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Steve brings nearly three decades of experience in the bond market as a trader, investor and analyst. Most recently, he spent nearly a decade at Morgan Stanley, where he served as COO of the Global Fixed Income division for over three years and Head of Credit Trading for over six years. Previously, he was a portfolio manager at Pequot Capital. Steve began his career as an analyst and strategist at firms including Morgan Stanley and Fidelity Investments. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS from Oregon State University.
Over his 25-year career in financial services, Simon has been instrumental in scaling multiple innovative trading venues and supporting key market structure initiatives. He is currently Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships at LMAX Group, which he joined following a successful eight-year tenure as a Managing Director at Tradeweb. In both roles, he has played a key role in driving corporate strategy and bringing about differentiated trading experiences. Simon began his career at J.P. Morgan, where his titles included Managing Director and COO for a variety of fixed income and currencies businesses. He holds a masters degree from the University of Oxford.