Equity broker Kepler Cheuvreux and Centile Partners, a listed derivatives agency broker, have announced a strategic partnership to enter the listed derivatives market.
The collaboration aims to combine Kepler Cheuvreux’s execution capabilities with Centile Partners’ expertise in listed derivatives to provide services to institutional clients.
The partnership will offer execution services on an agency basis for listed derivatives and related financial instruments, targeting institutional clients such as hedge funds. Kepler Cheuvreux’s Execution services platform (KCx) supports equities, fixed income, derivatives, ETFs, and convertible bonds across Europe, America, and Asia.
In addition to this partnership, Kepler Cheuvreux has expanded its European offerings by connecting to Euronext Dark and extended its equity capital markets partnership with Crédit Agricole CIB into the MENA region, including opening an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
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Centile Partners, headquartered in London and led by John Ruskin, specialises in listed derivatives. Ruskin has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, including co-founding Cube financial group in 1997, which was acquired by Société Générale’s Fimat (Newedge) in 2006. He led Newedge’s futures, options, equities, and fixed-income divisions until 2013. In 2014, Ruskin co-founded Coex Partners Group, which was sold to TP ICAP in 2018. He served as chief executive officer of TP ICAP’s Agency Execution division until 2022.
Recent developments in London’s listed derivatives brokerage sector include Interactive Brokers joining Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX) in May 2024 as a direct trading and clearing participant for equity derivatives. Additionally, Clear Street, a New York-based prime brokerage firm, has launched operations in the United Kingdom following approval from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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