Currenex hire to expand electronic trading into new asset classes
Tomas Zikas develops key relationships to introduce trading activity in new asset classes
NEW YORK– February 12, 2007 – Currenex, Inc., a leading provider of foreign exchange and money market trading solutions for banks, funds and corporations, announced that Tomas Zikas has taken the role of Managing Director of New Business Development. In response to demand from Currenex’s core customer base, he was brought onboard to expand the reach of Currenex’s business into additional asset classes.
 Zikas spent four years as Global Head of Sales at Trayport Ltd. where he provided matching engine and front-end technology for real-time, continuous trading across multiple asset classes in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Previously, Zikas was Managing Director of the OTC commodity exchange HoustonStreet Exchange Ltd in London, facilitating trading in newly deregulated European electricity contracts.
Clifford M. Lewis, Currenex Chairman and CEO said, “Tom will be vital in working with existing clients and new prospects who can utilize our superior trading technology to move into new areas of business.”
Tomas Zikas is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, served as officer onboard nuclear submarines, and worked with NATO in the United Kingdom. He can be reached by phone at (212) 340-5203 or via email tom.zikas@currenex.com.
About Currenex
Currenex®, Inc. received the 2006 e-FX award for “Best Trading Technology Vendor.” Offering Executable Streaming Prices (ESP™), Request For Streams (RFS), Benchmark Trading, Algorithmic Trading, and complete Prime Brokerage functionality with fully integrated Straight Through Processing (STP), Currenex connects more than 60 global banks to a superior electronic trading network, making Currenex one of the deepest liquidity pools in Forex. Accessed through a global electronic communications network, Currenex patented technology is also available to users in privately-branded solutions. Additional information can be found at www.currenex.com.
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