Barclays adds to markets build up with new global head of exotics and derivatives trading

Barclays has appointed Neil Staff (pictured) as global head of exotics trading and head of derivatives trading, EME. Staff will join Barclays equities business in May and will be based in London, reporting to Stephen Dainton, global head of equities. As global head of exotics trading, Staff will build on Barclays existing strengths in structured notes, corporate derivatives and quantitive investment strategies (QIS) to expand the bank's client offering. As head of derivatives trading EME, he wi