GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. Appoints Alex Howard as Managing Director, APAC (Excluding China)
September 04, 2018 at 06:00 am EDT
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GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Alex Howard as Managing Director, APAC (excluding China), effective September 3, 2018. In the newly created role, Alex will be responsible for the overall strategic execution and performance of GAIN's retail business in Australia, Singapore, Japan and Southeast Asia. Mr. Howard will be based in GAIN's Singapore office. Mr. Howard joins GAIN Capital from IG Group, where he was most recently Head of Asia Pacific, overseeing IG Group's operations in Japan, South Africa, Singapore, Australia and China.
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (GAIN) provides active traders and institutions with liquidity, technology and service to trade global markets. The Company is a provider of trading services and solutions, specializing in over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded markets. The Company's segments include Retail and Futures. Through its retail segment, the Company provides its retail customers across the world with access to a range of global financial markets, including spot forex, precious metals, spread bets and contracts for difference (CFDs) on commodities, indices, individual equities and interest rate products, as well OTC options on forex. Its futures segment offers execution and risk management services for exchange-traded futures and futures options on the United States and European exchanges.