Reactive Markets Hires Henry Durrant from FXSpotStream

Henry Durrant has joined London-based Reactive Markets earlier this month as the trading technology provider’s Business Development Head.

"I am delighted to be joining a progressive tech company like Reactive Markets," Durrant told Finance Magnates. "It's a privilege to be working alongside such a great team and we look forward to delivering best in class trading technology to our clients in the institutional FX and Crypto market."

Impressive Experience within FX

Durrant started his career in the forex market in 2012 out of college and has around eight years of experience in the industry.

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Before he was at FXSpotStream, Durrant worked at 360TGTX. Over the one and a half years that he worked at the firm, he was employed in e-FX Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term management. He joined the company when Deutsche Börse purchased Gain GTX ECN.

During his career, he spent almost three years at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s (MUFG) e-FX desk as a senior associate before moving to Deutsche Börse.

Durrant entered the forex industry as a Relationship Manager at Thomson Reuters. There, he was first responsible for growing and retaining existing clients of FXall business across the UK and Scandinavia. He later moved to FX translation sales and sold FXall products to British hedge funds and trading firms, according to his Linkedin profile.

Founded in 2019, Reactive Markets is a new player in the trading technology space and already added a few products to its portfolio. Durrant has joined the small team of the company, mostly consisting of its three Co-founders: Phil Morris, Mark McDowell and Mark Aylett.

“To kick off the new year with some positive news, Reactive Markets is delighted to welcome Henry Durrant as our new Head of Business Development,” the company wrote on Linkedin. “Henry’s wealth of experience and understanding of electronic trading markets make him a fantastic addition to our growing team. Exciting times ahead so watch this space!”