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ABN AMRO has hired Mike Gordon, credit derivatives trader at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Singapore, for a similar role on its desk in the Lion City.

One-month implied volatility on the Aussie/U.S. dollar shot over 15% from 13.5% at the end of last month, before settling back down to trade at 14.4% last Wednesday.

Bear Stearns has hired Yves Ringler, fixed income derivatives trader at the former Crédit Lyonnais in Tokyo, in a new role as a managing director in fixed income derivatives trading in Tokyo.

Thomas Tziavragos, a senior foreign exchange options trader at Barclays Capital in New York, has rejoined JPMorgan in a similar role.

Bank of America has hired Jessica Tilton, fixed income derivatives marketer at Standard Chartered in Singapore, to market fixed income derivatives instruments to investors and issuers.

Jean-Philippe Foeillet, co-head of the fixed income derivatives trading desk at CDC IXIS Capital Markets in New York, has moved to London as head of derivatives sales to the frequent users group.

Deutsche Bank's Ken Wong, senior equity derivatives trader in Hong Kong and a veteran in the local market, is joining Morgan Stanley in a similar role.

Jefferies & Co., a U.S. investment bank targeting mid-cap investors and companies, is setting up a dedicated exchange-traded fund and index derivatives trading operation and has hired two former Morgan Stanley veterans to launch the business.

Citigroup has hired Russell Catley, head of retail sales at AXA Investment Managers in London, in a new position as head of U.K. retail within the equity derivatives structured product group.

Bob Smith, former v.p. at ACE Guaranty Corp., has joined broker Axiom Global Partners, as a managing director in structured credit products.

David Ross, head of quantitative strategies at Old Mutual Asset Managers in London, is leaving next month after nine years with the firm to set up his own hedge fund business along with three colleagues from Old Mutual's quantitative team.