INSTITUTIONAL GLOBAL EQUITY TRADING
The following group leads our Global Institutional Equity Trading desk. Connect with our team to help implement your strategies.
Michael Elia, Director, Global Equities
Michael has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joins American Veterans Group from Drexel Hamilton where he served as Vice President of Global Equity Trading. Prior to Drexel Hamilton, he was the Director of Prime Services Trading & Relationship Management at Victor Securities. Michael spent over 10 years managing hedge fund relationships within prime brokerage. He also traded international equity and managed a trade support desk at UBS for five years. He started his career at Morgan Stanley working in equity and fixed income operations.
Frank Baxter, Director, Equity Sales Trader
Frank has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He comes to AVG from BTIG Financial Services where he served six years as a director and institutional sales trader covering institutional accounts on the firm's high-touch cash desk. Prior to joining BTIG, Baxter was director of institutional sales at GMP Securities and held similar positions at Convergyx, Dahlman Rose & Co., Knight Capital Group LP, and Dillon Read. Frank holds FINRA Series 7, 63, 55, and 24 licenses.
Ledice Sweeney, Vice President, Equity Trading
Ledice has over 25 years experience in the financial services industry. She started her career at Oppenheimer & Co. in Latin America securities. She moved on to Dillon Read where she committed capital trading arbitrage in ADRs and ordinary securities for the international department. She moved on to the US equity department as a Sales Trader for the remainder of her career. She worked in large institutions including UBS, Bank of New York and Griswold a direct access floor broker for the NYSE for a number of years. Her coverage included institutional investors, pension funds, and money managers along with corporate Buybacks at the Williams Capital Group. Ledice holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 55 licenses. She is fluent in Spanish and loves to read and ski.
Jerome Vicidomine, Associate Equity Trading
Jerome began his career as an intern at Points North Capital. This role included learning the operations process, debt and equity trading, as well as equity capital markets. Prior to joining the private sector, Jerome served eight years as an infantry Marine in the United States Marine Corps. His service included three overseas deployments to the Middle East, South East Asia, and Scandinavia.
Frank Mena, Vice President Equity and Fixed Income Sales
Prior to joining American Veterans Group, Frank was the founder and president of Points North Capital where he ran a long/short equity book and global investment grade portfolio. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps Infantry, he served five and a half years before being medically retired as a Sergeant from Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.