announced the appointment of Kyle W. Stewart to the newly-created position of Managing Director, Head of Institutional Asian Equities for Knight Asia Limited. Mr. Stewart joined Knight from Citigroup, where he was Head of Asia-Pacific Cash Equity Trading in the Institutional Clients Group based in Hong Kong.
Mr. Stewart is responsible for overseeing Knight's offering for institutional firms across the Asia-Pacific region. He is charged with recruiting and managing a sales and trading team to work with clients across Asia, Europe and North America. He will also oversee sales of electronic access and trading services to Asia-based firms.
"Expansion into the Asia-Pacific region is a central component of Knight's growth strategy," said Gregory C. Voetsch, Executive Vice President and Head of the Institutional Client Group. "We are expanding our offering to include trading in Asian securities in order to help our institutional clients meet their global trading objectives. At present, we're assembling a dedicated institutional sales and trading team based in Hong Kong as well as beginning outreach to prospective new clients in the region. In due course, we will introduce electronic access and trading services in Asian securities."
Knight provides market access and trade execution services across multiple asset classes to buy- and sell-side firms. Knight was recently approved as a participant in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and plans to offer clients access to markets across the Asia-Pacific region.
"Knight provides clients with anonymous access to the global capital markets, actionable market insights and solutions to help limit market impact and lower execution costs," said Mr. Stewart. "Establishing a presence in the region will allow us to enhance our offering for institutional clients around the world."
Mr. Stewart is based in Knight's new Hong Kong office, phone 852 3897 5000 and fax 852 3987 5100.
Biography
Kyle W. Stewart
Managing Director, Head of Institutional Equities in Asia-Pacific
Knight Asia Limited
Kyle W. Stewart joined Knight from Citigroup where he was Head of
Asia-Pacific Cash Equity Trading in the Institutional Clients Group based in Hong Kong.
Mr. Stewart moved to Hong Kong in April 2000 to manage Citigroup's execution and cash trading business across the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Australia and Japan. Prior to moving to Hong Kong, he worked as a trader on Citigroup's International Equities desk in New York.
Mr. Stewart has a BA from Lehigh University where he was a dual major in Finance and Economics.
About Knight
Knight Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE) is a leading capital markets firm that provides electronic and voice access to the global capital markets across multiple asset classes for buy-side, sell-side and corporate clients. In Global Markets, we provide market access and trade execution services in nearly every U.S. equity security and a large number of international securities, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and options. In Asset Management, Knight owns a 51 percent stake in Deephaven Holdings with Deephaven Partners controlling the remaining 49 percent as of February 1, 2008. Deephaven (www.deephavenfunds.com) is a global, multi-strategy alternative investment manager serving institutions and private clients. More information about Knight can be found at http://www.knight.com .
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