eSpeed, Inc. the frontrunner in the field of electronic marketplaces and related trading technology for the global capital markets, announced here of the joining of Mark Ficke as the Senior Managing Director, Fixed Income Electronic Brokerage. It is reported Mr. Ficke shall be stationed in the firm’s New York offices and hoped that by virtue of his experience of over 20 years experience in the fixed income markets shall be able to enrich eSpeed, Inc. he was previously in the senior fixed income trading and management positions with BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Ficke is BS in Economics from Rutgers University Cook College. Besides having an efficient professional life he is active in several professional and community organizations. They include the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Primary Dealers Committee, and the Delbarton Fathers and Friends.

eSpeed, Inc. from its inception in the December of 1999, has been performing as a  definitive marketplace technology provider for the financial capital markets of the world. The company by now is regarded as a frontrunner organization in developing and deploying electronic marketplaces and related trading technology that offers traders access to the most liquid, efficient and neutral financial markets in the world. The chief function of the company lies in operating in multiple buyer, multiple seller real-time electronic marketplaces for the global capital markets that includes the world's largest government bond markets and other fixed income and foreign exchange marketplaces.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Paul Saltzman, the Chief Operating Officer of eSpeed, said “We’re extremely pleased that a professional of Mark’s caliber is joining our management team. His depth of experience and scope of responsibilities on the US Treasury Desks of some of the world’s leading trading houses have provided him with unique insight about what our customers need and want. With Mark on board, eSpeed has a tremendous opportunity to leverage his trader’s perspective, knowledge of the marketplace, and extensive client relationships as we continue to grow our fixed income electronic trading business.”

It is found, that Mr. Ficke will have to report directly to Mr. Saltzman, along with senior technology professional Joe Noviello, eSpeed’s Chief Product Architect, as part of the management team for eSpeed’s fixed income electronic brokerage business. David Hall, Global Head of Futures Sales, and Christopher Pepe and Patrick Troy, co-heads of Fixed Income Sales, shall be countable to Mr. Ficke.

Mr. Ficke commenting on his new job said, “As a bond trader, I’ve always been immensely impressed with eSpeed’s pioneering technology and admired its continuous focus on, and unwavering commitment to, maintaining strong client relationships and emphasis on excellence in client service. I look forward to joining Paul, Joe, and the rest of the team as we further grow eSpeed’s government bond business and extend our products and services into other asset classes.”