Cifuentes brings nearly two decades of experience in the financial markets. Throughout his career, he has held senior roles in liquidity management and prime brokerage at custody firms, exchanges, bulge-bracket banks.

Andres Cifuentes, commented:

I’m excited to be joining Edgewater during a time of tremendous global expansion. I have worked closely with the Edgewater team for many years, and long appreciated the unique blend of cutting-edge technology and regional expertise that sets them apart. I look forward to bringing our impressive and diverse roster of clients – ranging from banks and brokers to vendors and ECNs – unprecedented access to liquidity across global markets and asset classes.

Cifuentes has recently worked as Head of Electronic Trading at BitGo. While there, he led the development of the firm’s prime brokerage for the crypto market. He has also served as Director of FX Sales at Cboe Global Markets, Vice President of FX Sales, Vice President of FX Prime Brokerage at Morgan Stanley, and senior roles at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.

In the official announcement, Edgewater noted that the new appointment comes in a time of significant growth. The firm recently hired Chan Chong San as Managing Director of APAC and opened a São Paulo office and announced senior hires in the LatAm region.

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