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James P. Smyth, Executive Vice President, Head of Broker-Dealer Client Group, is a highly respected and experienced member of the broker-dealer community. He was appointed to this role in June 2005 and he oversees all of Knight’s broker-dealer operations.
Mr. Smyth joined Knight in September 2002 as Senior Vice President, Institutional Soft Dollars, after a 24-year career with Merrill Lynch & Co. In this capacity, he identified soft dollar and directed brokerage firm Donaldson & Co. as a key addition to Knight, and he led the acquisition and integration of the company. He was also responsible for developing Knight’s proprietary soft dollar offering and creating and leading the Account Origination Group to coordinate client outreach.
While at Merrill Lynch, Mr. Smyth served in many different leadership positions, most recently as Managing Director responsible for sales and marketing of the firm’s broker-dealer clearing and directed commission businesses. Prior to that, he was President of Merrill Lynch subsidiary Broadcort Capital Corp., where he oversaw the firm’s global soft dollar and broker-dealer order flow businesses. In addition to his responsibilities at Knight, Mr. Smyth serves as a director on the board of the National Securities Exchange. | 