Jeff Wecker
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| Jeff Wecker | |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
|---|---|
| Employer | Townsend Analytics |
| Location | Chicago, IL USA |
| Web site | www.townsendanalytics.com/ |
Jeff Wecker is CEO of Townsend Analytics (TAL), the Chicago-based direct-access trading platform acquired by Lehman Brothers in December 2005. He also is managing director at Lehman Brothers.
Townsend Analytics currently serves as a provider of multi-broker, multi-asset, multi-currency, and multi-route electronic trading solutions for the global capital markets.[1]
Background
One of his Wecker's early priorities at Townsend was Project SPRITE, an initiative to support equities and bonds trading.[2]
He joined Lehman Brothers in 1999 to create the firm's electronic commerce and connectivity platform, and eventually was promoted to global head of electronic client services. Wecker previously was managing director/co-founder of Caspian Securities from 1995-1999, and head of Asian Derivatives Trading at Goldman Sachs from 1984-1995.[3]
Education
References
- ↑ "Townsend Analytics Connects To ISE's MidPoint Match Platform". Automated Trader. Retrieved on Apr. 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Wecker to Head Townsend”. FinanceTech.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
- ↑ LinkedIn. LinkedIn. Retrieved on Feb. 27, 2008.


