JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, which provides institutions and hedge funds with unconflicted block trading in securities, announced today that it has recruited industry leader and veteran Brett Mock. Mr. Mock’s recruitment is part of its continued strategy to grow the firm’s relationship based trading network.
JonesTrading has a long history of recruiting industry leaders and heads of desks. Mr. Mock’s recruitment reflects this approach, and he has been named Managing Director. In addition to his client relationships, he brings a breadth and depth of diversified experience and expertise in all aspects of trading, market structure, and other key industry issues.
Mr. Mock is San Francisco based, and he will, as part of the JonesTrading network, catalyze trading in the bay area and Pacific Northwest through his array of contacts.
Prior to joining JonesTrading he was Managing Director at BTIG LLC. Previous to that he was: Director, Capital Markets, Equity Trading, Wachovia Securities; and Principal, Nasdaq Sales and Trading, Bank of America Securities. Earlier in his career he was with Montgomery Securities and Spear, Leeds and Kellogg.
Mr. Mock has, throughout his career, been a participant in industry issues, rising to serve as Chairman of the Security Traders Association for the year 2010.
Said Packy Jones, JonesTrading's Chairman: "JonesTrading has never deviated from one fundamental formula: the client’s interests are our interests. This formula has sustained us regardless of market conditions or structural changes in the industry. Brett Mock both understands and shares that approach. His experience and relationships will be an important part of JonesTrading’s growth in the years ahead.”
Said Brett Mock, Managing Director, JonesTrading: "JonesTrading’s network of traders and clients continues to represent an important tool for traders to build blocks in both domestic and global instruments. I look forward to helping clients improve performance, and through that commitment, aid in building the JonesTrading franchise.”
