Morgan Stanley has hired Christopher Andrews, an equity derivatives trader at Liquid Capital Securities, a brokerage firm in London. He will start October reporting to Jan Van den Brande, executive director in single-name equity derivatives trading in London.
Stefano Bitzakidis, head of European equity derivatives trading, and Sebastian Howell, Morgan Stanley spokesman in London, declined comment.Adeboye Gbadebo, legal and compliance officer at Liquid Capital, declined to comment on Andrews' role, reporting line and replacement. Andrews was on gardening leave and could not be reached.